Proposals to Change Social Security Benefits
“The key problem for Social Security is that, as the population ages, soon there will not be enough people paying Social Security taxes to provide benefits for every retired person.” (Dilulio & Wilson 486). This is why so many politicians have proposed ch
News Flash! We’re Not Going To Invade Aruba!
Sometimes that history is lost even by some conservatives. History being lost on liberals I understand. Considering that they are eternally wed to provably failed ideas such as fascism, socialism, communism or any other form of top down government you can
The Route to Democracy
Fifteen hours is a tremendous barrier. It is the obstacle preventing one village from attaining the assistance of another and surviving a drought. It is the reason a trip to the hospital, or receiving an education, aren’t realistic options. Fifteen hours
Not your Traditional Office Politics
Many people confound themselves with the same denial and the
same definition of office politics: bad, deceitful, backstabbing,
brown-nosing – all of the slimy things we often think of, both in
and out of the office, when we hear the word "politics."
Democracy in Nepal: Role of the Youth
The youth of any country are the soul of that society, the essence that makes the society progress, regress or digress. The relationship between youth and the community is as intrinsic as the spin of the particles that make up the atoms. Without one, the
What Social Security Trust Fund: Fire the Politicians!
The most obvious explanation is politics, but we're running out of time for finger pointing, and Social Security is solvable in a surprisingly painless manner. It will require a whole new approach that uses old ideas and institutions in ways that most of
Peoples Power Prevails
This uprising cut across all barriers -economic, social and
political- to unite the people of Nepal in a joint movement to
overthrow the autocratic regime of the King and reinstate people's power in the form of democracy. It was a broad based people's m
Covering for Power
or three years, the Bush administration called the tune, and the New York Times danced. In the run-up to the Iraq War, the newspaper, led by Miller's dispatches, acted as a conveyor belt for the lies of Iraqi exiles, channeling their self-serving distorti
How To Win & Lose An Election
What all the political gurus, that the major politicians all have who are the architects their campaigns, are all being increasingly aware of is how the New Media is enhancing and destroying political campaigns. In fact this is fast becoming the secret to
Famous Filibusters in Political History
The filibuster as a political delaying tactic has been a part of the American political process since the adoption of the U.S. Constitution. Though it was not used in the early years of the nation, the filibuster has been used hundreds of times since the
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