Articles related to: politics
26: The Knives Are Out
The big guns within the Socialist party here in France are warming up for battle ahead of an election to choose a new leader even though that’s still over six months away.Segolene Royal officially a..
27: Can Obama Really Win?
Many thought the day would never come. A day that all Americans could prove to their children that they could become whatever they want in life no matter what their background is. A day that Americans..
28: Have We Achieved Our Objectives In Iraq?
Exactly where are we in this conflict? It's difficult to cut through to the truth with so much hot air coming from all sides. I decided to go back and read the Joint Resolution approved October 2002 b..
29: Will The Next Generation Of Leaders Please Stand Up?
When an assassin’s bullet ended the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1968, the Civil Rights Movement was at a crossroad. Many people in the movement did not have supreme confidence, including ..
30: The World Democracy Audit of the Year 2008
World audit in their 17th Democracy Audit of the Millennium announce that: out of 150 countries audited, (all those with a million or more population);The opportunity to cast a vote can be quite meani..
31: Is Traditional Politics Dead?
We Americans are a selfish bunch often becoming "patriotic" only when it helps our pocketbook. Our vote has become a self interest vote which is part of democracy's strength and also part of its wea..
32: Nine Proactives to End the War in Iraq and Affect Other Good Changes
Proactives are actions anyone can do to affect anything, including ending the war in Iraq. Electing Democrats did not end the war. Protesting, whining, complaining has not done it in five years and wi..
33: Investment Politics: Jobs, The Economy, and Social Security
Who wants to be a president; the President of the United States? Social Security reform is the winning ticket. Research supports the thesis that Social Security reform would provide all the lubricatio..
34: Penny Stock Investing In Election Years
Every four years, a United States Presidential election is held. As the election nears and the tickets have been established, there are only two possibilities for the next President in such a dominant..
35: Chinese Antiques, Napoleon - Let the Dragon Sleep. Who Listened?
Napoleon warned Europe that China was a sleeping dragon and it was wise to let her sleep. For if awakened, her roar would shake the earth. Did you feel that tremble? He spoke that at the height of his..
36: Is the Democratic Primary Destroying the Democrats?
Two months ago the Democrats were looking at numerous positive signals for their chances in the November election. First the polls of a generic Democrat versus a generic Republican showed Democrats l..
37: Investor Political Priorities - A Survey
Here we are, in the midst of a presidential campaign, trying to select a new leader for what is still the most economically powerful nation on Earth. The candidates are kissing all the babies they can..
38: Politics and the Burmese Ruby Boycott
A few years ago, my wife and I purchased from our Thai suppliers some rubies that were probably from Burma. We wondered what the conditions were under which they were mined and cut, and if owning rub..
39: The Corporate Income Tax - Investor Enemy Number Two
The Investor's Eye view of politics is a simplistic, practical, dot-connecting approach to sorting things out so that win/win change can be considered. Real World politics is not concerned with such ..
40: 18 In ’08 Gets My Vote
On October 1, I had the privilege to come to Rutgers to see a screening of 18 in '08, a documentary produced by David Burstein, a Haverford College freshman. The documentary's purpose: to get out the ..
41: An Honor Roll, Not A Watch List, For Colleges
Members of Congress on the House committee on education have come up with an absolute bonehead idea: to publish a "watch list" of schools that have increased tuition at rates higher than inflation.I a..
42: The Demos Year End 2008 Campaign Review: Obama Up, Clintons Tank, and John Out
As the year draws to a close, we Democrats must take stock of where we do and don't stand. 2008 is the year that the Bush's leave; thankfully as otherwise we would probably lose again. Assuming it a..
43: Tales Of Two Harvards
Journalist Hanna Rosin has written God's Harvard, a wonderful book about Patrick Henry College, a Christian school that its chancellor calls "a Harvard for the home-schooled."Rosin, who has covered re..
44: Populist Deception Fooling Latin America's Poor and USA's Gullible 'Intellectuals'
Some years back my pal Bill and I used to stop for a glass of wine at Pearl Alley after work. One night seated next to me was the editor of a local cartoon magazine specializing in anything anti-Ame..
45: Colleges Make Web-Based Response To College Rankings
Americans love rankings; educated consumers want to know what's the best on the market for autos, electronics, airline services, and hotels among other things. Educated businesspeople take high rankin..
46: Human Relations Education Once Considered 'Communist Plot'
Going back to 1980 to write The Sex Ed Chronicles required me to return to the 60's and 70's to get the political setting just right. Until I started my research, I did not know that sex education had..
47: Romney Can’t Take His Mitts Off Human Relations Education
Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney has fired two salvos on sex education since July, attacking Democratic candidate Barack Obama for his support of age-app..
48: Viewing American Politics From The Perspective Of Martians
I'm being silly, but indulge me here as I veer off into the realm of fantasy. Not *that* kind of fantasy, but the world from a Martian’s perspective.Say we're explorers from Mars sent to Washin..
49: SAT Optional Schools Not Always Easy Schools
It has been 30 years since I was a high school senior, but I had to take the SATs just as 11th and 12th graders do now. I did okay, but not good enough to get into my two first choice schools. Back th..
50: One Look At Excellent Colleges
This fall, as numerous college rankings hit the bookstores, I was curious to find an answer to the question: “What is an ‘excellent school’?†after a parent, prospective stud..
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