Greenspan: Patron Saint of America's Affluentocracy
No gold watch for Alan Greenspan as he retired from serving the elite – we can hardly call it public service! After almost two decades as Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, this Robin Hood for the rich and powerful was bestowed,..
The Great Miss Tipping Point waltzes onstage, two steps forward, one back, two more forward. Resplendent in shimmering green she pirouettes, spinning en pointe, then takes a quick bow to acknowledge applause. It’s an insouciant gesture, as if she’s appeared on cue rather than 30 years behind schedule. She’s creating quite a stir.
There are probably three things necessary if the United States government is to better provide for the American people: First, expose as baseless and harmful the pseudoscientific theories that claim to show that helping people actually hurts them, that charity is cruelty, that a higher minimum wage hurts workers, that health coverage leads to poor habits and health, that altruism doesn't "really" exist and therefore should not be engaged in, etc.
Come November some will head for the hills. Some will head for the polls. Some have already decided to sit this one out. Most will cast uninformed votes. A few will break the mold. They have done their homework. They will vote for peace and justice.
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Barack Obama, the US Democratic presidential candidate, has met Nuri al-Maliki, the Iraqi prime minister, for talks in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad.
