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Renewable energy can green America's environment, economy, and democracy
The Bible tells us that on the sixth day, God created man, allowing him to live in the lush Garden of Eden and be steward of the whole Earth. That hasn't worked out so well. ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
Obama's reform plan is to "watch" Wall Street rather than restructure it
This hard experience is why you'll sometimes hear farm folks use a cautionary expression when others have high expectations that something good is about to happen. "I hope ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
Populism is Not a Style, It's a People's Rebellion Against Corporate Power
The very essence of populism is its unrelenting focus on breaking the iron grip that big corporations have on our country--including on our economy, government, media, and ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
Time for real workplace democracy-- not the phony company version
It's always touching to hear top management almost sob with concern about employee rights, but Mr. Marcus is flat wrong. EFCA does not eliminate the secret ballot. The entire ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
Senators bail out their banker buddies but stiff workers and their unions
The reason that the Wall Street bailout has not worked is quite elementary. Congress and the White House attached no requirement whatsoever that the recipients of our money ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
DoSomething!
At least since the days of Ronald Reagan, corporate interests have aggressively spread the myth that the American people hate unions. Not so. In fact, 68% of the public today ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
Heartless Phil and "honorable lobbyists" would run McCain's White House
"Tell me with whom you walk," goes the old adage, "and I'll tell you who you are." Candidate McCain is walking cozily with a coterie of corporate lobbyists, executives, and ...Posted by Tanya J. Maurer -
SPECULATORS AND OUR FOOD: EIEIO!
Speculators have long messed with farmers by artificially manipulating prices on everything from corn to soybeans. But now they're pooling up billions of dollars from global ...Posted by Naomi Isler -
Who are the big-money givers behind the candidates?
The Democratic party certainly needs to be re-engineered to meet the massive democratic potential of the internet and to open itself to the demands of a restive electorate. ...Posted by Naomi Isler -
Subsidizing Manure Lagoons
In 2002, as these massive-scale livestock operations were spreading across rural America, corporate lobbyists quietly changed a farm conservation program to make these outfits ...Posted by Dwight Rousu
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