| Apr 25, 2011 | Rights / DemocracyIn American politics, the past not only sticks with us, but it often provides the best definition of what’s going on in the politics of the present, so it can be useful to revisit some powerful words from our history. Today’s media and political powers,...
| Apr 11, 2011 | Economy / BusinessGood news, people: America’s wages are up–the average worker is making more today than a year ago! How much more, you ask? Get ready to be excited: 58 cents a week. Of course, averages don’t tell the whole story. Economist John Kenneth Galbraith...
| Apr 4, 2011 | Economy / BusinessHave you heard? America is broke, according to many governors and lawmakers. They’re calling for deep cuts in teacher pay, firing cops, slashing medical services for working-class kids, and scrapping other essential services to narrow state and federal budget...
| | Economy / BusinessSo many governors are hammering their budgets with a “we’re broke” message these days that it’s amazing our country hasn’t shattered into a thousand separate islands. More and more, however, rational voices are correctly asserting that...
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