Category Archives: Banking

NEAR agenda . . . does not include hypoallergenic lipstick.

The agenda of the NEAR Foundation offers a breathtaking vision for social, economic, and political reform. On the other hand, what kind of world would it be without hypoallergenic cosmetics? Continue reading

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Nothing new . . . but who knew or even knows now?

Sometimes it is difficult to make sense out of some of the foreign policy decisions our leaders make. Why did we attack Iraq twice? Why did we destroy Libya? Why did we start the crisis in the Ukraine? Why do we overthrow the democratically elected leaders of some nations, court the friendship and favor of monarchists and tyrants? Why are we now aggressively provoking conflict with Russia and confronting China? This book goes the long mile toward explaining what underlies some of America’s most nefarious activities on the international front. Continue reading

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The Real Debt Ceiling

THEY OWN! WE OWE! And that’s how you get the worst wealth inequality in our history. Other than a handful of legislators __ Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren certainly are talking about it __ and our president who gives lip service to this critical issue, there is no one in public life who is serious about addressing this threat to our existence as a nation. No one! Just about everyone in elected office __ to a man, to a woman __ needs to be replaced. Target date November 2016!
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Ten Commandments For The New American Century

I got these without consulting a burning bush, or even having to leave the comfort of my home. People like rules. So here is fresh set of commandments, a divine path for putting America on the straight and true. Continue reading

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Ship of State

We can sweat the small stuff but all we will end up doing is standing in a puddle of sweat. Continue reading

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Guillotine or Exile?

How about a new law for the 1%? Pay your taxes or you’re out of here. We’ll give them a Certificate of Appreciation for their mansions and vacation homes, which will be turned into homeless shelters, alternative schools, hospices to provide care for people who are lacking proper health care, centers for peace studies. Continue reading

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Real News

Wonder what you may have missed for the three weeks that the soap opera of the shutdown and debt ceiling crisis monopolized the news? Here are some clues. This is only a start but perhaps offers some perspective. Continue reading

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National Values 101

We need to have an adult conversation about America, what it is and what kind of country we the people want to live in. Continue reading

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The Day That Changed The World

The coming election will probably change nothing. The wars will go on. The plundering of our national wealth will continue. The waste of our valuable talents and energies through unemployment and underemployment will march forward. Social Security and Medicare will be chipped away until sometime in the future they are hollowed out and meaningless. The rich will get richer and most of us will be grateful for the few scraps we get. But we CAN change the world. Continue reading

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Bank of America Declares War on the United States

Bank of America has declared war on our country. The recently announced transfer of $75 trillion in derivatives _ much of which is toxic assets _ has the potential for bankrupting the nation. Continue reading

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