Category Archives: National Affairs

The Wall St. Echo


Arrogance, judgement, power. Can’t the Street change its values and culture and still make money? The Salomon brothers did for years. With humility and service. Isn’t mutual aid and service better than the implied demands of the “unconvinced,” whose attitudes speak … Continue reading

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The Right to Healthcare and the Right to Freedom are on the Same Moral Side


One dishonest campaign meme Lonegan hasn’t used is going strong: that the ACA is a parallel to slavery. The gifted pediatric neurosurgeon, Ben Carson, is the latest to draw the parallel but not to be outdone, George Will cited the law … Continue reading

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Special Report: Inside of the Minds of GOP Voters


Carvillememo 100313 final (Click for the pdf, downloadable report.)

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AFL-CIO, US Chamber of Commerce, and United Way Letter to Congress and The President


The post below is an extraordinary document. It is a letter from groups who frequently find their interests at odds, even in direct conflict, and fight vociferously legislation in every field. Yet the three organizations have chosen to come together … Continue reading

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Empty Fields, Empty Pockets, Empty Shelves


In the side showof shutdown, debt, and blame–the 3 rings of GOP dishonesty–one is telling: many of the tea partiers represent rural farm districts. Whether livestock or crops, farmers are unable to receive the crop reports that only the government is … Continue reading

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