Cronyism Poisons our Government

| Aug 28, 2012 | Rights / DemocracyNote: This letter to the editor ran in the Keene, New Hampshire Sentinel on August 27, 2012. Crony capitalists gather at the public trough, seeking tax dollars and guaranteed profits for privatizing government. Now they’re going after prison dollars....
Washington, Are You Listening?

Washington, Are You Listening?

| Aug 20, 2012 | Rights / DemocracyPatrick Pylvainen grew up in a small town outside Minneapolis. The Minnesotan college student has seven siblings, so he borrows money for his tuition — Stafford loans from the federal government, plus loans from private banks that require interest payments while...
Romney Runs away from his Running Mate

Romney Runs away from his Running Mate

| | Rights / DemocracyPoor Paul Ryan — he successfully rammed a budget bill through the U.S. House of Representatives that gutted Medicare, thus earning him the undying adulation of the far-right Republican fringe, whose unrestrained enthusiasm for him compelled Mitt Romney to name...
Occupy Wall Street Paved the Way

Occupy Wall Street Paved the Way

| Aug 13, 2012 | Rights / DemocracySuper-rich Don’t hear our woes; They attend, To cars and clothes. The Occupy movement seems somewhat subdued these days. That’s largely because the 1 percent is ready for them. Consider how Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel prepared for the May NATO conference in...