Category Archives: Economy

White boy in the shadow of Martin Luther King

A great leader finally has the memorial he so richly deserves “All men are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality.” Martin Luther King Jr. I remember the day the black kids came to Greenbelt Junior High School. This was … Continue reading

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Broken government: The speech Obama should give

In recent speeches, President Obama has begun to tackle the issue of Republican obstructionism. But here is the speech he ought to be giving… My fellow Americans, Government is broken. Only you can fix it. Until it is fixed, there … Continue reading

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American exceptionalism fuels Republican obstructionism

  “They’re not even informed enough to know what they don’t know.” Congressman Jim Moran As near as I can tell, “exceptionalism” is a made up word only found in the phrase “American exceptionalism.” Yet that hasn’t stopped the creation … Continue reading

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Congress fails so Bill Clinton steps in

So it has come to this. In another example of the current state of American Exceptionalism, we’ve now become the only first-world nation to need a Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) intervention. CGI is organized to “devise and implement innovative solutions … Continue reading

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