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FROM MY CORNER: Go Figure:Do The Math

Howell Hurst American News, Corporate Avarice, Defense Spending, Economy & Finance, Education, Homelessness, Humans, People Politics, Poverty, War and Organized Mayhem

I’ve decided we humans are not smart enough to last a really long time. In our American nearsighted passion, as example, for the concept of Capitalism we have entirely lost the point of life. Life is for keeping all of us alive as long as we can. It is for providing for each and every… continue reading »

FROM MY CORNER: The Oligarchy that Controls our Lives

Howell Hurst American News, Corporate Avarice, Economy & Finance, Poverty, Uncategorized

How much longer are we going to continue to live under a self-serving economic system of the immensely wealthy? America’s Oligarchy is a closely allied 2% or 3% of people who own upwards 90% of The United States. As leaders of gigantic multinational corporations, they collaborate with political leaders of both Republican and Democrat parties… continue reading »

FROM MY CORNER: Republicans Speak

Howell Hurst American News, Defining Trump, People, People Politics, Prisons & Jails, Republicans, Trump

PBS’s coverage of the Subcommittee’s Report presents concrete evidence supplied by Republicans of Trump’s influence upon the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol. Any Americans who did not see this live PBS report need to seek it on the Internet and view the entire presentation. Particularly, those who physically attacked the Capitol need to view… continue reading »

FROM MY CORNER:Old New Commentaries

Howell Hurst American News, Consumerism, Defense vs Diplomacy, Economy & Finance, Military Defense, People Politics, War and Organized Mayhem

Looking over previous notes, I see a couple of FROM MY CORNER’S that never made it to this. Blog site. So, to correct that, here they are, although some out out of psynch with real time. Missed Commentary Nr. One: FROM MY CORNER Our Ultimate Future? The unique American writer Joan Didion once wrote, “Las… continue reading »

FROM MY CORNER: The Free World’s Timidity

Howell Hurst American News, Corporate Avarice, Military Defense, War and Organized Mayhem

I believe that if NATO’s members had alerted their combined troops as Putin initially massed his forces, announcing to international media that they were going to block his Ukraine invasion, they would have successfully done so, preventing the present devastating results. Putin – solely by his publicized Nuclear Threat – emasculated NATO’s and America’s influence… continue reading »