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In Favor of Letter Writing as Political Activism
Are you American? Or a United States citizen, more specifically? Have you ever written a real paper letter to your representative in Congress? Or to a Senator? If yes, what fired you up enough to get you to write? How long ago was it? Do you ever go publicly protest, and hold a sign? Been out recently? Do you fill out petitions online? Do ( Read more... ) -
Americans cranky about how things are going (poll results)
NYT/CBS poll on mood of Americans: we're cranky, displeased
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Eliot Spencer vs the Fed and the Banks
Nice, simple explanation here of what has happened with the federal reserve, banks, and the bailout. Spitzer gets it. This is why I still give Obama an F on the economy.
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HR1207, the bill to Audit the Fed, now has 100 cosponsors!
The proposed bill simply requires that our Federal Reserve be transparent and accountable. Congress is coming around, seeing the value in knowing the doings of our central bank. If your congressperson isn't supporting it yet, it might be a good time to suggest they consider it. Seems like people want our congress to take a little more interest ( Read more... )
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