Daily Archives: April 18, 2006

Tracking the Growth of American Authoritarianism

“Can There Really Be Fascist People In A Democracy?”
Libertarians are stealthily taking over America.
Since the 1971 Powell Memo, America has moved closer and closer to Fascism.

 

An American Caste System In the Works? – Rich Make Significant Strides While Poor Fall Farther

Posted on April 18, 2006 by Jim Vogas

A full-time worker making the minimum wage earns $5.15 an hour. (no raise since 1997) Last year, the CEO of Wal-Mart earned $3,500 an hour. (679 times what the minimum-wage earner makes) The CEO of Halliburton earned about $8,300 an … Continue reading →

  • Related NPR Stories: <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5171690" target="_blank" title="The Living Wage: A Hand Up, or Bad for Business?">Ed Gordon explores the issue with economists David Swinton of Benedict College in Columbia, S.C., and Bernard Anderson, professor of management at the University of Pennsylvania.</a>
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April, 2006, WAWG Index – Up 2.3%

Posted on April 18, 2006 by Andy Hailey

In this seventh survey of the web, the WAWG index group average was up by 2.3 percent from March, 2006. Of the fourteen items tracked, 8 were down, 6 were up, and 0 were unchanged. The cumulative change for the … Continue reading →

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