Sunday, March 29, 2015

The Common Good Always Trumps Individual Rights

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The current crop of Republicans, a radical, rabidly conservative group, take as their jumping off point a very unnuanced view of the Consti...
Wednesday, March 25, 2015

New Name - Same Mission

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I suddenly have become aware, duh!, that the name I originally created for this blog, Preserving American Greatness, is not really appropri...
Monday, February 23, 2015

How the Koch Brothers Hijacked the Middle Class Revolt and How To Take It Back

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I often have asked myself why, given the huge income inequality that exists in the US, the wage stagnation that has left most middle-class ...
Friday, February 20, 2015

Guiding Children from Ghetto Poverty to Stable Adulthood

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It does not, or certainly should not, need to be said that it is very difficult for any individual to lift themselves out of poverty, let a...
Monday, February 2, 2015

Rescuing American Democracy

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A healthy democracy depends on a large percentage of the electorate voting and on the voting outcome being the result of a debate on issues...
Saturday, December 27, 2014

For the Sake of Your Children and Grandchildren, Don’t Ignore Climate Change

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If you have a 3-year old child or grandchild, he or she will most likely live until 2090.   His or her children … your grandchildren or gre...
Sunday, December 21, 2014

Can We Stop the Mistreatment of Women and African-Americans?

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There has been much in the news these past few months about both the abuse of women by men of all sorts, and the mistreatment of African-Am...