When I began this blog in 2001, I was appalled by President Bush's headlong rush to an illegal war (we were not in fact under attack). As time wore on and Bush began his assault on the Constitution and any people bold enough to criticize, I believed that "the republic is endangered more by actions of our own government than by those of any terrorist." With the election of a high-minded, compassionate, intelligent man like Barack Obama, my fears have ceased.
"Honor them with peace, not war"
United for Peace
Monday, September 01, 2003
From the New Statesman 9-1-03 online:
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Sinking fortunes of the middle class
From the New Statesman 9-1-03 online:
Under the economic policies that define "globalisation", the poor and the middle classes in the major western economies have had their real incomes cut, and now enjoy a smaller share of their national GDPs. The build-up of debt is not their fault. They (and their children at university) have been forced to borrow to compensate for the fall in their incomes. The rich, enjoying their inflated assets, have not needed to borrow, and therefore have low levels of debt. Unlike their middle-class neighbours, they are not boosting the economy by spending; they are just sitting on the rising value of assets. --Ann Pettifor Coming Soon: The New Poor
Palema
10:14 AM
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