The news media calls him, "The Liberal Lion of the Senate" but that is merely their way of expressing respect for the youngest of four brothers from our nation's greatest political family. Not one of the greatest political families - the greatest political family.
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As the crisis of capitalism continues to unfold, big business and its hired politicians are increasing their attacks against wages, benefits and working conditions. In the private sector, pensions are becoming a thing of the past.
The prospect of social unrest has become a frequent topic of discussion in the media as well.
The following is 1LT Scott Easterling's letter justifying his participation in the lawsuits filed against the President of the United States.
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Dr. Orly Taitz, of the Defend Our Freedoms Foundation claims to represent over 100 members of the US military. She says that their ranks range from Major General to enlisted.
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James Connolly was an Irish socialist leader and one of the leading Marxist theorists of his day. He also took a role in Scottish and American politics. Badly wounded during the Easter Rising of 1916 Connolly had to be carried to his place of execution on a stretcher.
The following is an "open letter" to the Defend Our Freedoms Foundation. Portions of this letter were previously submitted to the foundation via email. The foundation's web site states:
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As we all know fascist elements within the United States are causing a major scandal regarding the eligability of Barack Obama to be president. They allege that Obama was not born in Hawaii and does not meet the constitutional requirements to be president.
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Scripture tells us that John the Baptist preached repentance - that is to turn toward God - because, "... the kingdom of heaven is at hand. (Matthew 3:1-2). A public statement of this repentance was to be baptized in water. (Matthew 3:6).
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The media have responded to Obama's proposal of a $500,000 limit on executive compensation, which would affect only a handful of firms, as though this were a severe and astonishing punishment.
One of our fellow Viners recently suggested that I read a book entitled, Evolution: what the fossils say and why it matters.' He added, "If you want to be intellectually honest on the subject..." The book he recommended was written by Donald R. Prothero.
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On December 5, 2008 over 200 recently-fired workers at the Republic Window and Doors factory in Chicago occupied their plant...six days later Bank of America and other lenders...agreed to pay the workers the approximately $2 million owed to them...But the workers didn't stop th …
Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee are reportedly holding up approval of Barack Obama's nominee for attorney general, Eric Holder, until he promises not to prosecute any former Bush administration officials for their part in approving torture.
The scale and rapidity of the layoff announcements are bringing the historic dimensions of the economic crisis into focus. John Challenger, CEO of the employment-tracking firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc., commented on the day's bloodletting.
In his weekly comment Sunday, New York Times columnist Frank Rich, taking his cue from Obama's inauguration speech, asserts that the American people share the blame for the financial crisis. Rich writes that "Obama wasn't just rebuking the outgoing administration.
John Thain, the CEO of brokerage house Merrill Lynch, who guided his firm's absorption by Bank of America, was fired yesterday by BOA head Ken Lewis after it was learned that Merrill had brought $15.31 billion in fourth quarter losses onto the bank's balance sheet.
The Obama brand of business as usual will sell for a while.
The specific reason for the murder of Markelov and who ordered it have not yet been established.
In feudal times the coronation of a new king served similar purposes, and the more astute and 'progressive' monarchs very much encouraged the participation of the 'rabble': the king was meant to be seen as the 'people's king' and much effort was spent to encourage a symbolic iden …
In his inaugural address Tuesday, President Barack Obama offered nothing in the way of concrete pledges or programs to confront the economic crisis or bring an end to war. Instead, he indicated that the American people would have to accept even greater sacrifices.
The overall goal of both parties is to use any financial rescue to lower workers' wages and benefits in order to increase the auto bosses' profit margins.
In 1936, the phenomenon of Stalinism was entirely new and unexpected. It was not explained or even anticipated in the classical texts of Marx and Engels.
In the Iranian revolution of 1979 precisely this scenario took place.
One of the big lies of the populist right is that immigrants are U.S. workers' enemies and that they take their jobs. The truth is that the only reason immigrants are denied citizenship in the first place is to lower the wages and conditions of work for all workers.
The question of Islamic fundamentalism has been one of the central tactical issues facing Marxists over the past few decades.
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