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FETUS FANATICS – PART TWO (OF THREE)
Republicans–at state and Federal levels–hate welfare for mothers too poor to support their families. But they love fetuses. And to make sure there are plenty of them available, Republicans have...
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FETUS FANATICS: PART THREE (END)
So what’s responsible for all this fetus fanaticism? Several factors. First, there is an energized constituency for politicians willing to wave this red flag. Almost every major Republican...
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TAKING EXCEPTION WITH “AMERICAN EXCEPTIONALISM”
On September 11, the New York Times publshed an Op-Ed (guest editorial) from Russian President Vladimir Putin, entitled: “A Plea for Caution from Russia: What Putin Has to Say to Americans About...
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TIMIDITY IS ITS OWN PUNISHMENT
The media has given wall-to-wall coverage of the Federal Government shutdown–and the effects it has had on both Federal employees and ordinary Americans. But there is one aspect of this story that...
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NEGOTIATING WITH NAZIS AND REPUBLICANS
On October 1, Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-Ohio) said President Barack Obama told Congressional leaders at a White House meeting that “he will not negotiate.” Boehner accused Democrats of being...
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JOBS, YES; TEMPORARY BENEFITS, NO: PART ONE (OF FIVE)
On January 7, the United States Senate voted to allow debate to go forward and avoid a filibuster. The topic under discussion: Reinstating temporary unemployment benefits for 1.3 million long-term...
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JOBS, YES; TEMPORARY BENEFITS, NO: PART TWO (OF FIVE)
Millions of Americans continue to blame President Barack Obama for the nation’s high unemployment rate. But no President can hope to turn unemployment around until employers are forced to start living...
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JOBS, YES; TEMPORARY BENEFITS, NO: PART THREE (OF FIVE)
Here’s another reason for America’s unemployment miseries: More than 12 million Americans are now unemployed because many employers have designed “hiring” systems that simply don’t work. So says Peter...
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JOBS, YES; TEMPORARY BENEFITS, NO: PART FOUR (OF FIVE)
Among the provisions of a nationwide Employers Responsibility Act: (1) American companies that close plants in the United States and open others abroad would be forbidden to sell products made in those...
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JOBS, YES; TEMPORARY BENEFITS, NO: PART FIVE (END)
Among the remaining portions of a nationwide Employers Responsibility Act: (11) Employers who continue to make such overtures would be prosecuted for attempted bribery or extortion: Bribery, if they...
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HOW TO DESTROY–AND CREATE–JOBS: PART ONE (OF THREE)
Republicans, always ready to attack President Barack Obama, have found a new cause for blame: Obama is responsible for increased inequality. “Frankly, the president’s policies have made income...
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HOW TO DESTROY–AND CREATE–JOBS: PART TWO (OF THREE)
An Employers Responsibility Act (ERA) would quickly return millions of willing-to-work Americans to fulltime, permanent employment. Such legislation would legally require employers to demonstrate as...
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HOW TO DESTROY–AND CREATE–JOBS: PART THREE (END)
If passed by Congress and vigorously enforced by the U.S. Departments of Justice and Labor, an Employers Responsibility Act would ensure full-time, permanent and productive employment for millions of...
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THE TRUTH AS THE ENEMY
In politics, sometimes your best friends turn out to be your worst enemies. Take the case of Kevin McCarthy in his September 30 appearance on Fox News. McCarthy, the Republican member of the House of...
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REVISING–OR SCRAPPING–OBAMACARE: PART ONE (OF FOUR)
One of the major differences between Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton lies in their views about what should be the future of “Obamacare.” Sanders, the longtime independent Senator from Vermont,...
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REVISING–OR SCRAPPING–OBAMACARE: PART TWO (OF FOUR)
President Barack Obama came into office determined to find common ground with Republicans. But they quickly made it clear to him that they only wanted his political destruction. At that point, he...
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REVISING–OR SCRAPPING–OBAMACARE: PART THREE (OF FOUR)
On July 2, 2013, the Treasury Department announced a major change in the application of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), more popularly known as “Obamacare”: “We have heard concerns about the...
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SCRAPPING–OR REVISING–OBAMACARE: PART FOUR (END)
Barack Obama is one of one of the most highly educated Presidents to occupy the White House. When he took office, he intended to make healthcare available to all Americans–and not just the wealthiest...
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AVOIDING OBAMA’S MISTAKES: PART ONE (OF THREE)
If Hillary Clinton becomes the nation’s first woman President, that will certainly be as big a historical milestone as Barack Obama’s becoming the first black man to hold that office. But simply being...
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AVOIDING OBAMA’S MISTAKES: PART TWO (OF THREE)
If Hillary Clinton succeeds Barack Obama as President, can gain much by learning from his mistakes. In 2011, Obama could have ended Republican extortion by invoking the law–that of the Racketeer...
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