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The Neocon War within the Establishment

We’ve got to go to war with Iraq. We’ve got to go to war with Libya. We’ve got to go to war with Iran. We’ve got to go to war with Syria. Now, we’ve got to go to war with … Continue reading

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The Illusion of Internet Governance

There’s been a lot of controversy over the U.S. Government’s proposal to give up their supervisory role over ICANN. This led Karl Auerbach, one of the only people ever elected to represent end-users in cyberspace, to write this letter to … Continue reading

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Turkey for America

What will America look like if current trends continue? What if big money and big business gain even more control over our government — and over our lives? What if the executive branch becomes even more authoritarian, to the point … Continue reading

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The Changing Nature of Law and Governance in the Great Recession

Today, we are living the culmination of many years of big money buying big government.  Working under cover and in the shadows, many new laws have been written, and many new powers have been assumed by government.  While there may … Continue reading

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For the Love of God, Guns, and Governance

I love the story of America.  How a group of people just like us, living in the colonies at the time, came to declare themselves free and independent. Instead of following the dictates, taxes, and punishments of a King far … Continue reading

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What Happens When the Bottom of the U.S. Wealth Pyramid Collapses?

http://news.yahoo.com/budget-negotiations-happens-bottom-u-wealth-pyramid-collapses-172715069.html “According to the Central Intelligence Agency, income distribution in the United States is more unequal than in Guyana, Nicaragua, and Venezuela, and roughly on par with Uruguay, Argentina, and Ecuador. Income inequality is actually declining in Latin America even as … Continue reading

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Recent Facebook Postings on the Great Recession

(Editor’s Note: Below you will find multiple postings that I’ve made to various Facebook pages. They’re being copied here, in front of Facebook’s firewall, for future reference) Here Come the Currency Battles At the root is an unwillingness on the … Continue reading

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That 1937 Feeling All Over Again

(Editor’s Note:  Starting today, this blog now has a new category called Notes & Reposts.  It will be used to reference other articles and websites that support past and future articles appearing in this blog.) http://news.yahoo.com/1937-feeling-over-again-190218704.html Federal Reserve Chairman Ben … Continue reading

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Ending the Great Recession: From Smith, to Keynes, to Batra?

Today, we face the prospects of continuing high levels of unemployment, the default of sovereign nations (i.e. Greece, Italy, Spain, etc.), and a repeat collapse of the global financial system.  While all this is going on, I don’t hear anyone … Continue reading

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The Continuing Cascade of Restructurings, and the Age of Austerity

When I grew up, there was great fear of Communism.  Not only were we living under threat of Mutually Assured Destruction, we were taught to fear the concepts of Karl Marx.   Over time, the world has changed, but we … Continue reading

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