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Third Party opinion piece from 2012
Third party candidates are usually regarded as "spoilers" that ruin the elections of the two-party system. That in itself is part of the problem; the two parties want to scare people that could potentially be lured into voting for someone else by saying "you'll be electing the OTHER guy." Personally, I feel that the third parties would do best by ( Read more... ) -
Monday, the 6th - Silent Protest for Liberty & Justice for the People of America
I have created an event on Facebook called: "Buy Nothing! - Hit 'Em Where It Hurts"
It is a silent protest against the Trump Administration and the Corporations funding it. If you would like to join, here is the link to the event: https://www.facebook.com/events/632973416889378/ Even if you can't do it, share it with your friends and on Twitter. ( Read more... ) -
On the failure of multiculturalism in Europe
I'd like to springboard off of this post in another community to discuss a disturbing development in European culture and politics caused by the Syrian refugee crisis. In my view, it really calls into question whether we can really all just get along ( Read more... ) -
Recession?
I am hoping our mods find this post acceptable. We have an item of liberal interest going on right now over in the_recession. It seems that recession has become quite plausible in 2016, or not. In the spirit of a livejournal global economic poll we did a few years back, taking advantage of the truly global reach of eljay to encourage as wide a range of opinions ( Read more... ) -
Understanding the Financial Doomsday Machine
Do yourself a favor. Watch a short video.
Once you've done that, watch a not-as-short video. ( Or not. Your choice. ) -
I Did Not Know That: Southern Reconstruction and the Tea Party
I'll be the first to admit that most primary and even secondary educations are inadequate. No, scratch that: they are adequate for most things; for some things, they completely miss the point, because to come to the point they would have to address uncomfortable facts and what school wants to deal with uncomfortable stuff? That's just unnecessary ( Read more... ) -
Reasons to Revive Actual Liberalism
Ever since the "New Democrats" have installed themselves in the political scene, many of the standard rallying calls of the Progressive Movement have been sidelined into being mere tropes and tall tales. The problem, as I see it, is that these New Dems are, rather than the raging bull liberals of our past, merely steers who mewl rather than snort ( Read more... )
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