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Michael Payne is an independent progressive activist who writes articles about social, economic and political matters as well as American foreign policy. He is a U.S. Army veteran. His major goal is to convince Americans that our perpetual wars must end before they bankrupt our nation. His articles have appeared on Online Journal, Information Clearing House, Peak Oil, Google News and websites around the world.

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The Beginning of the End for the U.S. Dollar as the World Reserve Currency

Orwell's "1984" becoming a reality in modern-day America

The Sociopathic Movement That Is Poisoning The American Society

U.S. Corporations: Closely Allied With China, Selling Out America

The Escalating, Downward Spiral of Ethics and Morality in America

A Reckless, Misguided Attack on Iran Could Set the Middle East Ablaze

Capitalism, American Style; Symbol Of Greed, Political Corruption

How Do You Spell Sociopath? G-O-P

Growing Anger, Despair and Frustration Across America; The Calm Before the Storm?

The Republican Party Declares War on the American People; Time to Fight Back

Greed is overwhelming honesty and ethics in America

What Once Was Is No More; America Has Forfeited Its Role As The Leader Of The Free World

America: Once the Most Respected Nation in the World; What Happened?

Will America's Military Power or China's Economic Power Prevail in the 21st Century?

The Power and Influence of the Military Establishment is Destroying Our Democracy

The Transformation of the American Society into a "Controlled" State

Dissent, Once The Highest Form Of Patriotism, Now An Endangered Concept

America Marches Into Permanent War; a Military Draft Looms on the Horizon

Heed the Warning Signs; America is Edging Ever Closer to a Societal Implosion

The greatest threat to American security lies within our own society

A Nation On a Self-Destructive Path; The Dismantling Of The Middle Class

Charges of Moral Decadence: The People of America v. The Republican Party

A Severely Conflicted Nation, Rapidly Becoming Dysfunctional

A Vision Of An America That Might Have Been

The Obama Withdrawal Plan: Too Little, Too Slow; It's Time to Defund These Wars

America's Financial and Societal Foundations Rapidly Sinking

War: The Deadly, Insidious Disease That Has Infected The Body Of America

President Obama Faces Two Ultimatums; One By China, One By The American People

An Energy Crisis of Tsunami Proportions Rushes Toward America

Republicans Have Betrayed, Deceived America; Now It's Payback Time

Rebellion Rages from the Middle East to the Midwest; the Fight Over People's Rights

What Can You Do If An Unwanted, Belligerent "Houseguest" Will Not Go home?

A Plot by Iran? Or a "False Flag" or "Wag the Dog" Operation?

The transformation of our unsustainable American lifestyle is underway

Can you imagine living in an America freed from constant wars?

Government Versus the People: Incompatible Objectives, Irreconcilable Differences

Next for the Occupy Movement: Target and Drive Corporate Shills Out of Congress

Why are we in Afghanistan? They're called PIPELINES!

Osama Bin Laden's Goal to Bankrupt America Edging Closer to Reality

Israel Versus the World; Out of Step, Out of Touch, Becoming a Pariah

Disturbing signs that our society is beginning to unravel

If American Exceptionalism Were a Reality, Here's What Life in America Would Be Like

A passive, submissive mindset grips America: "the silence of the lambs"

Change Is Coming; Get Used To Your New "Normalized" Lifestyle

Captain Obama Steers the USS Titanic on a Course Leading to Disaster

Corporate America: Facilitators of War, Killers of Jobs, Destroyers of Democracy

America Has Arrived at One of the Lowest, Most Dangerous Points in its History

Afghanistan: only the first move in the grand chess game for control of Central Asian resources

Deadly Drones: Immoral Weapons of Civilian Destruction

The Spark That Could Ignite the Occupy Movement on Campuses Across America

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