Shall We Blow Up Mountains?

By Jim Hoover http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGXQ1Xwn4ws&feature=player_detailpage#t=63s Unlike traditional coal mining, dynamiting the tops of pristine mountains to extract coal, permanently alters the beauty of the landscape. The Appalachian Mountain System, running 2000 miles from Newfoundland to central Alabama, has graced the landscape of what is the eastern US today, originally formed…

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Obama: No We Can’t!

By: Jim Hoover Obama needs about one billion dollars to get re-elected next year, and he will get the money from the rich. Therefore, he must prove the perspective of the well-heeled, like the old classic song, “You belong to me.” He knows that while Republicans will agitate over…

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To What am I Entitled?

By: Michael Tuosto The modern American liberal has drifted far from the true liberal ideas that The Enlightenment gave birth to.  Individual liberty was the corner stone of the original liberal ideology.  This type of liberty is made possible only through self-reliance and in the absence of a big,…

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Republicans Speak for God?

By Jim Hoover Seeing the weak Republican presidential field, Rick Perry (above) looks good to Republican kingpins. Whether Rick Perry runs for president or not is immaterial. As another radicalized Republican, he is forced to follow the extremist path carved by Republican leadership, one supported by corporate money. That…

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Career: The Military Option

By: Cunningham             So, you’re thinking about serving in the military to begin your career?  I know.  You’ve seen the commercials on TV where they attempt to tap into your ego, get you all pumped up about how much of an honor it is to ‘serve your country,’ and…

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Christie not Spelled ‘Christ’

By Jim Hoover Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey is being courted to run for president. Perhaps it relates to his extremism. The Republican base likes radical right-wingers. How can we identify his right-wing stripe? Look at him, listen to him, and watch him. He is large. He is…

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Blame it on George W?

By: Jim Hoover Now I know what die-hard conservatives will say without even looking at the chart above: you’re blaming it all on George W. again. Conservatives do have a point. We should blame it on the ignorance and apathy of too many American voters, interference and manipulation of…

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