And now, another sign: both major parties rushing to get an agreement to spend $700bn of taxpayers' money to pour down the drain of huge financial institutions which are notable for two characteristics: incompetence and greed.
There is a much better solution to the current financial crisis. But it requires discarding what has been conventional "wisdom" for too long: that government intervention in the economy ("big government") must be avoided like the plague, because the "free market" will guide the economy towards growth and justice.
Let's face a historical truth: we have never had a "free market", we have always had government intervention in the economy, and indeed that intervention has been welcomed by the captains of finance and industry. They had no quarrel with "big government" when it served their needs.
With the election nearing, ask yourself: What good is a mandateless landslide?
Voters who wish to be good to their selves and uphold progressive values and this nation’s principles should consider the “progressive hammer and watchdog of a third party candidate like Nader/Gonzalez."
Cynthia McKinney is worth considering too.
And since McCain is imploding, why get sucked into the idea that you have to vote for a winner? Vote Chuck Baldwin or Bob Barr instead.
This election, don’t be afraid to be derided by so-called liberals and progressives who have been hypnotized by hope and change.
Don’t be afraid to be labeled a “parasite.”
Because if voting third party makes you a “parasite”, than Howard Zinn and other well-respected individuals are “parasites” too.
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