The leveling of America by Congressional desire

By James A. George, YankeeJimsAmerica, the American Political System Being a global competitor means equal-pay-for-equal-work by a global standard where salaries are determined by adjusting the base line for...

From Madoff to Murdoch to Greece: Whatever Happened to Ethics?

"When work is a pleasure, life is a joy! When work is a duty, life is slavery."Maxim Gorky (1868-1936), Russian novelist, author, and playright The former head of the biggest stock exchange in the world swindles his clients. The editors and journalists of Britain's largest...

Immigrants and the Fallacy of Labour Scarcity

By Sam Vaknin Author of "Malignant Self-love: Narcissism Revisited" Jean-Marie Le Pen - France's dark horse presidential contender - is clearly emotional about the issue of immigration and, according to him, its correlates, crime and unemployment. His logic is dodgy at best...

Maine Now Second State to Push Child Labor

Wish the citizens were allowed to come up with ways to get around stuff like this!  It all comes down to money, yet they will keep making their high wages.  Why is it that some Republican lawmakers really want to see the return of child labor? State legislative...

When Jaxport facts mislead the public

Jaxport port director  Rick ferin says he felt presured by Carnival cruise lines to put a cruise terminal in Mayport, due to height restrictions posed by the Dames point Bridge after reseaching the claim by...

Two-headed eagle: Look to your right

Russia has been described as a two-headed eagle, with one of its heads looking westward and the other looking eastward. The following is an argument why it should spend more time looking toward Western Europe and less time looking toward China.It has been frequently stated...

American powerful and their politics

In America wealth is power. In a capitalistic society everything is about money as that translates to power and control over one’s destiny.  I have never been one to complain about capitalism, but now I am...

Immigration and Amnesty and Racism, Oh, My!

I have just finished re-reading "Infidel," written by Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a Somali born Dutch politician who now lives in the United States and works for the American Enterprise Institute.  Whew, what a mouthful.   I used to be one of those people who scoffed at...

All things will be equal…eventually

When I hear people complain and blame unions for the disappearance of manufacturing America, I shake my head in disgust. The unions have worked to uphold the standard for most people who are in the working class....

Right to organize and the need to organize labor

Manufacturing.Net reports that the UAW President attacked Toyota for expanding operation in non-union Mississippi while closing those in unionized California.   The story brings to light a number of...

Chinese workers want own leaders-asserting individualism

Read between the lines. Chinese workers are advancing toward individual freedom. The government officially sanctions organizations of representation. Soon, that will be challenged. Big brothers are still watching....

Advancing economy produces change in China

Can’t stop the roaring dragon. The China economic express is steaming down the tracks. While the leadership mechanism and government bureaucracy will provide natural resistance, the massive number of people...

National Bureau of Economic Research: 28-Mos US Recession Ongoing

Economists at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) announced on Monday that they couldn't confirm the recession, begun in December 2007 and longer than the Great Depression , is over despite positive...

Canada must do more to curb human trafficking: report

" Law enforcement officials must do more to protect Canadians, particularly women and children, from being dragged into the sex trade against their will, a new report says. The report, issued by the U.S. State...

Labor Could Lose Next General Election In UK

"   "  Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s prospects in a general election within the next year took a further blow on Friday when the opposition Conservatives won a by-election victory in a...

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