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Gridlock and Bedlam
My friend Richard is a little crazy and very smart. He spends his days filling the Internet with screeds and rants on his favorite subject — the continuing collapse of our society. I’d tell you his last name, but if you wrote him, you’d get his scary emails too.
Big Oil: $135 Million — School Children: 0
When is it not enough to have too much? Apparently, when you’re a giant oil corporation.
Big Oil’s avaricious honchos are always searching for another dime they can slip into their corporate pockets, no matter whom it hurts. A crude example of their ceaseless money grab is presently unfolding in Texas.
Dr. National and Mr. Transnational
What Have They Done with Ron Paul?
You may have heard of Ron Paul. He’s a popular Republican candidate for president who finished one point behind winner Michele Bachmann in Iowa’s Ames straw poll. He’s done well in other polling too, generally holding onto third place as the frontrunners come and go. And he raised an impressive $8 million in the third quarter of this year.
When IPS and the Heritage Foundation Agree that Something’s a Bad Idea, It Probably Does Stink
Sens. Kay Hagan (D-NC) and John McCain (R-AZ) have announced plans to introduce a bill tomorrow that would let U.S. companies bring home as much as $1.4 trillion of overseas profits at a steeply reduced tax rate.
Uncle Sam Should Support Built-to-Last Companies, Not Built-to-Loot Enterprises
A powerful coalition of U.S.-based global companies is lobbying hard for a “tax holiday” on offshore profits.
The Lineup: Week of Oct. 3-9, 2011
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Columbus Day Questions
Many of us will never forget that famous elementary school rhyme: “In fourteen hundred ninety-two / Columbus sailed the ocean blue.” At the time, it’s not likely that we would have sensed any looming controversy behind those grade school lessons. With Columbus Day just around the corner, however, it’s worth asking whether affection for the holiday is really a serious case of misguided nostalgia.
A Long Shadow of Doubt: The Execution of Troy Davis
September 21, 2011 was a sad day for American justice. On that date at 11:08 pm, the state of Georgia administered a lethal injection into the body of 42-year-old Troy Davis and put him to death.
Solyndra’s Implosion Burned Taxpayers
You may have heard about Solyndra, the solar start-up that went belly up in August.
