As the US Unemployment Rises, So Does Wall Street Mitt’s Presidential Aspirations

The Obama administration quickly allied itself with Wall Street after the 2008 election and ignored advice for larger stimulas from economists such as Paul Krugman and George Stiglitz, both economic noble prize winners. Obama decided to rescue Wall Street rather than main street, he decided to favor the 1 over the 99 percent. Now he [...]

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America’s Middle Class Tax Morality

Taxes! Taxes! Taxes! Guess what? Taxes are a way of paying government services, but they’re also a way of voicing group solidarity. A study shows the truth of this. Click on the link below. America's middle-class tax morality

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Class Warfare in a Rigged Game; the One Percent Steal 93 Percent of Total US Income Growth from 2009 to 2011

The rigged economic game continues and has gotten more one-sided. A new study below shows that the one percent extracted 93 percent of total US income growth from 2009 to 2010. The rest of us shared the 7 percent. This occurred through their manipulation of the government. Studies will likely show roughly the same numbers [...]

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Latin America Rebels Against US Domination

Latin America stood tall at the Organization of American States meeting and told President Obama that Cuba should be included in the next meeting. They also don’t approve of the US trade embargo against Cuba. Several nations refused to attend the meeting, including such important players as Venezuela. Click here for the complete story

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One Chart Says it All: Cut the Bloated US Military Budget

The United States spends more money on its military than almost every other nation combined. So the military budget isn’t about defence. It never was. It’s about aggressive war for profit. That’s it in a nutshell. You can reduce the US military budget by 75 percent and it would still be 2 1/2 times bigger [...]

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Trade War Heating Up Between China and the US? How Stupid Is Mitt Romney?

According to the Guardian Newspaper, “The potential for a trade war is hovering in the background as Congress and the Republicans agitate over what they regard as underhanded tactics by Beijing. Mitt Romney, the likely Republican presidential candidate in November, is threatening important restrictions and other barriers because of China’s alleged currency undervaluation.” Some of [...]

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The Poor in America

What happened to Obama’s vision for America? Why is poverty exploding? Why are there so many homeless people? Maybe some of it has to do with Obama, the Democrats and the Republican continuing to enact legislation that redistributes income from the 99 percent to the one percent, from main street to Wall Street. The South [...]

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What is the difference between the Right and the Left in the United States?

Dear Editor, I don’t think anybody has clearly defined the political “right” versus “left” in the United States. So I’ll give it a try. The “right” hates Elizabeth Warren because she stands up for the middle class. Apparently, if you’re on the “right” you support the one percent and if you’re a lefty you support [...]

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The United States is the Video Game Nation

183 million Americans play video games. 25 percent of these people are over fifty years old. Why is video gaming much more alluring an activity than say, real life? Is gaming a way to avoid real life? click here for the complete analysis

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A reality check on the US economy

This economic recovery is the weakest on record. Yes, the jobs sector is growing but at a much slower pace than when Jimmy Carter was president. From June 1980 through June 1981, the US economy added over three million jobs and average real employee compensation grew. That’s nearly three hundred thousand jobs a month that [...]

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