The Velvet Glove Over the Iron Fist
“As nightfall does not come all at once, neither does oppression. In both instances, there is a twilight when everything remains seemingly unchanged. And it is in such twilight that…
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The Big Picture – What Can We Do?
In Part 1 of this series, we examined how our “leaders” and “experts” ignored the warning signs of an impending economic storm and ended up with huge trade deficits, growing…
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Private Corporate Court System
There is a country where Big Business can completely bypass the court system and have cases brought by employees, customers, and individuals heard by a private court system that is…
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End Mass Incarceration
At Green Night Out on March 10, History Professor Heather Thompson of Temple University discussed “Why Mass Incarceration Matters.” Thompson explained to the gathered diners that “there are now more…
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Are you WILLINGLY paying a 3% tax?
Are you WILLINGLY paying a 3% tax? Are you paying this money so that it can leave your community, so it can be shipped to tax havens abroad and to…
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Is That It?
As 2010 drew to a close, I wrote an article for Common Sense 2 entitled, “The Winter of Our Discontent”. The site then went on hiatus, which I will try…
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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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Steve Welzer: Proud to be Green
We’ll be back with Lynn, Pat Steve, Dave and your big-mouth editor giving some unsolicited advice to the Greens on how to win. Stay tuned Wall Street stooges and quivering Democratic hand-wringers–we have not yet begun to fight.
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