By E.J. Dionne, Jr.Our nation confronts a challenge this Fourth of July that we face but rarely: We are at odds over the meaning of our history and why, to quote our Declaration of Independence, “governments are instituted.”
Only divisions this deep can explain why we are taking risks with our country’s future we’re usually wise enough to avoid. Arguments over how much government should tax and spend are the very stuff of democracy’s give-and-take. Now, the debate is shadowed by worries (…)
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What Our Declaration Really Said
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July 4, 2011: The Cycle of Dependency and the Atrophy of Self-Reliance
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July 4, 2011: The Cycle of Dependency and the Atrophy of Self-Reliance
Charles Hugh Smith, July 2, 2011
The 4th of July marks the birth of the nation, and as such is a good time to distinguish between the nation and its Central government, the Savior State.
The 4th of July is a fitting day to ponder the reality that we are at Peak Government, and the Savior State is unsustainable. This is a matter of accounting: no nation can spend more than it generates in surplus real output forever. (…) -
’War on terror’ set to surpass cost of Second World War
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1 comment’War on terror’ set to surpass cost of Second World War
By Rupert Cornwell in Washington
Thursday, 30 June 2011
The total cost to America of its wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, plus the related military operations in Pakistan, is set to exceed $4 trillion – more than three times the sum so far authorised by Congress in the decade since the 9/11 attacks.
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This staggering sum emerges from a new study by academics at the Ivy-league Brown University (…) -
Stop US and Zionist war, occupation, holocaust and genocide: make 4 July Independence From America Day.
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1 commentThe World must stop Neocon American and Zionist Imperialist (NAZI) occupation and genocide variously in Occupied Palestine, Occupied Syria, Occupied Haiti, Occupied Somalia, Occupied Iraq and Occupied Afghanistan. The World should make 4 July Independence From America Day.
We all know the great words of the 4 July 1776 American Declaration of Independence: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain (…) -
T-Minus Two Months Until The $500 Billion Rolling Debt Ticking Timebomb Goes Off
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T-Minus Two Months Until The $500 Billion Rolling Debt Ticking Timebomb Goes Off
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 07/01/2011 14:07 -0400
Debt Ceiling Fitch New Debt Issuance ratings Ratings Agencies Reality
Ever since the famous Stanley Druckenmiller Op Ed published in early May, which called for an outright default of the US, saying it would not be the end of the world, and in fact the US would emerge stronger as a result of finally taking the first steps to getting its fiscal house in (…) -
letter of july to Obama
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Mr President Obama The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W.
Washington DC 20500
Mr President,
The five Cubans Gerardo Hernández Antonio Guerrero, Fernando González, Ramón Labañino, and René González, are imprisoned in your country for almost thirteen years now. They came to Miami to infiltrate the terrorist underworld in order to avoid the terrorist attacks that were increasing against tourist facilities in Havana during the eighties. The documents that the Cuban (…) -
Voters Evolt!
28 June 2011 par (Open-Publishing)
Voters Evolt! promotes a Peaceful Political Evolution consisting of a national voting holiday and uniform paper ballot which asks questions on a National Policy Referendum and provides for a Write-in Vote for President.
Interviews regarding the Evolt were conducted at the Netroots Nation Conference held in June 2011 in Minneapolis.
Among other political leaders, comments were obtained from five Congressmen, one U.S. Senator and three state representatives.
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When the Public Rises, We’ll Want an Ally in Congress
27 June 2011 par (Open-Publishing)
2 commentsFor the majority of people in the United States — a majority does not vote, a majority believes the government is broken, a majority thinks our public policy is headed in the wrong direction — the fact that we call this place a democracy is apparently outweighed by the fact that our national government almost never does what a majority of us want done. Some of the things we don’t want done include the destruction of the planet’s environment, the mass slaughter of war, the spreading of (…)
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The Federal Reserve Is Selling Paper Gold and Buying Physical Gold
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The Federal Reserve Is Selling Paper Gold and Buying Physical Gold The good ole "American way"—through proxies
BY ROB KIRBY 10/04/2010
A couple of weeks ago, I pitched an idea to some associates of mine who are involved in SERIOUS [tonnage] PRECIOUS METALS procurement—physical metal only—let’s just say HUGE money. I asked them if they would be interested in purchasing an “option”—cash up front—for the exclusive rights [first right of refusal on off-take] of a gold producer [miner] for a (…) -
Those Who Know Will Understand
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1 commentThose Who Know Will Understand
BY JR NYQUIST09/17/2010
According to some experts the U.S. economy is one “event” away from a catastrophic sequence. My own variation on this sequence goes something like this: first, the dollar collapses; second, the government’s response prevents any chance for recovery; third, political unrest and destabilization begins; last, the defensive function of the state fails as external and internal enemies take advantage of the country’s weakness. This (…)