Young people voting for the first time today don't know about a time when the people were considered to be the owners of the state's and country's resources.
I wonder why no one has pointed out the real reason the Republicans filibustered the "stimulus bill" this week?
When a story is featured at the Drudge Report, you always have to ask why, and ask what is the right wing's intent behind getting this story into circulation.
The reality is that the budget cannot be fixed with budget cuts or more borrowing. We need to increase taxes.
Think up something that will divide the Democrats and cause a lot of hurt, hopefully to the point where many voters will decide not to even vote.
Corporations are able to get their way by intimidating employees with the fear of losing our jobs to outsourcing, and intimidate governments by threatening to move to lower wage countries.
If we really want long-term, structural changes in the way the public votes, the way to do this is to reach them outside of the electoral process.
Do you know about the California yacht tax loophole? Here is how it works: Regular people like you and me have to pay sales taxes on the things we bu...
Under our laws, corporations are fictional persons with certain rights. They can own assets, employ agents and engage in contracts just like people. But unlike you or me, they have none of the responsibilities.
The massing of assets and resources into corporate hands takes away the people's ability to decide to build museums and fund schools.
