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Eugene Debs - "I am my Brother's Keeper."
Eugene Victor Debs was a shopkeeper's son from Terre Haute, Indiana. He would become one of America's most revered labor leaders through his leading role in the Pullman Strike of 1894; he is considered one of the nation's great orators, and was a founder of the Socialist Party. Nominated for President five times, Debs received nearly a million ( Read more... ) -
Collectible Games - Taking stock of the money I have wasted.
Over the years, I have gotten hooked on more collectible games than I care to admit, though there is one I keep coming back to....just because it is the easiest one to find people to play with. That one, of course, is Magic the Gathering. I don't actually think it is the best of the bunch but a game like it is only as good as the opponents ( Read more... ) -
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"I shall be asked if I am a prince or a legislator, to write on politics. I answer that I am neither, and that is why I do so. If I were a prince or a legislator, I should not waste time in saying what wants doing; I should do it, or hold my peace." -J.J. Rosseau -
YOU are not a Capitalist.
I don't know, maybe you are, but if you are reading this, I seriously doubt it. Even if you are making lots of money (as some of my friends do), this does not earn you a seat at the capitalist table. You may think that the capitalist system is good for the world, but this does not make you a capitalist. I realized this last weekend while ( Read more... ) -
Sorry I've been so quiet the last few months....
I got laid off from my job and spent a few months on sabbatical from my computer (as much as possible) while figuring things out. I am now enrolled from school next semester and focused on that. -
Go Sanders!
The only Socialist in congress, Bernie Sanders, is presenting an amendment demanding transparency from the Federal Reserve.
This is something I can't stress enough. The right-wingers were screaming "Socialist!" when the Federal Reserve bailed out the "too big to fail" companies. Meanwhile, we socialists were screaming against it too. ( Read more... )
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