Shinzaburo Takeda, A Japanese Master Artist in Mexico
by Kevin McCloskey

Who taught ASARO, The Assembly of Revolutionary Artists of Oaxaca? Oddly enough, these radical young Mexican artists learned the art of printmaking from a mild-mannered, seventy-five year old Japanese master named Shinzaburo Takeda.

Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates
by James Patrick

A Look at the Imperfect Past

GLOBALIZATION AND ITS DISCONTENTS
by Helen Manderbach
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There is a book about globalization by Joseph Stiglitz — a Nobel prize laureate in economics , 2002 — which recounts the disastrous effects the IMF and the World Bank policies have had on third world countries.

Arlen Specter a Democrat?
by CommonSense2 Editor
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Well Democratic activists, the jig is up. Your bozos have to put up or you should shut up.

We Interrupt This Column: RIP
by Lynn M. Petrovich
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Working class Americans are not “dumb” but simply “dumbed down” by all the propaganda aimed at keeping most of us from the truth.

Dirt: a Novella
by Barry Greenawalt

As Darnell makes a new life with Jill, the nurturing power of his soil seems to unhinge the covetous Norma Gruber.

Look What I Can Do!
by Lynn M. Petrovich

If only the Son knew what the nation’s Founders - er…I mean Funders - wanted, he would give it to them on a shiny silver platter.

Sewage Sludge Challenges & Opportunities:
by Darree Sicher

Your Communities, Food and Safety:
A Conference presented by the United Sludge-Free Alliance
The challenge facing municipalities and communities across America is the disposal of sewage sludge - the byproduct concentration of poisons, pathogens, heavy metals and toxins from municipal waste water treatment plants. Oddly, the preferred disposal method for half of the 7 million tons of […]

You Are Cordially Invited…
by Ron Stouffer and Rosie Skomitz

Here’s your chance to be a part of history in the making.

Lowenfels’ Elegy for D.H. Lawrence
by Jack Lindeman

The impact was immediate, electrifying in fact. There was no one around who could make the English language literally sizzle like Lawrence did.

Cloud Through Cloud
by Jack Romig

A new poem by the poetry editor of CommonSense 2.

Newt’s Contract as the Republican Agenda
by Jack Lindeman

Remembering someone we’d love to forget, except that he chirps on.

David Swanson: How to Vote in Primaries and Not Be an Idiot
by Karen Feridun
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Virtually nobody votes in primaries (or caucuses) compared to general elections. Therefore, each individual primary vote is worth many times what it is in the general election.

People. People Who Don’t Need People
by Walter Brasch

From a pool of about seven billion, those hard-working geniuses at People magazine have managed to find the 100 most beautiful people in the whole wide world.

What’s in a…
by Dorian Snow
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As luck would have it, we now have an adult in the White House…

The Americans Are Revolting
by Walter Brasch
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They cried out against taxation without representation, conveniently forgetting that the United States, because of its revolt against the monarchy more than two centuries ago, has one of the most representative democracies in history.

Why Is Social Security Going Broke?
by Stefan Kosikowski
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If we do not demand a change in the laws that allow these unfair practices, our situation will only continue to deteriorate. Whenever our politicians and media pundits raise the issue of Social Security, it is incumbent upon us to raise the three source problems that I have identified.

Bill Mackey Election - At Stake: Single-Payer; Banning Biosolids
by CommonSense2 Editor

Come give us a few hours to help knock down the barricades of those who oppose true health care reform.

Bill Mackey’s Challenge
by Chuck Brown

A Bill Mackey winning campaign: The status quo must go.