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Inequity kills economies: economies now run countries

“Principles have no real force except when one is well fed.” Mark Twain Politicians used to understand this. Promises of a better tomorrow, with jobs, a standard of living higher than it is today- were standard campaign promises. Now, we have “hope” and “change” with no promise whatsoever. If we likened life to a game Read More

Haiti and the U.S.- a long history of blunders

While Haiti isn’t on most American’s radar, until a disaster strikes, we’ve been screwing the country for the last hundred or so years. In fact, our “help” has actually caused many of the conditions that made this earthquake even more deadly. For a great synopsis of our history, read this piece from the St. Petersburg Read More