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Homelessness and its Dirty Little Secret
Homelessness is plaguing America and has become a national problem. It has overtaken some cities with great destructiveness. Originally a major problem in New York City, it has now spread from coast to coast. Particularly hard hit are Portland, Oregon, San Francisco and Los Angeles, California, and other major cities. What's going on? Why has this problem arisen and become so pervasive? The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), the Marxist-Leninist movement currently seekin
Garry S Sklar
23 hours ago4 min read
Wooden Shoes and AI: The Future is Now
About two hundred years ago, French workers who wore wooden shoes called sabots threw them into machines in an effort to disable them. From that occurrence the etymology of the word sabotage and saboteur can be traced. The workers, fearing that their jobs were in jeopardy due to the development of machines, sought to preserve the status quo. They failed. The development of machinery ultimately led to the industrial revolution which led to great progress, improvement in the s
Garry S Sklar
Jul 124 min read
The Democratic Party (and the Voters) Must Urgently Respond
Primary season isn't over but the Democratic Party is facing a major crisis. It is being infiltrated and subverted by a group seeking to dominate it and transform it into an entity it is not. Their refusal to recognize what they are facing will not make their problem go away. In fact, the worst is yet to come, unless they wake up and take urgent corrective action. At least twenty-one more state primaries are upcoming. This week's leading state primary is Colorado- June 30- an
Garry S Sklar
Jun 284 min read
NYC Dem Primary Reincarnates Trotsky
Yesterday was primary day in a number of states. Of particular interest were the results of the Democratic Party primaries for four seats in the House of Representatives in New York. American Pravda (AKA NY Times) is trumpeting a great victory for the left wing of that party. Analysis of the vote shows that while extreme leftists won three races, their victories are not as great as the press claims. Let's look at these three races. The fourth race is of interest as the vot
Garry S Sklar
Jun 244 min read
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