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Themes from Democracy in America

Alexis de Tocqueville’s political masterpiece, “Democracy in America”, touches on several core themes that define the main messages of the book. The most important one of these is based on equality in...

0 comments    america united states philosophy
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5 Business Buzzwords That Make Me Wanna Gag

Eliza Doolittle sang this phrase in My Fair Lady when she finally was about to puke over Henry Higgins' and Freddie Einsfordhill's tendency to be all talk and no action. Could this same notion be true today...

7 comments    business word organization
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The U.S. Melting Pot - Myth or Reality?

Is the U.S. melting pot theory myth or reality? It did exist - at least for awhile. Every school age kid in the US learns how immigrants from all over the world came to the U.S. in the 1800s through the...

12 comments    politics gay lesbian
Give Me Campaign Finance Reform or Give Me Death74

Healing America's Political System - Part II

Give Me Campaign Finance Reform or Give Me Death Structure of the American Political SystemThe American political system was designed by the founders of our republic to be an open system. Our constitution and...

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Good Night and Good Luck - Edward R. Murrow

Edward R. Murrow People throughout the ages have struggled to gain freedom. Our forefathers and foremothers fought for independence. In our own times we Americans have struggled to define what it means to be...

4 comments    america communism cbs
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End of Capitalism and Rise of Socialism: Can Marxism Explain the Economy and Society in the United States Today?

Carl Marx believed that there are two major outcomes of prolonged capitalism. The first outcome is the gradual formation of a smaller and wealthier social class (the capitalists). Because the wealth of...

4 comments    education politics socialism
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Heroines of the Month (October): When African American Women Run For President

Decades before Senators Clinton and Obama, African American women have thrown their hats into the ring. In fact, there is an African American woman candidate running in 2008. Here is a brief overview.

2 comments    education women politics
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Sarah Palin. Wonder Woman or Savonarola in a Skirt

Who and what is Sarah Palin? Is she Wonder Woman breaking up a crime ring in Gotham,a book burning religious fanatic, or both. Is it lipstick on a pig or super Sarah? Inquiring minds want to know.

58 comments    women politics media
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Russians Driving American Army Hummers In Training Exercise

Watching the News 5 mintues ago, I saw video made today, August 19, 2008, of the Russian Army Training in American Army Hummers.They have also moved missles into the country that can hit every city in the...

3 comments    politics america training
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The Dangerous Socialism of Universal Health Care

Long have the discordant cries for universal health care echoed o'er the mountains and plains of our great nation. A favorite topic for radicals, bleeding hearts, and cancer patients, universal health care...

4 comments    health politics humor
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