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Bored With Occupy – and Inequality: Class Issues Fade Along With Protest Coverage
Occupy Wall Street is rightly credited with helping to shift the economic debate in America from a fixation on deficits to issues of income inequality, corporate greed and the …
Too Hot Not to Notice?
The Williams River was so languid and lovely last Saturday morning that it was almost impossible to imagine the violence with which it must have been running on August …
Across New York City, People Honor May Day (Part II)
Protesters with the Occupy Wall Street movement make their way down Broadway in New York, May 1, 2012. (Photo: Michael Appleton / The New York Times)Continued from my previous …
America’s Top Prison Corporation: A Study in Predatory Capitalism and Cronyism
Last week I wrote about the private prison company The GEO Group and how allowing private businesses to operate prisons can affect our justice system, our laws and the …
Austerity, the Path to Prosperity?
Rep. Paul Ryan sat down with Steve Forbes recently to have a “very serious” conversation about the US economy. The architect of the House budget plan, Ryan stated in …
The United States Military … a Crusader Force?
We know that the Taliban, al-Qaeda, and other mujahideen feel that they are involved in a holy war. Do US military personnel also see themselves in this role? Countless …
Behind the Lobbying Effort that Helps Save Apple $2.4 Billion in Taxes a Year
The New York Times dropped another bomb on Apple’s “iEconomy” this weekend with an expose that shows how the world’s biggest corporation evades billions of dollars in taxes by …
What Did We Get for 381 US Dead Since the Death of Bin Laden?
Army Reserve soldiers render final honors at a Fallen Warrior ceremony at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, January 10, 2012. (Photo: The U.S. Army) President Obama went to Afghanistan and …
Latin America Delivers a Swift Kick
On one level, April's hemispheric summit meeting was an old fashioned butt kicking for Washington's policies in the region. The White House found itself virtually alone-Dudley Do Right Canada …
Günter Grass and the Anti-Semitism Canard
Günter Grass, some say, invites controversy. For many years, he excoriated his fellow Germans to come clean about their past and confront the brute facts that might help explain …