I am frightened, saddened and angered by the war propaganda published in the US media, particularly the New York Times, the so-called “paper of
Author: Madonna Gauding
Madonna Gauding is a freelance writer, illustrator and book designer living in St. Louis. MO. She is the author of 10 books on a variety of "mind, body, spirit" topics.
Ukrainians refusing to fight in U.S. proxy war with Russia
In case you haven’t noticed, U.S. mainstream media has been spewing out anti-Russian, anti-Putin propaganda since the U.S. backed coup in Kiev last year.
Keystone pipeline vote: corporate money trumps public good
The fossil-fuel industry is reaping the rewards of its three-quarters of a billion dollar investment to secure a Republican controlled congress. But they weren’t just buying
2014, the year I cut my cable and cancelled the NYT
For me, 2014 was a year of profound revelation. It’s the year I came to fully understand the depth of the corruption of the United
Elizabeth Warren: Citibank owns Obama administration
In one of the most astonishing speeches ever given from the senate floor, progressive Democrat, Senator Elizabeth Warren, called out the Obama administration for being a wholly owned subsidiary of Citibank.
A closer look at the 5.9% unemployment rate
If you dig around the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) website, you will learn that 20 percent of American families do not have a single person employed and 41 percent of all civilian, working-age Americans are without a job.
Ferguson: McCulloch used grand jury to exonerate Darren Wilson
When a person is arrested for probable cause, a prosecutor convenes a grand jury in order to bring an indictment. But, St. Louis County
Midterms: Democratic Party didn’t give people a reason to vote
It’s absolutely true that Mitch McConnell and the Republicans obstructed every Democratic initiative. On the other hand, Democrats didn’t give people a reason to
Why is the stock market soaring when the real economy is on its knees?
The short answer is the Fed has been propping up the stock market. And, high stock prices are not always tethered to traditional methods of stock
Russell Brand analyzes Obama’s ISIS/ISIL war speech
When I watched Obama’s first speech on his plans to go after ISIS (now ISIL), I felt physically ill. As I watched his strange