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Monday, October 13, 2008
Why the Financial Collapse?
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The financial collapse is not because of the sub-prime meltdown; that was only the trigger. The collapse has much deeper roots, in the politics and policies ushered in by Reagan in 1980, and still dominant until early in 2008.
The solution is to repudiate conservative economic policies, not just to bail out the banks, but to rebuild the foundations for a mass consumption society.
Thursday, September 4, 2008
Tabloid Ticket
Sarah Palin's record as a reformer is questionable: here's why.
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Elections, Battles and Assassinations
Elections during the late Roman Empire were very different from those in the US today, but there are some interesting similarities, some of which might be alarming, like the decisiveness of assassinations.
Sunday, January 27, 2008
The Gold Conspiracy
To go back to the gold standard would be a bad idea. Here's the history of the use of gold as a currency, and the reasons why its use now would be to almost no one's advantage, despite Ron Paul.
Friday, January 11, 2008
Why Bloomberg Might Run
Why would Bloomberg run? He could finance himself easily (worth $11.5 to $23 billion) and buy the programmers to fix the vote, but what and who would he represent? Simple: he'd represent himself: a billionaire (he does have interests). He'd run to protect big business, to prevent revolution or farreaching reform.
