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Social Security in the Eye of the Beholder
Social Security is in trouble, but not because of any fundamental imbalances, OtherWords partner Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR), says, citing the Aug. 5 broadcast of CNN’s Situation Room program. It’s just under attack by ideologues.
The Lineup: Week of August 9-15, 2010
Here’s what you’ll find in the latest OtherWords editorial package.
Dishonoring MLK’s Legacy
This year’s anniversary of the historic 1963 March on Washington promises to be memorable.Though big commemorations aren’t typical for 47th anniversaries, thousands will be in the streets on August 28 commemorating the march, including many people advancing a social agenda that would make Martin Luther King Jr. roll over in his grave.
Red Tape Can Kill Green Innovation
Imagine putting solar panels on your roof for no money down. You partner with your city or municipality to cover the up-front cost of your new renewable energy system, which you pay back to the city as an add-on to your property taxes. You spread your payments out over 20 years and most likely the savings from your lowered electricity bill more than cover your higher property tax.
The Lessons of WikiLeaks
For the last few years, the war in Afghanistan seemed to be an afterthought in the U.S. media. That all changed in a hurry with the publication of tens of thousands of classified intelligence documents by the website WikiLeaks.
How the Estate Tax Benefits Small Businesses
Small business owners like me have for too long served as poster children for a misleading campaign led by the super wealthy to weaken or abolish the estate tax. I’m the proud owner of Maine’s Borealis Breads, and I want to make something crystal clear: The estate tax impacts neither me nor the vast majority of small business owners. In fact, I support a stronger estate tax.
Remembering George Steinbrenner
Do we really have to say nice things about George Steinbrenner just because he’s…you know…dead?
A Bitter Taste of Racial Discrimination
I don’t know how the corn is doing this year, but Washington is producing a bumper crop of irony for America’s black farmers.
There’s Still Big Money in War
Dwight Eisenhower got it straight all right, but he didn’t know the half of it. He prophetically warned us about the “Military-Industrial Complex,” though Blackwater and KBR hadn’t even been invented yet. You’ve heard of them–they’re the contractors who service our armies of occupation so that we don’t need to hire so many soldiers. Sort of mercenary supply companies. Naturally, they lobby for more conflicts.
Compassionate Conservatives
