By 1910, the United States had changed from a collection of states along the Atlantic Coast and a group of Southern slavery states to an emerging nation spreading across the entire continent. There were only three major cities: New York, Chicago and Philadelphia with over a million population. There were half a dozen other [...]
Entries Tagged as 'General'
May 1910 to May 2010–100 Years of…Progress?
May 7th, 2010 · No Comments · Corporations and Industry, Culture, Economics, General, Politics, Populism, Wall Street, wars and militarism
Tags: American history·corporations·economic history·Economics·history·income distribution·income inequality·manufacturing·Medicare·political history·Politics·Social Security·taxation·taxes·unions
Facts About Global Warming
April 26th, 2010 · No Comments · Culture, General, International affairs, Science & Technology, energy
The fact is that the earth is warming. Glaciers are melting, and most importantly, the earth’s weather patterns are beginning to change. Northwest United States, which in some parts had over 150 glaciers in the early 1910s, now has less than 40. Some areas of the Arctic ocean that had been impassable now can be [...]
Tags: cap and trade·carbon dioxide·carbon emissions·climate change·climate stabilization·effects of increased temperatures·global warming
Unemployment, Job Creation, and Back-of-the-Envelope Economics
March 10th, 2010 · No Comments · General, Health Care, Politics, jobs
Do you want a job? Do you need a job or know anyone who does? Do you think that there are fewer jobs than are necessary for the workforce right now?
Sounds stupid, doesn’t it? Sounds ridiculous. Apparently not to Senators John Kyl of Arizona and Sentor Jim Bunning of Kentucky. Bunning held up unemployment insurance [...]
Tags: Bush recession·domestic manufacturing·Economics·health care reform·job creation·jobs·national debt·recession·Social Security and Medicare·unemployment
Are You an American or Are You a Neocon?
March 5th, 2010 · No Comments · General, Politics
The actions of John Kyl and Jim Bunning recently bring into sharp focus, as Dr. Paul Krugman, the Nobel Laureate has said, the differences between the two most prominent political parties. But it goes beyond that.
When are you a citizen of a country? If I move to France to live, am I automatically a [...]
David Brooks and Neocon Advice to the Elderly
February 3rd, 2010 · No Comments · Culture, Economics, General, Politics
“There you go again…” as a famous “B” movie actor once memorably said…memorable because he happened to be President at the time. Oh yes, we really did have an actor as President. But he was also a union president at one time. Granted, it was a union of actors, but he was elected.
One [...]
Tags: AARP·elderly income·Health Care·income inequality·Medicare·national debt·Neoconservative budget planning·retirement·Right Wing·Social Security cuts·tax cuts·tax hikes·tax increases
The Supreme Court: The Unthinkable May Have Happened.
January 24th, 2010 · No Comments · Courts and the Law, General, Politics
For decades, if not for a century or more, we in the United States have been proud to believe that our Supreme Court has made decisions, for the most part, without the influence of partisan politics, public pressure, or historical tradition. No political party, no group of protestors or no matter the number of years [...]
Tags: campaign contributions·corporate campaign contributions·Neoconservative·Right Wing·Supreme Court
Reagan and the Biggest Lie
January 3rd, 2010 · 2 Comments · General, Media, Politics, wars and militarism
In 1980, Ronald Reagan had been preparing to become President, a role he had cherished, for at least ten years. He wanted it more than his acting career. Reagan had stumbled into acting. He had the two essential requirements, for a motion picture actor of his early days… a pleasing face and a distinctive voice. [...]
Tags: Add new tag·conservatism·Ronald Reagan·social safety net·voodoo economics
What Campaign Finance Reform Means for Jobs.
December 6th, 2009 · No Comments · Economics, General, Politics
The 2008 election for all federal offices cost over $5 billion. The campaign finance for President alone cost over $1 billion. The election funding for the Presidential campaign and the election campaign funding for Congress are out of control. Those numbers alone should tell us what we need to do. We need to stop [...]
Tags: Campaign finance reform
How About This: Reform or Die!
December 4th, 2009 · No Comments · General, Health Care, Politics
Of course, we’re all going to die some day anyway. But health care reform and Republican, that is Neoconservative Obstructionist, opposition, have a lot to do with how soon we’ll die. And what about the death knell for the private health insurance lobby? The appearance of the grim reaper has sent the health insurance business [...]
Tags: Burr·Grassley·Health Care·health care debate·health care lobby·health care plan·health care reform·Lieberman·Lunatic fringe·McConnell·Obama health care plan
The Health Care Reform Battle and the Neocon Alternatives
November 9th, 2009 · No Comments · General, Health Care, Politics
On Saturday, November 7, 2009, the members in the House of Representatives of the Neoconservative Obstructionist Party spent an entire day doing their best to obstruct and prevent legislation. But the Affordable Health Care for America Act passed by 220 to 215.
It was bi-partisan. One Republican voted with the Democrats. And 39 petty, cowardly [...]
Tags: Bush administration·Health Care·health care reform·health insurance industry·lobbyists·Neocon Republicans·Republican health care plan·tea parties
The Neoconservative “Health Care” Bill: How Dumb Do They Think We Are?
November 6th, 2009 · No Comments · General
Current political life is like a satire of our historical political life, only more wasteful and dangerous. The early days of our country’s formation were filled with devotion to freedom and equality. Real freedom, not merely a slogan on a sign, and real equality, where men and women argued for their rights to vote and [...]
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The Republican Health Care Response–a Bill for Insurance Companies
November 5th, 2009 · No Comments · General
First of all–although it is probably not necessary to put it on this blog–no one in the Democratic leadership in Congress, nor is the President taking away anyone’s freedom, nor are we suddenly becoming a Socialist country. If you have Medicare, you will continue it as it is, with no changes. If you have private [...]
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Why Isn’t Dick Cheney In Jail…and other matters.
November 4th, 2009 · No Comments · General
On Dick Cheney, silly electioneering and holding up unemployment insurance
The recent testimony from Dick Cheney to the FBI clearly shows that he was up to his neck in the treason surrounding the Valerie Plame affair. As any intelligence officer will tell you, releasing secret information to anyone who has neither the appropriate classification clearance [...]
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What’s in a Name? Republicans Are Now the Neoconservative Obstructionist Party
October 31st, 2009 · No Comments · General, Health Care, Media, Politics
Shakespeare and the current Republican Party do not exactly fit within the same imagery. We do not see Sarah Palin quoting Shakespeare, something that might not surprise us to hear from either the President or the Vice President. The point is that we have long, long since reduced our expectations of erudition or even fiscally [...]
Tags: health care reform·lobbyists·media and politics·neocon·Neoconservative·Politics·Republicans·Right Wing
Three Senators Vote No On Real Health Care Reform. Toss Them Out!
September 29th, 2009 · No Comments · General
In the Senate Finance Committe hearings on health care today, Senators Baucus of Montana, Kent Conrad of North Dakota, and Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas voted against the mildest form of public option. There is no other conclusion than that they are against real health care reform. Every knowledgeable commentator, reporter, and any objective consultant will [...]
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