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Basic Fairness

Limbaugh concedes, "this is not going to go down well among people who have this notion that fairness is the overriding objective of any society."

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Religious Freedom

However, what's really marked past atrocities in the long run has never been the act of the mad man but the response of humanity.

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Sifting Through the Unemployment News

The numbers for people who have been out of work for 27 weeks or more and are still searching remains unchanged.

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Race Against Time

Overt acts of racism can be limited by laws or curbed by social pressure, but an actual shift in the nation's consciousness takes generations to accomplish

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Of Junk Food and Junk News

Just as an experiment - instead of cable news watch PBS or listen to NPR. Try it. It's like going from Oreos to oat bran. There's a sudden withdrawal.

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Our Better Angels

Arizona has suffered economically for years from a wave of people illegally crossing the border from Mexico and has asked repeatedly for help with no real response from the federal government.

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Needed -- Plain English

August 10, 2010 by Tom Purcell

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"My question to you is simple," I said, as I sat across from the government bureaucrat and his interpreter. "Why doesn't the government communicate in plain English?"

"Your query poses prospective considerations," said the bureaucrat, "that rise above and beyond the level of considerations that the voter-taxpayer may be prepared to rise above and beyond."

"Huh?" I said to his interpreter.    Read more

Sifting Through the Unemployment News

August 10, 2010 by Martha Randolph Carr

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Unemployment News
The numbers for people who have been out of work for 27 weeks or more and are still searching remains unchanged.

The new unemployment numbers were released Friday by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics and on the surface the rate is unchanged at 9.5 percent. However, there's a lot that can be discerned about what's really going on by looking just below the surface.    Read more

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You Can't Polish a Turd

August 2, 2010 by George Fripley

You can’t polish a turd! This is an old saying with which prospective government employees should become familiar. Do not misunderstand me; the public service is a fine occupation for the young person wondering what to do with their lives, or how best they may be able to serve their fellow human beings.    Read more

What do you think is the biggest challenge facing the United States?

The Center-Not-Right

July 28, 2010 by Tina Dupuy

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Is our nation really right-of-center? It's a quick throwaway-line parroted by Republican talking heads. According to Republicans, they speak for us - they are the voice of the "people" - and all Americans agree with the Right.

Hardly.    Read more

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Environment

THE POLITICUS
07/13/10
We Have Met The Enemy And He Is Us

There are over 240 million gas and diesel-burning vehicles in the U.S.; the vast majority were designed with power (not efficiency) in mind and their size is often grossly out of proportion to the task for which they are employed.

Government

Tom Purcell
07/13/10
Navigating the Second Amendment in Washington, D.C.

"Too bad," said my friend. "If the muggers feared we had a gun, they might be inclined to leave us alone."

Economy

win-ru
06/29/10
GOOGLE VERSUS CHINA: New round

While Yahoo! just follows the globalization, having provided the popular services to the users, Google actually promotes it. It wishes to "bring the freedom to every home" and is an ally to quite a number of specialized corporations, international and state structures with the certain technological and technical opportunities. "Freedom" at that, turns out to be a total control as long as the information doesn’t vanish but rather stays at Google servers, with the help of technology providing its very circulation.

Health

THE POLITICUS
03/21/10
Tea party protesters scream 'nigger' at black congressman

"It surprised me that people are so mean and we can't engage in a civil dialogue".

Politics

win-ru
06/29/10
ESTONIA: Syndrome of inertial Rusophobia

Inertial Rusophobia is very uncomfortable. According to a proverb it looks like a suitcase without a handle: it’s uncomfortable to carry it but it’s impossible to throw it away. It is highly important now when the issue of lifting visa regime between the EU and Russia is on agenda. The nationalists lose a subsequent trump card which they used to demonstrate with a mood of superiority: well, at least we move in Europe like at home. It turns out to be so: there is not need to join the EU to move freely in it.

Jobs

Tom Purcell
06/25/10
The Upside to Hiring Independent Contractors

Employers also must comply with a multitude of government mandates -- such as providing health insurance under President Obama's new plan -- that make them wary of hiring full-timers.

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