Over the past weeks the government has been discussing ways to deal with its massive $14 trillion dollar deficit. The threat from both Republicans and Democrats is the same – if Congress doesn’t increase the amount of debt the US government is allowed to take on (the...
On the Fourth of July, the politicians and the corporate media celebrated their version of the past. It was marked by calls for patriotism, to support the troops by supporting their wars, and of course, as with all holidays, calls to go shopping. They used this...
Over the last several weeks Obama and politicians in Congress have been telling us over and over again how bad the US government’s $14 trillion deficit is. Lately, it seems like every time we turn on the nightly news or pick up a newspaper we here scary stories about...
As the economic crisis continues to bring in record profits and income for banks and corporations and the super rich, working people keep paying for the crisis with their pocket books. In addition to layoffs, unemployment, foreclosures, and budget cuts, those of us...
Since the beginning of the New Year there has been a string of extreme weather events throughout the world. In December and January, the South American country, Colombia, saw record flooding that left millions without access to safe drinking water or shelter. A few...
