Preserving American Values
Our nation stands under attack … not from without but from within. American values, our politics, and our culture have been corrupted.
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Over the past three decades this country has experienced rapid growth in income inequality. While the incomes of those in the top 5% have increased exponentially, especially during the past decade, the inflation-adjusted income of production and non-supervisory workers has actually decreased. The 2010 census found the number of Americans living in poverty to be…
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The New York Times has reported that there is a movement afoot by evangelical and other pastors to flout the IRS rule that prohibits churches, as tax-exempt organizations, from campaigning in elections. They are going so far as to send the IRS tapes of their sermons. Clearly they wish the IRS to take action so that…
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With the Republicans having a majority in the House of Representatives, they have a critical constitutional role to play in the governance of this country. What transpired this past Friday, however, shows without any question that the Republicans have abdicated their responsibility. Friday was showdown time. House Speaker Boehner had not been able to secure…
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I have not written a post for many months. The reason being that I found I was talking about the same small set of issues over and over again because that’s where we were stuck as a nation. Having nothing new to say, I said nothing. But now the time has come for the current…
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The United States’ initial reaction to the announcement of a deal between Fatah and Hamas to form a temporary transitional unity government prior to elections next year shows once again, as I have oft noted, that our foreign policy is clearly in the hands of the establishment with little of the progressive influence promised by…
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Forget about the social inequities of the Republican budget plan … how in typical Republican fashion it takes from the poor and the worker, and this time even the elderly, and gives to the rich … what I find mind-boggling is the House passage of their budget blueprint with no committee hearings and virtually no…
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Today’s New York Times carried an article indicating that many states were trying to partially solve their budget crises by cutting back on direct aid to major cities and local government. This of course will result in one of several things … decreased local services to people who need services, increased layoffs/unemployment, or, less likely,…
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Believe it or not, but the American people have not been told the impact of the proposed $61 billion budget cuts recently passed by the House of Representatives. Yes, they’ve been told that health, education, and safety will be impacted, and that some jobs will be lost, but they’ve been given very few specifics to…
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Chief Justice Roberts was right when he wrote in yesterday’s opinion protecting the speech of protestors at a military funeral that “debate on public issues should be robust, uninhibited and wide-open.” However, the particular speech in this case that he and the seven concurring justices ruled was protected by the 1st Amendment consisted of, “God Hates…
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Contrary to the outrageous charge by Governor Christie, neither teachers nor any other public sector workers are the “new welfare queens.” Teachers, firemen, agency personnel … all of these people provide a valuable service to the state and to the community. Anyone who says that they are overpaid has not looked recently at salaries in…
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