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Category Archives: Classics
Supreme Court may strangle our democracy by deregulating corporate contributions
In his excellent post of September 1, Doug Kendall, of the Constitutional Accountability Center, cites five reasons why the Citizens United Case, which seeks to overturn all restrictions on corporate campaign contributions, is truly momentous. If the court rules in … Continue reading
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Strategy and Tactics 101
In the post President Obama still represents change I believe in, I claimed that President Obama is a strategic thinker and that the Bush Administration was all reactive tactics, particularly in the execution of its “War on Terror.” In this, … Continue reading
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Zen Explained, sort of
I’m part of a small group enthusiastically discussing Robert Pirsig’s book “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance.” Rereading this book is, for me, to revisit an old and very influential friend; one that I found irritating and rambling on … Continue reading
Regulating banks, businesses, markets and governments
Three contentious questions face Congress and the Obama Administration: How to regulate business and financial institutions to prevent future economic meltdowns? How to regulate the healthcare system so that it affordably covers everyone and provides choice? How to regulate the … Continue reading
Posted in Business Health, Classics, Sustainable Economies
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Tribalism undermines Wall Street reforms
The President’s financial reform plan falls short of what the nation needs. It bails out financial institutions but leaves them intact and allows their grossly overpaid executives to police themselves. These are obvious defects to those of us outside Wall … Continue reading
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Game all systems so that they adapt or fail
(2a: of natural laws) There’s a saying that “what doesn’t kill us makes us stronger.” Every living thing is gamed externally by competitors for food and reproductive rights and is gamed internally for its accumulated resources by other competitors we … Continue reading
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