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Tax the poor to feed the rich

Congress is hard at work extending a set of popular tax breaks.  Those for individuals include tuition credits, sales tax credits, and real estate tax credits.  For corporations, there are credits for the construction of housing developments, and a multitude…

YouTube & Politics II

This is the second in a series of posts written by D. J. Mitchell and Susan Cain. In the video above, a follower of the Rainbow Warrior movement merges the well-known words of Chief Seattle with prophesies from Hopi and…

YouTube and Politics I

This is the first of a series of articles co-written by D.J. Mitchell and Susan Cain on how YouTube is used in politics.  Susan has done most of the research. YouTube, the free video sharing site offers an incredible medium…

Pushing Back

(Vanessa Pike-Russell photo .) This is the third post in a series examining avenues available for creating change. Where we buy our food can be a revolutionary act.  It can continue to support the Wall Street-based system of national chains,…

Eat the Revolution

This is the second in a series of posts examining avenues available for creating change. How do we vote with our dollars?  Let’s take an example: buying food.  Choosing a loaf of bread can be a revolutionary act.  Consider: Wal-Mart…

Resistance is NOT futile

(The|G| image.) This is the first is a series of posts examining avenues available for creating change. “I don’t live in a democracy. Corporations & lobbyists determine my future. I think I might be living in the Corporation of the…