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Economy, Green Party, National Politics, on Obama March 1, 2013

Cut the Military Budget – Now

by Mark A. Dunlea It is time to cut the military budget. It has been time to cut the military budget for many years. Like right after WWII. Otherwise known as a peace dividend. Free up funds to pay for school, job training, health care, clear water and air, mass transit, housing, hunger, jobs. Under sequestration as part of the federal budget deficit deal, half the budget cuts would come from the military, around $45 billion a year – perhaps 6% of existing spending. That is way too little. Lawrence Korb, defense advisor for former President Reagan. estimates $150 billion…

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…

2012 Election, Environment, Green Party, on Obama October 25, 2012

Obama Has Promoted An Anti-Climate Change Agenda

OpEd News October 24, 2012 by Mark Dunlea Green Party’s Stein Climate Change Agenda ignored by national environmental groups Environmental groups have been complaining in the media that the words “climate change” were not mentioned in the recent Presidential debates. What the environmental groups should be complaining about is what Obama and Romney have said about climate change. And they should be concerned enough about climate change to publicize that there is a national Presidential candidate talking about climate change, the Green Party’s Jill Stein. The Green New Deal, the cornerstone of her campaign, calls for a massive investment in…

on Obama January 30, 2010

State of the Union Speech: Where is the Change?

by Ron Forthofer Although many people have given high marks to President Obama for his State of the Union speech, I think he failed to offer much change from many of former President George W. Bush’s failed policies. The Wall Street Bailout Perhaps Obama’s most important lack of change was his continuing Bush’s treatment of the banks and Wall Street. The Obama administration retained Ben Bernanke, the Bush appointee as head of the Federal Reserve, brought in Tim Geithner as Secretary of the Treasury and Larry Summers as the lead economic advisor. Geithner and Summers both have strong ties to…