Another socialist blog

I’m no liberal, I’m a Socialist. Liberals accept the basic logic of capitalism, but they want to make it less brutal, more humane. Socialists agree with liberals on many issues, but we see capitalism as the fundamental problem, not something that can be reformed.

But bless ‘em for coming up with an antidote to right-wing talk radio. Air America Radio turns one year old today. It was a difficult first year, and not just because of widespread conservative media bias.

Terri Schiavo died today, and right-wingers who never met her are making a great show of mourning her passing. George W. Bush noted that “The essence of civilization is that the strong have a duty to protect the weak,” which is a bit ironic given his proposed Medicaid cuts and support for bankruptcy restrictions, to name just a couple of recent examples of his preference for the strong. The President, who has twice started wars of aggression, further called on Americans to “build a culture of life.”