| (Published: Fri, 28 Aug 2009 06:14:54 -0500) |
| Crony Contracts and the Bush Administration |
| Private contracts are handed out by the federal government in droves these days. However, the use of private contractors is an old tool of the government. Private contractors were used during the removal of Native Americans from the southeast. In 1831 thirteen thousand Choctaws made the long, forced |
| Author: Ravish kalra |
| Directory: Politics |
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| (Published: Tue, 04 Aug 2009 07:43:43 -0500) |
| Governors Palin, Sanford: The Dynamics of Workplace Priorities |
| Introduction
I listened to chatter over the airwaves. Talkshow host Armstrong William led a merry discussion on South Carolina’s Governor Mark Sanford. Armstrong could not contain himself: “How does Governor Sanford get rid of his Love Jones?” It was a question that was not easily answere |
| Author: Daryl Green |
| Directory: Politics |
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| (Published: Wed, 13 Feb 2008 06:13:31 -0600) |
| Is a Worldwide Common Language just over the Horizon? |
| by Philip Yaffe
I am an American living in Belgium since 1974. Ever since arriving here, I have been hearing the mantra “To be a good European, you should learn several languages”. Almost from the very beginning, I suggested going the other way: “To be a good European, everyone should learn a s |
| Author: Philip Yaffe |
| Directory: Politics |
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| (Published: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:26:08 -0500) |
| Ron Paul & the War on Terror |
| Nearly six years ago, on September 11th, 2001, a criminal act occurred in New York, New York. It was broadcast around the world. I remember that on that day I called my mother and told her to turn on the TV while I could only listen to the radio because I was at work. I remember telling her that we |
| Author: Ruchir Jain |
| Directory: Politics |
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| (Published: Sat, 11 Aug 2007 06:59:35 -0500) |
| Rumors of War |
| We may not solve warfare or famine in your time. But the cure of all disease may be within our grasp. Imagine the if the trillions spent on "Wars of Choice" or "Wars against a concept" was spent testing every natural and artifical substance known to man against every disease known to man. Imagine if |
| Author: Michael Skinner |
| Directory: Politics |
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| (Published: Thu, 22 Nov 2007 14:10:40 -0600) |
| Should English Be Declared the World’s Official Common Language? |
| by Philip Yaffe
Anyone who has travelled outside his own country is aware of the thrill—and frustration—of dealing with foreign languages.
The thrill comes from the fact that the languages are foreign. When you hear people speaking differently from you, and see newspapers, magazines, poster |
| Author: Philip Yaffe |
| Directory: Politics |
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