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Is Cash for Clunkers a Government-Hype Job?

The government "cash for clunkers" program and surrounding events has turned into a national news drama and advertising frenzy. Is the drama real or something else altogether?

Torture Gate: When Dick Cheney Goes to Prison

To some Americans, Dick Cheney and George Bush are war criminals or at least guilty of war crimes. Will George and Dick pay? Will international tribunals have the last say over American politics?

Hatespeech, Resentment & the Holocaust Museum

With the attack by an elderly white supremacist on the Holocaust Museum comes general political accusations and charges of "hatespeech" by media pundits and politicos.

Jobs: Looking at Symptoms, Not Reality

Americans continue to root for jobs as they polish their resumes. Many are begging for anything to put a few dollars in their pockets.

Fairness and Equality in Educating Children in America

Desegregation has been a key component in modern education of American children and seen as a tool of equality. Has American politics succeeded in uniformly educating the future of the nation or is America facing another reality altogether?

Big Brother Movement Gains Ground in U.S.

For decades the United States government through Big Business has been involved in monitoring and controlling monetary and labor resources to the detriment of the average citizen and the entrepreneur.

Bailout Fever Meets with Resistance

Bailout fever is no longer the style as the Senate Banking Committee, notably Republicans, are rising up against the prospect of moral hazard.

Arguing About Unemployment

Yes, the job scene is bad for America. 650,000 jobs were lost in February alone. The economy is in a tailspin and confidence is low, if not non-existent. The pundits and experts continually want to argue about the measuring stick. As a writer, I have done the same.

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Peanut Corporation: Just another Corporate Sociopath

What could be more natural than enjoying a peanut butter sandwich with your kids? One of life's simple pleasures has been made a high-risk endeavor. Like economics, the American food crisis is touching lives in a very real way beyond corporate profits and money.

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Kissing the Ring of the Banking Mafia

Even after years as a corporate economist, I could hardly comprehend the pride and arrogance that exists within the minds of the banking mafia were it not for one simple fact.

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Big Three Automakers Need a Fire Sale

In the past, car sales and increasing prices have been sustainable for one reason: credit. This is no longer the case, even assuming that an American that needs a car can afford to buy one.

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U.S. Political Infighting Threatens Bailout

Tempers are aflair in Washington on the eve of what authorities hoped would be the salvation of Wall Street and the U.S. economy. What Democrats declared as a breakthrough Wednesday evening seems a bust.

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A Global Poverty Overreaction?

A few folks have decided that Americans might have a problem in recent legislation. Clearly, whether you like it or not, the likes of Al Gore, appear to be steering the country.

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Does Government Surveillance Harm Society?

Government surveillance increasingly depends on new and enhanced technology combined with the ability to use that technology.

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A Nation Without Gasoline

The favorite pastime of Americans is talking about fuel. We feel helpless, starved, neglected and let down. The truth is, at least in part, that we are spoiled rotten.

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Uncle Ben and the Inflation Demon

On June 9, our Uncle Ben, venerable Federal Reserve chief, provided a note of honesty with a conference of buddies. He blithely admitted that he doesn't know it all, that the Fed doesn't know it all and that he needs the opinions of others in the field.

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Is Washington Holding onto Stimulus Money?

President Bush signed the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 back on February 13, calling his stimulus idea a "booster shot" for the American economy.

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The Economy: Pink Slips, Politics and Stimulus

Public job losses for 2008 have reached 324,000 as jobs vanish into thin air. According to statistics, the number of unemployed Americans grew by 861,000. Pink slips are in the air as employers look at the fifth straight month of nationwide job losses.

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"Bipartisans", Fuel and Climate Security

In recent years, outrageous, inaccurate and sometimes unconstitutional legislation has become the hallmark of Washington politicians. Washington lawmakers have lost touch with the immediate and real problems of the American people.

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Political Double-Speak and Straw Dogs

At this late date with what is expected to be a pivotal event in the Democratic primary, one of the candidates is once again seeking shallow resonance with what the mainstream media calls "white working class voters".

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Different Does Not Mean Deficient

When I was growing up, I was told that everything had to be a certain way. I was told that everything was uniform and nothing that was good varied. Life was predictable and dependable.

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McCain: How Does Guilt by Association Work?

The American voting public learned the lesson that being associated with someone is the same being that person.

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Black and White Thinking of Hillary Clinton

One idea seems certain. If you don't like any shades of gray in your thinking, you probably love Hillary. Hillary Clinton has proved that the way that she judges any given set of circumstances as different as black and white.

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American Public Gets Alley Cat Politics

"Pennsylvanians don't need a president who looks down on them," Clinton croaks. Turning on the television and listening to the news continues to reap the same rewards.

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