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Packers Sanitation Services, Inc. (PSSI) is a major U.S. food safety sanitation company. And it may be in some very hot water right now.On Nov. 9th, the Labor Department filed…

It’s been a while since the American Spark has produced its usual, up-to-the minute articles. And it’s true — we have been kept from publishing such articles for a while…

Why the hell are prices so high?Let’s face it, this is the reason so many U.S. voters are checking out Republican candidates these days. If the conservative party does well…

On Jan. 6th, Trump supporters tried and failed to perpetrate a coup for their ‘great leader’, who has proven himself incapable of winning a popular vote in this country by…

Twice-impeached former president Donald Trump and his minions tend to follow the basic four-step rhetorical process already set for them by the neo-conservative (called neo-liberal in the rest of the…

By Cliff Montgomery – Jan. 13th, 2021The march had been planned for a while. Those who made up the march to the nation’s capital sometimes were fueled by hatred of…

By Cliff Montgomery – Nov. 28th, 2020“Millions of American adults who earn low wages rely on federal programs to meet basic needs, such as Medicaid for health care and the…

By Cliff Montgomery – Oct. 19th, 2020There is now a strong push from U.S. President Donald Trump and his political minions to quickly appoint Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme…

By Cliff Montgomery – Sept. 30th, 2020There currently is a lot of protest over the unnecessary use of force that police officers use on U.S. citizens, with a special emphasis…

By Cliff Montgomery – July 31st, 2020“In recent years, homes in northeastern Connecticut and central Massachusetts built in 1983–2015 have begun to exhibit . . . damage” thanks to “concrete…

By Cliff Montgomery – July 25th, 2020The excessive – and occasionally deadly – use of force by America’s law enforcement has been a major social issue this summer. The recent…

By Cliff Montgomery – Apr. 29th, 2020President Trump often feels the need to declare to no one in particular that he is a “very stable genius.” Such unwarranted outbursts typically…

By Cliff Montgomery – Mar. 31st, 2020 “When a population becomes distracted by trivia, when cultural life is redefined as a perpetual round of entertainments, when serious public conversation becomes…

By Cliff Montgomery – Nov. 30th, 2019A fascinating study on the drive to create a direct popular election of the U.S. president was quietly released last month, by the Congressional…

By Cliff Montgomery – Apr. 26st, 2019* A note: On Mar. 31st, the Spark promised to deliver this article to our readers on Apr. 5th. Since we are only now…

By Cliff Montgomery – Mar. 31st, 2019Will anyone get to see Donald Trump’s tax returns? For a man who loves to brag about his supposed financial acumen, he seems strangely…

By Cliff Montgomery – Feb. 28th, 2019The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) runs the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), which operates a massive health-care system serving almost 9 million veterans…

By Cliff Montgomery – Jan. 31st 2019For over 40 years, U.S. policy has officially declared that Native American tribes must be allowed to govern themselves.But if the European has consistently…

By Cliff Montgomery – Dec. 31st, 2018In 1973, The War Powers Resolution was enacted as a means of providing an essential check on the president’s power to send U.S. troops…

By Cliff Montgomery – Nov. 30th, 2018There’s been a lot of talk about who will be elected Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives in January, when the Democrats take…

By Cliff Montgomery – Mar. 31st, 2018Why conquer a nation by force when you can simply buy its companies? It is the little-discussed, inherent weakness of capitalism: The system works…

By Cliff Montgomery – Mar. 30th, 2018“The Department of Defense (DOD) is the federal government’s largest purchaser of contractor-provided services,” which can be a real problem as “the government can…

By Cliff Montgomery – Feb. 28th, 2018“As climate change worsens, so does hurricane season,” pointed out TIME magazine. But a new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) hints…