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Knock, Knock – “It’s the IMF …“
For years we have read reports about the International Monetary Fund telling Mexico, Argentina, Greece, Lithuania, Russia ... whoever... to get their economic house in order. Invariably, these reports …
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The Draft – the Disconnect Between the US Military, Its Wars and the American Public
There's a new push to reinstate a Selective Service draft again. Two mainstream authors familiar with military history have put forth the reasons a reinstituted draft could solve a …
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Beware of Vampire Squids and Their Stadium Schemes
When it comes to media voyeurism and the economic insights it can provide, the ads in Vanity Fair rival Charlie Rose's television program as the best peep show of …
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The Trouble With Trump
Everything we really need to know about the character of Donald Trump was revealed when the wannabe president frivolously accused Barack Obama's late grandparents of committing fraud with his …
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The Bloody War That Millions of Americans Prefer to Overlook
For a nation that that loves anniversaries, the 150th anniversary of the outbreak of the American Civil War — April 12, 1861 — crept by on tiptoe, like a …
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Field Manual for Despots
Washington - If I were a Middle Eastern despot, I'd know how to handle the pro-democracy movement that threatens my rule: Crack down viciously, using deadly force against civilians, …
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The Obama-Gates Maneuver on Military Spending
Last week, Barack Obama announced that he wants to cut $400 billion in military spending and said he would work Sec. of Defense Robert Gates and the Joint Chiefs …
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The Mad Genius of Donald Trump
Donald Trump speaking at CPAC 2011 in Washington, DC (Photo: Gage Skidmore) I spent this past weekend visiting family and friends in the wilds of western Pennsylvania, …
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Yet Another Poll Shows… Plutocracy Stupid, Democracy Smart
Yet another poll is out, showing that the public wants taxes raised on the rich and on Wall Street and the giant multi-national corporations, and does not want cuts …
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Barbara Boxer Is New Senate Champion Against Afghan War
If you've ever spent quality time trying to move an agenda through Congress, you know that moving an agenda isn't just about lobbying individual members. You need a “champion” …