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Calling Attention to Engagement and Involvement – Shout Outs
As a firm believer in the local and decentralized, civic engagement and community involvement are a must for citizens. It seems Americans have entered a dark phase of existence, one wherein a single...
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Greece Marches Towards Third-World Status
Greece hasn’t lost its nerve in its steady march towards third-world status. Lawmakers there passed new tax legislation – to meet the requirements set by the Troika (European Union, European Central...
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Younger Workers Equals Lower Wages
There are so many stories emerging about concerns over the aging workforce across the world, that one has to start wondering what this “crisis” arc is about… and if it is real. Singapore today...
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The Dirty Secrets of Clean Hydrogen
We placed a man on the moon in less than a decade after the call to action. Why can’t we do the same for hydrogen? On June 14, 2011, Bloomberg News reported that Energy Secretary Steven Chu “whose...
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Live by savagery…
For those who use Spencer’s “survival of the fittest” misconception as a worldview: Source: gocomics.com via E.L. on Pinterest Hint: The book in the trash can (last panel) reads “Dinosaurs.” For more...
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The Great Big Lie That is Ethanol
A few weeks ago, a family vehicle suffered a fender bender from a driver sliding into it at a traffic light and, as usual during the winter, the quality body shops were booked solid. So, it took a...
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The Vanishing Middle Class
The Waters Begin to Churn During my return to graduate school a few years ago, I had enrolled in a class on international political economy and a requirement, naturally, was to complete a paper. I...
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Decoupling Background Checks from Gun Purchases
With the latest failed attempt at gun-control legislation, perhaps it is time for a Second Amendment advocate to weigh in with a potential solution that balances gun-owner privacy versus the need for...
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The Focus is on Cheap Labor, Not Immigration
Today is May Day, a universal recognition of labor everywhere save the U.S.: We have “Labor Day” in September, which serves as a proxy for the end of summer. Thus, Labor Day is a bit of a downer, even...
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Government Fleecing Shows Public Health System’s Failures
The latest round of fleecing-the-government has cropped up in the Medicare system. What a surprise. These newly minted millionaire doctors shows that the single-payer-system-is-Nirvana meme is nothing...
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US Interstate Highways Will Privatize; More Toll Booths Arriving
After reading Yves Smith’s post on naked capitalism last week regarding the privatization of U.S. infrastructure, and remembering a news item from the Washington Post (link at No. 1, below), I am...
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