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Thursday, July 28, 2011

Brentwood Officials Are Still Covering Up Police Crimes

Brentwood cops are out of control. Borough council lets them get away with it. Terroristic threats, harassment, intimidation, and conspiracy when they think there are no witnesses. Brentwood needs to control its cops before someone gets killed. AGAIN.

Read More … http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/8269573/brentwood_officials_are_still_covering.html?cat=17

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Get Your Message to Your Legislators

Our schools are supposed to teach this stuff, but they don't want you to know it.

How many of those irritating “Make Congress do what we want. Sign our petition today” emails did you get today? They’re a popular community organizing tool, but they’re the least effective way to get your representatives’ attention. Find out the best way.

Read More … http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/8247027/get_your_message_to_your_legislators.html?cat=9

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Reimagining Capitalism: From the Ground Up

Capitalists are bullies. Pure capitalism is a massive failure. Most Americans can’t define capitalism, but think that our Constitution requires it because our schools yield politically and economically illiterate citizens. We can create a new capitalism.

Read More … http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/8231209/reimagining_capitalism_from_the_ground.html?cat=9

Saturday, July 2, 2011

Read the Declaration of Independence

The Declaration of Independence was more a process than a moment in history. This act of treason against an empire sparked the Revolutionary War and, eventually, the United States of America. It is not, and has never been, a law, but it is worth reading.

Read More … http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/8200949/read_the_declaration_of_independence.html?cat=37

Friday, July 1, 2011

Infrastructure Spending Stimulates the Entire Economy


Every business that has ever sold anything to a construction company or a construction worker has benefitted from stimulus spending. The stimulus bill could have worked better if Republicans hadn’t hijacked one third of it for their own tax cuts.

Read More … http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/8190515/infrastructure_spending_stimulates.html?cat=55