Separation of church and state protects rights
Right now, America faces a number of pressing issues: A weak economy, high unemployment, a growing gap between the rich and poor, a crumbling infrastructure, poor health care, and increasing […]
Author: Max Bartlett
Don’t throw away your right to vote
There is a popular story in politics: dead men and their dogs vote in Chicago.
Commodities speculation is unethical
The latest “get rich quick” scheme for American investors: Steal food from the hungry. But do it legally. It’s called commodity speculation.
Alabama immigration law impractical, unethical
In June, Alabama passed HB 56, an anti-immigration law. The law, officially titled the “Beason-Hammon Alabama Taxpayer and Citizen Protection Act,” is the toughest immigration law in America. If police […]
Support Idaho unions, support Idaho students
This week, an Idaho state court upheld the “Students Come First” public school reforms. For those of you not up on your Orwellian legislation titles, the “Students Come First” laws […]
Broken corporate banking system doesn’t add up
The Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) bailout gave American banks more than $350 billion. The federal stimulus program handed them another $580 billion and the Federal Reserve also threw $1.5 […]
Election system hurts voters
Like Christmas, election season begins earlier every year. Once, it began with the party primaries, then the pre-primary debates, then the pre-debate speculation. Potential presidential candidates now announce that they’re […]
Working class needs to stand up to rich
After almost three years in office and gradual rightward drifting on the part of President Barack Obama, election season is here again. That means we will once again see President […]