Category Archives: National Politics

A Manufactured Crisis — Podcast July 25, 2011

Posted on July 26, 2011 by William Timberman

Debt Ceilings and the Deficit: The Republicans Threaten To Wreck the Government — Again. Newt Gingrich tried shutting the government down in 1995, and got handed his walking papers, but Republicans are nothing if not persistent. John Boehner’s grandstanding may … Continue reading →

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A Manufactured Crisis

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Gary LaMaster

For months now, the Republicans (especially the Tea Party representatives) have used the debt ceiling as a means to leverage power against President Obama and the Democratic Senate. As we recently pointed out on Democratic Perspective, this is an entirely … Continue reading →

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Noam Chomsky Interview, Part 2 — Podcast July 18, 2011

Posted on July 20, 2011 by William Timberman

The Arab Spring and U.S. Foreign Policy: The Democracy Deficit There and Here. In the second part of Democratic Perspective’s interview with Professor Chomsky, he offers his insight into the causes and likely outcome of the revolts which led to … Continue reading →

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Privatization Myths: Enron and the California Energy Crisis — Podcast June 20, 2011

Posted on June 21, 2011 by William Timberman

No matter what Republicans say, sometimes government is the better bet: More than ten years ago, Republicans convinced California that selling off its power plants to private corporations would lower energy costs to the state’s public utility consumers. That’s NOT … Continue reading →

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Republican Myths about Privatization and De-Regulation

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Gary LaMaster

Leading conservative, Grover Norquist, once said, “I don’t want to abolish government. I simply want to reduce it to the size where I can drag it into the bathroom and drown it in the bathtub.” And it seems the Republican … Continue reading →

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“There They Go Again”: the Republicans and Vouchercare — Podcast June 13, 2011

Posted on June 16, 2011 by William Timberman

Ryan’s vouchers aren’t Medicare, because they won’t cover the REAL cost of medical care: Even though trying to do away with Medicare has already lost the Republicans one seat in Congress that they’ve held for decades, they’ve decided to double … Continue reading →

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Republicans Double Down On Vouchercare

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Gary LaMaster

Despite polls showing voter displeasure with Congressman Paul Ryan’s plan to replace Medicare with vouchers seniors could use to purchase private insurance on the free market, Republicans continue to support the program. Following passage in the House, many Senate Republicans … Continue reading →

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Arab Spring – What Next?

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Gary LaMaster

In recent months, we have seen several nations in the Middle East overthrow long-time dictators. The uprising in Tunisia was followed by the overthrow of Mubarak in Egypt and large protests in Algeria, Bahrain, Jordan, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Syria and … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Broadcasts — June 2011

Posted on June 5, 2011 by William Timberman

Here is the schedule of upcoming Democratic Perspective broadcasts for June, 2011: June 6: Dr. Faten Ghosn Interview. Dr. Faten Ghosn, Assistant Professor of International Relations at the University of Arizona, on the Arab Spring and other issues affecting U.S. … Continue reading →

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A Memorial Day Tribute — Podcast May 30, 2011

Posted on May 30, 2011 by William Timberman

A Memorial Day Tribute to Veterans: Veterans Elizabeth Rex and Harry Moore interviewed by Democratic Perspective co-hosts Mike Cosentino and Steve Williamson. https://verdevalleyindependentdemocrats.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/DemPerspective-05-30-11.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

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