Fiscal Follies or the Never-Ending Con
Well, I’m pleasantly surprised. For the first time in his administration, President Obama engaged in the art of compromise by averting the fiscal cliff and putting off more fiscal follies…
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I Have Questions; The Candidates Don’t Have Answers
Most of the questions—and responses—in the three presidential debates had been asked—and answered—several times during the campaign. But there are critical questions that were not asked. Let’s begin with foreign…
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The Corporate War on Education and the Courts
The conservative faction in American politics is in an ascendancy. They have used their political strength to successfully attack the liberal values that underpin our system of public schools and…
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God, Man and Sexism
Here is your humble writer again opining on things on which no lay person, man or woman, has a right to opine on. But I did promise to review…
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Ray McGovern: War and Peace
Note: On Monday, March 5th Ray McGovern will speak at Albright College in Reading, PA (6-8pm in the Klein Lecture Hall of the Campus Center building – open to the…
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License They Mean When They Cry Liberty
For 40 years we have been deregulating and cutting taxes and the size of government. The price has been enormous. Politicians take bribes and get reelected. Bankers fake sworn documents…
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GREEN NIGHT OUT: End the War for Oil
At Green Night Out on January 14, Toby Jones, Assistant Professor of History at Rutgers University, discussed “The Long War: Oil and U.S. Power in the Middle East.” Jones explained…
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U.S. Routinely Violates Human Rights
Each year, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) detains more than 300,000 people in “administrative custody” under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). Such custody is not accompanied by the procedural protections afforded convicted criminals.
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Corporate States of America
Americans have long had a sneaking suspicion that there was a “hidden hand” directing our government in Washington and the states, and they are right.
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Paul Ryan: Stooge of the Month (any month)
Paul, you’ve exposed the Republican Party for what they are better than the Democrats ever could have and for that we thank you.
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