10 Articles
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Trickle Up Poverty and the Paulson Railroad
The scare tactics that railroad decision makers into instant action with no time for responsible discussion are the way that the Patriot Act was passed. It's the method of a huckster. And just to make sure everyone understands that they're being taken for a one-way ride to the edge, Paulson insists that his decisions are not to be reviewed by 'any court or any administrative body.' Wouldn't that make him king?
Monday, September 15, 2008
Barack, Joe: STOP IT!
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The election is getting nasty, again. It's time to reassess the Democrats options.
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Obama's Veepstakes: The REAL Dream Team
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Many possible vice-presidential running mates have been suggested for Obama but, if you cut through the nonsense, only a few make sense.
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Bashing Hillary; Electing Obama
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Despite the fact that many of us think she has lost her way on some issues, she deserves respect for her sound record of liberal leadership and for being an intrepid trail blazer for women. She has kept the faith with us better, on most days, than we have with her.
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Texas Polygamy: Punishing the Victims
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Texas authorities must have waited impatiently for a reason to storm the compound, and finally, tenuous as it was, they got it. It came in the form of anonymous calls from a woman who has not been found, detailing abuse that cannot be confirmed, in a compound where she did not live.
Thursday, April 10, 2008
The Reckoning: The U.S. As A Banana Republic?
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The U.S. is headed for a lower standard of living thanks to globalization, rootless multinational corporations and a government that has been bought and paid for by lobbyists. This article explores life in a third world country.
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Indestructible Food: With Love from America, Inc.
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Big Agra and the Corporate Media have conspired to further degrade the food supply and keep us in the dark even as the health problems of Americans continues to rise.
Wednesday, August 1, 2007
President Hillary? President Obama? Says Who?
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The media stampede has us believing that our choices for the Democratic presidential nominee are already set in stone. History shows it isn't so.
Tuesday, June 5, 2007
TB, Bird Flu and Photo Ops
TB infected Andrew Speaker deserves an apology for CDCs overreaction.
Friday, April 13, 2007
Uneasy Alliance: Nuclear Power and Capitalism
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With corporate malfeasance on display almost daily, can we trust publicly traded companies to provide the U.S. with nuclear energy?