T Is For Treason

In 1605,  Guy Fawkes and a group of conspirators attempted to blow up the British Parliament House, and, in the process, kill the members of Parliament and the Protestant King James. Their goal was merely political – they just wanted to restore a Catholic king to the throne. Fawkes was caught and ultimately put to [...]

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Tax the Rich!

It seems obvious, doesn’t it? After all, that’s where the money is.  As of 2007, 85% of all the wealth in America was owned by 20% of the population. Indeed, just 1% owned almost 43% of America’s entire financial wealth. Yet, to hear the Republican Tea Party talk you would think that these people are [...]

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The Next Financial Catastrophe

Now  that the U.S. and the world have experienced a financial catastrophe comparable only to the Great Depression, the thing we might want to ask is this: are we safe now? The answer is no. Even while Ireland is facing financial devastation, because they followed a path that mirrors George Bush’s economic “thinking” for the [...]

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When Elephants Fight

There is an old Thai saying that goes like this: “When elephants fight it is the grass that gets trampled”. There is a massive fight going on now in Washington D.C., and while many Americans might feel they have a stake in this battle, the fact remains that we are the grass in this battle [...]

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Privatize Social Security? Don’t Do It!

There is a saying that goes, “Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.”  Clearly, one of the things that the Tea Party, the Republican Party, and conservative American organizations like the CATO Institute have not learned is that their policies with respect to Social Security are diametrically opposed to the [...]

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