Editors Note: Back in time I dreamed of becoming a syndicated columnist. But the internet changed the news writing business. Well now I’ve taken Snoop’s advice and made it happen anyway. This column was written on deadline for The Progressive Populist newspaper in time to come out before the Democratic Party’s convention in Chicago starting…
The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – To be brutally honest? Or to project an image of success at all times? Are you interested in pretense? Or the unabashed truth? Shakespeare never had any of his characters ask these questions. At least not to the best of my recollection. Of course the very idea…
The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – CATOCTIN MOUNTAINS, Md. – There was a time in this country, in this world, when most people were probably good people willing to go out of their way to help their neighbors. There are still good people out there for sure, helping others every day. But some…
By Glynn Wilson – CATOCTIN MOUNTAINS, Md. – From on top of the mountain looking down at the world over the internet, it looks like a blue sea change is rolling across the country. Even Mother Nature on this blue planet appears to be cooperating somehow, if the weather around here is any indication. It’s…
The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – GETTYSBURG, Pa. – The race is on. Only 90 days to go. And Tim Walz for Veep? Wow! “We can sleep when we’re dead” indeed. More like a country singer than a rock star, a cross between Harry Truman, Joe Biden and Jimmy Carter, while the vice…
Breaking News – Staff Report – Vice President Kamala Harris appeared for the first time alongside her newly-announced running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, introducing him on Tuesday evening at a packed rally in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. “Thank you for bringing back the joy,” Walz said as he turned and beamed at Kamala Harris after she…
Breaking News – Staff Report – Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee for president, has apparently picked Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate, according to The New York Times and other news outlets, after Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro seemed to have the momentum going into the weekend. Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro Leads…
Judge Amit Mehta ruled that Google violated the Sherman Antitrust Act by excluding rivals from the general search engine market in order to maintain its monopoly. What happens now? – Guest Column – By Matt Stoller – Today is a big day for American business. “After having carefully considered and weighed the witness testimony and…
Editor’s Note: For too many politicians and corporate media pundits, politics is a “game.” They talk about everything except the most important issues facing the working class of our country – the vast majority of the people, according to Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders. His campaign recently conducted a poll which found, not surprisingly, that in…
Secret Vistas – By Glynn Wilson – SHENANDOAH, Va. – Now hold your horses. Hang on to your hat. Jumpin’ Jehoshaphat. Hit pause for a minute. This summer has been a whirlwind of activity since we left the D.C. Metro Area in June, heading for the hills and sensing the summer heat and trouble on…
Announcement Could Be Made Over the Weekend – By Glynn Wilson – GETTYSBURG, Pa. – Democrats in Pennsylvania are bullish on their popular governor Josh Shapiro, whose moderate views on some issues might not be hugely popular on the far left around the country, but also to some extent isolates him from some of the…
By Glynn Wilson – The conservative Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025, also inspired by the radical Catholic cult Opus Dei, could be the albatross hanging around Trump’s neck that drags him down into icy defeat come November. The ice is already cracking. Paul Dans, who directed the Heritage Foundation’s controversial 2025 Presidential Transition Project, or Project…
Who would you like to see her pick and why? – By Glynn Wilson – GETTYSBURG, Pa. – Kamala Harris is on track to pick a vice presidential running mate by August 7, according to the schedule established by the Democratic Party to formally nominate its ticket in preparation for the national convention in Chicago…
The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – The Olympic Games have been used as a platform for international politics and to influence public opinion since the first modern Games were held in Athens, Greece in 1896. Of course the purpose of the games was to promote international peace and understanding. But there are plenty…
The Anti-Democratic Group Wants to Bring Back Theocracy – By Glynn Wilson – The Full Big Picture – Americans of all stripes who favor keeping our democratic Republic have many good reasons to be concerned about Project 2025. But the underlying reason we should all be concerned is not just all the horrendous policy proposals…
The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – What a difference a day can make? That’s why you don’t want to go anywhere just yet. Things can turn around overnight. That’s in part what keeps me going, anyway. Like Joe Biden stepping down from his reelection campaign and passing the torch to Kamala Harris. Trump…
Guest Column – By Doug Jones – It was the spring of 1978, and I was a second year law student when we had as a guest speaker a young, first-term Senator from Delaware. To say that he made a lasting impression is an understatement. I had a feeling then what I know to be…
By Glynn Wilson – Presidential Candidate Kamala Harris hit the campaign trail in her first week with a series of appearances in strategic places, appealing to key constituency groups to fire them up to get onboard and help power her campaign. In Indianapolis on Wednesday, she spoke at a rally of more than 6,000 Black…
By Glynn Wilson – Public Opinion Analyst – Vice President Kamala Harris opens her campaign for president with a two-point lead over Republican Donald Trump after President Joe Biden ended his re-election campaign and passed the torch to her, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted on Monday and Tuesday. The national poll shows her leading…
The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – Donald Trump’s campaign to return to the White House is now in big, big trouble. No one else I’ve seen is reporting it this way yet. But I’m here to tell you, it’s true. Why? Because all of a sudden, overnight, the game has changed. Kamala Harris…
