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Occupy the Budget
(Photo: remis velisque / Flickr) Some lawmakers are trying to give America the cartoon image of a penniless hobo, circa 1932, with holes in his pants and …
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Giving Thanks for the Occupation, Election, Demonstrations
(Photo: Ann Douglas / Flickr) I want to thank you, thank you Thank you, thank you, Thank you, thank you, Thank you, …
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In the Shadow of the Mountain
(Photo: freefotouk) Very soon now, I am going to slide my chair back from my desk and turn off this infernal machine. I am going to do …
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Giving Thanks to Our Public Servants
(Photo: Lance Page / Truthout) Having served in the military for twenty years and having police officers and other civil servants in my family and among my …
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Five Ways to Face Race at the Thanksgiving Table – and Not Choke
One of the golden rules of etiquette is to avoid talking in polite company about politics, sex or religion. Some also add money. And a lot of people would …
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Teaching Children War
Last week, just before Veterans Day, my seven-year-old son, a second grader at a public school on Kauai, brought home an issue of Scholastic News. The cover …
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OWS: To Change the Country, We Just Might Have to Change Ourselves
The emergence of what we know as Occupy Wall Street, or the 99 Percent Movement, has taken nearly everyone by surprise, producing a transformation of public consciousness. There is …
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Supercommittee Fails, but American People Win
The big buzz on cable news this week is that the supercommittee failed when it couldn't come to a compromise on how to cut the federal budget by $1.5 …
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Super Committee Out Of Way – Now Back To Reality?
Let's hope that the failure of the "super committee" quest to take money out of the economy clears the media mist for a minute, so people can focus on …
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Occupy Peace
Occupy Wall Street, November 17: at least 30,000 fill Foley Square. (Photo: cisc1970) The Occupy movement is demonstrating its durability and perseverance. Like a Daruma doll, each …