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Tag Archives: oligarchy
Book Review: The Hidden History of American Healthcare
In The Hidden History of American Healthcare: Why Sickness Bankrupts You and Makes Others Insanely Rich, author Thom Hartmann returns to familiar themes of greed, racism and oligarchic corruption. He applies them to a system of healthcare that profits the … Continue reading
Of The People, By The People And For The People
As we crash into the Independence Day weekend this year with a feeling that the doom that was at the door last year is no longer quite beating the door down, our thoughts can go beyond merely surviving to once … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Corporate Greed, money out of politics
Tagged constitution, Filibuster, money in politics, oligarchy, wealth
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Book Review: The Hidden History Of American Oligarchy
In The Hidden History of American Oligarchy: Reclaiming Our Democracy from the Ruling Class, Thom Hartmann recounts three periods of increased hegemony of oligarchs in American society. He posits that with the inauguration of Joe Biden as president on Jan. … Continue reading
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Tagged book review, oligarchs, oligarchy, Progressive Community, thom hartmann
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Recent Videos From Robert Reich: Oligarchy Versus The Rest Of Us
Corporate lies. A couple of things that Reich doesn’t mention in here are: Labor union are the most effective deterrent to an accretion of power in an executive in a democracy. Labor voting for the party of money and business … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, 2020 election campaign, Labor
Tagged oligarchy, Right vs. left, Robert Reich, unions
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History And The Current American Oligarchy
One of the major problems of our over saturation of news and not so much news sources is that often much of what we are fed daily is a current update as if this is all happening in a vacuum … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, Blog for Iowa
Tagged history, history repeats, oligarchy
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From Thomas Paine’s “The Crisis”
December 23, 1776 THESE are the times that try men’s souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands by it now, deserves the love and … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, 2018 Election Campaign, Blog for Iowa, tax cuts for the wealthy
Tagged oligarchy, The Crisis, Thomas Paine
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Why Celebrate This Fourth of July?
America just passed what is often called the unofficial start of summer, Memorial Day. This is a day nominally set aside to remember the sacrifices of American soldiers. Some keep it in that way, but of course many just enjoy … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, Iowa legislature 2017
Tagged celebration, fourth of july, oligarchy
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Hodgepodge – Brainwashing Dad
Heard about a most interesting documentary that will be coming out this summer. Jen Senko made a film documenting the transformation of her father from a almost non-political person into a right-wing nut. For many decades the right wing has … Continue reading
Posted in Blog for Iowa, gun control, Media Bias
Tagged influence, oligarchy, rewriting history
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Weekly Observations July 4th Edition.
The big central question this election is quite simple and also quite akin to what sparked the original Revolutionary War two hundred plus years ago. The central question is whether or not our government is for the rich and powerful. … Continue reading
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Tagged corporations, July 4th, oligarchy
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