We now have the opportunity to observe the last Presidential campaign for what it was and, accordingly, peer more clearly into the future. Barack Obama’s win for reelection was not a failure of democracy but can be viewed as a failure of American voters, marking a shameful period in American history. Rather than using the election as an […]
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As the race for the White House moves into the final stretch, the faltering U.S. economy is the topic as unemployment continues to hover at uncomfortably high levels throughout the country. Environmental issues remain especially marginalized for a number of reasons. Still, even though environmental innovations do not always generate immediate revenue or directly create jobs,
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Illegal immigration is an issue that will probably never go away. Millions of unemployed Americans and millions more at risk of losing their homes after watching their life savings wither away to nothing are rightfully commanding both presidential candidates’ attention as the 2012 election nears. Smoke-and-mirror trickery should be the last subject on any politician’s
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Quantitative easing is here. As the troubled American economy continues to stumble toward an uncertain future, some very powerful decision makers are positing that a new influx of cash will solve the problem. Wait, haven’t we heard this before? [youtube_sc url=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTUY16CkS-k” title=”Quantitative%20Easing%20from%20Xtranormal” autohide=”1″ fs=”1″] In the video above, Xtranormal makes a great point about quantitative easing. The Federal Reserve is
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Napoleon once said, “Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide.” Thank goodness Comedy Central and The Daily Show have been making big decisions easier (and therefore less precious) for young Americans trying to decide how to approach this election season. For instance, more adults between the ages of 18-34 watched The Daily