By Joseph M. Firestone and Nancy Bordier We think most people agree that money has corrupted our politics. Some even think that we now live in a Plutocracy, and not in a Democracy, and that both parties are corrupted and now represent only the financial oligarchy. So, the central issue of our time is how […]
The Only Way Around All That Money
August 17th, 2010 · Comments Off on The Only Way Around All That Money
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Which Party Poses the Real Risk to Social Security’s Future?
August 17th, 2010 · Comments Off on Which Party Poses the Real Risk to Social Security’s Future?
By Marshall Auerback Hint: it’s not Republicans. Social Security remains one of the greatest achievements of the Democratic Party since its creation 75 years ago. Although Republicans have historically fulminated against the program (Ronald Reagan once likened it as something akin to “socialism”), they have actually made little headway in touching this sacred “third rail” […]
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Preventing the Collapse of Democracy with the Interactive Voter Choice System
August 17th, 2010 · Comments Off on Preventing the Collapse of Democracy with the Interactive Voter Choice System
By Nancy Bordier and Joseph M. Firestone Overview The two of us met recently at an AmericaSpeaks event in Fairfax, VA, on June 26th. We decided independently to attend the event, but for the same reason. We wanted to protest the undue attention being given the federal budget deficit compared to the far more critical […]
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