24 Articles

Monday, March 10, 2008
The Crude Facts About Crude Oil
(2 comments) Since crude oil represents 68% of the price of a gallon of gasoline, the key to understanding fluctuating gasoline prices, is to understand the impact various global/national events have on the price.

Friday, March 7, 2008
Senator Obama Should Apologize to the U.S. Senate
(15 comments) Was Senator Clinton the only U.S. Senator to favor this bill? Of course not, the vote on the bill was 77-23 which means a full 77 percent of U.S. Senators, after being exposed to the intelligence supplied by our agencies, felt the bill providing President Bush with authoritiy to use military force should be passed.

Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Why is the Glass Ceiling Unbreakable?
(2 comments) The Equal Rights Amendment, first proposed in 1923, is still not part of the U.S. Constitution. It's interesting to note that one of the states that has not ratified this amendment is Illinois, where Obama was a former legislator. Does Barack Obama believe in equal rights as long as it doesn't apply to women?

Friday, January 18, 2008
Are We There Yet?
(1 comments) Three quesions must be answered when looking at various stimulus proposals..

Saturday, January 12, 2008
The Failed Policy of Promoting Job Growth through Tax Cuts to the Rich and Big Business
(5 comments) The White House is simply ignoring job losses incurred during the first 32 months of the Bush presidency.

Monday, January 7, 2008
Plans to Increase Army's Strength by 74,200
(6 comments) The Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision (ROD) for Army Growth and Force Structure Realignment was posted January 7, 2008 in the Federal Register and provides readers with the following mailing address for submitting questions and comments:

Saturday, January 5, 2008
Lost Jobs - Here, There and Everywhere
The fact we continue to lose jobs in the manufacturing sector is what will increase the chance of recession and losing a million jobs, in total, during a one-year period definitely increases the possibility

Friday, December 14, 2007
Do you really give a hoot what 710 people think?
(2 comments) The difference in votes between Obama's 140 and Edwards 115 is only 25 while uncommitted votes represent a total of 35 votes.

Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Positive Employment Trends for 1Q2008 or Wishful Thinking?
(1 comments) When nine out of ten industry sectors anticipate a decrease in hiring in the first quarter of the new year can it really be considered a 'solid start to the year'.

Monday, December 10, 2007
When the American Dream Becomes a Nightmare
(2 comments) Does it just happen these four states have a disproportionate number of foreclosures compared to the rest of the country or has there been a concerted effort in these states to sell subprime mortgages for the sole purpose of picking up the foreclosed properties for pennies on the dollar and reselling at a later date for extraordinary profits?

Sunday, November 18, 2007
The Income Mobility Ladder of Lies
On paper, it appears the Treasury Department has managed to analyze income mobility inside out and backwards to come to the conclusion the poor are jumping up the income quintile ladder by leaps and bounds, while the rich are losing ground. What is the real story?

Thursday, October 18, 2007
Sleep-Walking Through History with Reaganomics
(3 comments) Republicans point to the back-to-back terms of President Ronald Regan as a huge success for supply-side economics. Reagan received much applause from supply-siders because of his tax cuts for the ...

Monday, September 17, 2007
What is a Recession?
Even though varied sources define a recession as two consecutive quarters of decline in Gross Domestic Product, GDP, that is not the definition used by the agency that provides the official measurement of business cycles in the United States.

Wednesday, September 12, 2007
An Open Letter to Associated Press

Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Reigning Foreclosures Create the Perfect Storm
The intent of this article is to provide individuals with a better understanding of the situation with subprime loans and ARM adjustable rate mortgages.

Monday, June 11, 2007
Justice Serves All? - Perhaps, none, but definitely ONE
(2 comments) Challenging the U.S. Constitution is a way that Scooter Libby may not have to spend his 30 months in jail.

Sunday, April 1, 2007
The American people will know WHO to hold responsible
(2 comments)

Friday, March 23, 2007
$500 Billion and Still Counting....
(2 comments)

Monday, February 19, 2007
Why Did Katie Engle Die?
(2 comments)

Wednesday, February 7, 2007
January 20 - A Significant Day in History

Sunday, February 4, 2007
The Reality of Iraq
The Reality of Iraq is a surge of 20,000+ troops will end up costng billions of dollars that could be used elsewhere.

Thursday, January 18, 2007
The "N" Word
(2 comments) The administration is as loathe to negotiate with prescription drug companies as with Iran.

Sunday, November 26, 2006
Connecting the Condi Dots
(6 comments) Should Rice, not Rumsfeld have been the one to go?

Thursday, November 23, 2006
Not Hunger-- LOW FOOD SECURITY
(2 comments) An opinion on the change the USDA made in omitting the word 'hunger' from reports, and submitting "low food security". Another reframe aimed at misleading and deception from the Bush Team