Sorry the piece on Citizens United v FEC is slow to come.
I’ve been really busy with the Buddy Roemer for President Campaign, in full
disclosure. I don’t think it is having any affect, negative or positive, on my
journalistic integrity, though. Plus I’ve been having some technical problems,
trying to get my laptop fixed, which, if I can fix it, will increase my ability
to work. Anyway, without any further ado, the Middle of the Week ‘Rantings’
News Blast. Enjoy!
- Candidates seek to limit federal role in education
“When it comes to
education, the Republican field of presidential candidates has a unified
stance: Get the federal government out of schools. How they'd do that varies.”
Read about it here
- War Is a Force That Pays the 1 Percent: Occupying American Foreign Policy
“If the last decade was
the era of occupations that everyone called liberations, then the 99 percent movement
is seeking to make this the era of liberations everyone calls occupations.
‘It's clear that the interests of the majority of people in this country do not
align with the military-industrial complex who put corporate profiteering based
on destruction ahead of the needs of people,’ said Alex Kane, a journalist and
activist. ‘The nexus of power that Occupy is looking to challenge in this
country does not stop at Wall Street. Military profiteering is an integral part
of the system and it should be challenged.’”
Read
about it here
3.
The Need to Relocalize Our Economies
“For some people, particularly the young and the
old, the local mall or big-box retailer or superstore is an important part of
their social lives. They get exercise by walking up and down the aisles, greet
friends they see only there, and have a special and often inexpensive meal.
They notice what’s on sale and what’s new in stock, making both intentional
purchases and the occasional impulse buy.”
Read about it here
Well, I guess that’s it. Let me know what you think.
-
Joshua Fisher
Twitter: @JAFThrasher
Email: J.Fisher2028@yahoo.com
"Those that dream by night, in the dusty recesses of their mind, wake in the day to find that all was vanity, but the dreamers of the day, are dangerous men, for they may act out their dreams and make them real."
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