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True Prosperity: Becoming an employee of the Universe
I love the word prosperity. Prosperity represents a fulfilling life encompassing not only material wealth but happiness and genuine fulfillment. I think of it as a state where abundance is free to flow uninhibited through all areas of one’s life. I think you could say most people long to live in ... … Read entire article »
The Politics of Fear in America: A Nation at War with Itself
“Fear is the foundation of most governments.” – John Adams. Turn on the TV or flip open the newspaper on any given day, and you will find yourself accosted by reports of government corruption, corporate malfeasance, militarized police and marauding SWAT teams. America is entering a new phase, one in which ... … Read entire article »
I Was Fooled by the War-Makers
Twenty years ago, as I was completing my freshman year in college, I was a full-blown neoconservative. Except I didn’t know it. Having concluded that I was not a leftist, I simply decided by process of elimination that I must be a Rush Limbaughian. Like most people, I was unaware that ... … Read entire article »
Democracy is Destroying Your Wealth and Freedom
Although almost every democratic country suffers from bloated government, over-regulation, heavy taxation and enormous public debts, few people see a causal connection between these problems and the democratic system itself. For many, the solution to these problems is more democracy, not less. Democracy tends to be equated by many people with ... … Read entire article »
Voting is an Exercise in Futility
“A people should know when they are conquered.” Maximus responds, “Would you, would I?” – From the movie Gladiator. One hundred years ago the American republic was overthrown and captured by financial elites and money power during the Taft and Wilson administrations, the first Republican and the second Democrat. Both the ... … Read entire article »
Lakota Sioux Nation Leaves America
America betrayed them and all Native Peoples. Throughout US history and earlier, genocide was policy. Historian Ward Churchill explained four centuries of systematic slaughter. It went on from 1492-1892. It continues today against Native culture. Churchill estimated around 100 million Native People throughout the Americas “hacked apart with axes and swords, ... … Read entire article »
Killed For Exposing Truth
He knew what was at stake. “My people are dying and I am waiting my turn,” he wrote. Maya knew that powerful forces were at work maligning his country. The 33-year-old journalist placed his own life in danger on several occasions because he wanted the world to know the truth about ... … Read entire article »