Economy

Democracy, Economy, Green Party, National Politics, on Obama January 22, 2013

‘US accelerating in wrong direction’ – Jill Stein in exclusive interview

The Voice of Russia January 19, 2013 Just days away from the inauguration of President Barack Obama, Capitol Affairs takes a look with the help of Jill Stein, former presidential candidate for the Green Party, at the state of politics, the state of the country and what the re-election of Obama means for the country. The entire interview will be aired on Monday, inauguration day, but here is the first part. Dr. Jill Stein is a Doctor of Internal Medicine having obtained her degree from Harvard Medical School. She is the member of the Green Party and ran for a…

Economy, Green Party, National Politics January 4, 2013

Bipartisan fiscal scam lays groundwork for austerity

jillstein.org by Jill Stein As daylight begins to shine on the fiscal cliff deal just passed by Congress, it’s clear the expected bipartisan betrayal has occurred. And even worse, it lays the groundwork for much more to come. In brief, the deal protects wealthy households earning up to $450,000 annually from tax increases, as it makes Bush tax cuts permanent for 98.5% of Americans. With this provision, Obama broke his promise to raise taxes on those earning over $250,000 per year. The deal also ended the payroll tax holiday, hitting vulnerable working and middle class families with significant tax increases…

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Democracy, Economy, National Politics November 19, 2012

People have the power to make necessary changes

Move To Amend by Andy Douglas November 12, 2012 A few weeks ago I attended a conference on Economic Democracy in Madison. It’s a subject I consider intensely important — everyday people’s control over their own economic destiny. The conference inspired, informed and provoked, and I wanted to share some highlights. Keynote speaker John Nichols, correspondent for The Nation and CNBC commentator, called economic democracy the great moral struggle of America. It goes back to the founding stages of our country (when only 4 percent of the population could vote). The founders knew slavery was a sin, he said, but…

Economy, Environment, Green Party July 9, 2012

St. Vrain Valley Voices: Disguised attack on democracy

Times Call By Ron Forthofer [Colorado Green Party member and former candidate for Congress] July 5, 2012 Years ago, corporate America concocted a scheme to advance its interests and increase its profits and power. However, this scheme — new investment rights that could pose a challenge to democracy and sovereignty — would come at a high cost to the public. Corporate America, particularly gigantic banks, had a problem though. How could they con the people into going against their own best interests? Supporters of this scheme used “free trade” in naming most versions of this scheme, for example, the North…

Economy, National Politics, occupy January 21, 2012

Extreme Inequality or Democracy?

by Ron Forthofer Dissident Voice January 18, 2012 Last autumn, likely due to the Occupy movement, there was a shift of media attention from debt reduction and the cutting of vital public programs (for example, Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid) to the issue of extreme wealth and income inequality in America. Extreme inequality is of concern for many reasons, but Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis provided perhaps the most crucial reason when he said: “We can have democracy in this country or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can’t have both.” Many…