Why fixing the way we finance campaigns is the first problem we need to address

Congress is so incredibly corrupt that it can't figure out that 2 + 2 = 4.    Congress is incapable of making no-brainer decisions.  that is why Congress has only a 9% approval rating. These are the opinions of Lawrence Lessig, founder of Change Congress, which is based on these three…

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Lawrence Lessig: John McCain gets an “F” in Internet technology

Lawrence Lessig tells it simply and straight: the past eight years have been horrible for Internet users in the  U.S.   Broadband access in the U.S. has dropped from #5 at the beginning of Bush's term to #22 now.  In many countries, you will pay half of what Americans pay for…

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How Big is the Religion Industry?

I found this post How Large is the Religion Industry in America?. In brief, the unreported, unaccounted billions of dollars paid to churches and faith-based programs certainly amount to a noticeable slice of the GNP pie. But because of the special status given to religion in this country, no one…

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Will an Obama administration require any self-sacrifice of Americans?

I listened closely while Barack Obama gave his acceptance speech last night in Denver. I also listened apprehensively because I have come to believe that it is impossible for any candidate to get elected as President of the United States these days if he or she requires Americans to make…

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Scarborough’s Law: The corporate media’s knee jerk response to progressive candidates

Bob Cesca calls it Scarborough's Law, and it has been faithfully been implemented by the media throughout this campaign: When the Republicans attack, repeat the attack over and over. When the Democrats attack, attack the Democrats. For lack of a better term, let's call it Scarborough's Law, in honor of…

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