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Our Democracy is founded on a basic principle of the idea that we can arrive at the best solutions for our country with an robust discussion and debate. We each have our own knowledge, beliefs, desires, opinions, and interests, but in our democracy, all of our votes are of equal value. Some of us might [...]
Content from Avaaz.org, but same information available from the Humane Society. Dear friends, H1N1, more commonly known as swine flu, continues to dominate global dialogue — Mexico has been nearly paralysed and across the world leaders discouraged air travel, banned pork imports and initiated drastic controls to mitigate the spreading virus. As the threat shows [...]
Recently, Attorney General Eric Holder has said he will not continue the Bush Administration’s policy of raiding marijuana dispensaries, which are legal under state law. This is a drastic change from the Bush Administration’s policy. Medical Marijuana has been proven to be a very effective treatment for conditions associated with HIV/AIDS, Chronic Pain, Multiple Sclerosis, [...]
For far to long has America been a nation of Ostriches, mainly due to our corporate media. Denial of obvious problems is the American Way. We see this in our Financial Collapse. It was painfully obvious for the past 5 years our economy was going to collapse, but CNBC kept pretending the markets were doing [...]
Blagojevich might be a little crazy, but I have yet to see any evidence against him that shows he is any more of a crook then the average politician. Seems to me he was taken down because he spoke out against Bank of America. Many of the reasons he was impeached are not legitimate reasons. [...]
Crime and CorruptionBy Dr. Gary K. Busch 1/12/08Dec 1, 2008 In the current economic climate it might be useful to look at the reverse-side of the public image of the international financial community and view its interlocking and symbiosis with the world of organized crime. One of the most significant aspects of the interaction between [...]
After a week of Obama picking his economic advisors, Monday had the shocking announcement the economy has been in a recession since December 2007. Since investors apparently just got the memo, today had a huge drop in stock prices. Just a side not, if investors are getting their information from a organization that takes a [...]
Dear Government, I have had a tough past couple years. I didnt do a good job planning my personal finances… things didn’t turn out the way I was hoping. Can I get bailed out? I have debt! I have a falling credit rating! I have bills to pay soon or else things will get really [...]
Lots of people have lost and will lose lots of money as a result of the financial industry collapsing. Very simply, it was caused by loans being given to people who wouldn’t be able to fulfill the terms. This was made possible by deregulation, low interest rates, and creative financing tools created by the largest [...]