Raise the Hammer

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Section: US Politics

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• Eat Your Cats and Dogs - Still more lies and deceptions will surely hit as the fear-selling two-party plutocracy works hard to convince Americans prior to the coming election that things have turned better. Published 2008/10/02

• War against Iran an Uncertain Future - An attack on Iran doesn't seem as certain as the war against Iraq always did. Public pressure combined with political courage could reverse seemingly determined war efforts. Published 2008/03/24

• Smarter Tools of Tyranny - There are no easy paths to restore power to the people. But here are three strategies worth considering. Published 2008/02/14

• Guantanamo as a Symbol - The prison is arguably one of the worst mockeries of international law, which was itself drafted partly by American legal experts. Published 2008/01/18

• Americans Unready to Revolt, Despite Revolting Conditions - Part of the genius of our contemporary ruling class elites is that they have engineering a state of political and economic oppression that paradoxically is still embraced by the Lower Class. Published 2007/06/27

• The Evils of Lesser Evil Voting - Lesser evil voting is phony voting, and it produces a phony political system. Published 2007/06/07

• Finding Hope In A Dismal World - Americans can successfully pressure Congress and state legislatures to hold a national convention to consider proposals for amending the Constitution. Published 2007/05/18

• Economic Inequality and the 'C' Word - Eventually the inherent fundamental absurdities of the global economic system will prove unsustainable. Published 2007/04/30

• From Economic Apartheid to Political Revolution - We have a plutocratic corporate state that now has taken economic inequality to new levels - in fact to what now is a sick and shameful condition of economic apartheid. Published 2007/04/10

• Mandatory Voting Toward a Healthy Democracy - Now is the time for one bold constitutional amendment that can grab public attention and move the nation forward. Published 2007/03/19

• It's Time to Let the People Amend the US Constitution - Congress and powerful elites continue to deny our right to a convention held under Article V of the United States Constitution. Published 2007/02/26

• US Must Recover from Delusional Politics - Will Americans learn to trust their fellow citizens or stay stuck on stupidly backing serial political betrayers? Published 2007/02/09

• Obama: The Democratic Messiah? - Barack Obama needs to demonstrate that he is not just another false idol. Published 2007/01/24

• Economic Apartheid - Deep and pervasive economic disparities threaten national and global stability. Published 2007/01/10

• Honest Centrism for Populist Democracy - Like other terms, "centrist" has become another linguistic weapon of mass deception when used by mainstream politicians. Published 2006/12/13

• Third Parties Fight for American Democracy - The time is long overdue for Americans to stop voting for candidates that can win, and start voting for those that should win. Published 2006/11/23