Monthly Archives: December 2012

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.

 

The Price of Our Freedoms – Our Children’s Lives?, Our Representative Government?

Posted on December 24, 2012 by Andy Hailey

Based on the recent writings of Professor George Lakoff and the Newtown statements from our President, I posted the following to FB to contrast the conservative without conscience (CWC) and progressive moral values on the recent shootings in Newtown, CT. … Continue reading →

  • Related Web Article: <a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2011/01/the-geography-of-gun-deaths/69354/" target="_blank" title="Factors like drug use, stress levels, and mental illness are much less significant than might be assumed">The Geography of Gun Deaths</a>, <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/9414540/A-history-of-mass-shootings-in-the-US-since-Columbine.html" target="_blank" title="Since 1999 - Columbine">A history of mass shootings in the US since Columbine</a>
  • Supporting Articles: <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/george-lakoff/the-price-of-our-freedom_b_2314658.html" target="_blank" title="Democracy, as the president has said, begins with the people taking care of one another responsibly, importantly through government as an instrument of freedom.">The Price of Our Freedom</a>, <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/george-lakoff/michigans-new-corporate-law_b_2292001.html" target="_blank" title="the new Michigan law is a corporate servitude law">Michigan's New Corporate Servitude Law: It Takes Away Worker Rights</a>
  • Recent NPR Story: <a href="http://www.npr.org/2012/12/20/167694808/assault-style-weapons-in-the-civilian-market" target="_blank" title="turn to the much bigger, much more profitable American civilian market and make a lot more money doing that.">Assault-Style Weapons In The Civilian Market</a>
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A Simple Fact: During the 2014-15 biennium, poor women in Texas will deliver an estimated 23,760 more babies than they would have, as a result of their reduced access to state-subsidized birth control at an additional cost to taxpayers of $273 million

Posted on December 19, 2012 by Jim Vogas
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A Simple Fact: Texas Has Enough Money On-Hand to Undo All the School Budget Cuts

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Jim Vogas
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Neoliberalism Threatens Our Democracy By Replacing Our Social State with a Punishing State

Posted on December 5, 2012 by Andy Hailey

In an interview of Henry Giroux about the War on youth in America, Canada and Great Britain, there is a great summary of neoliberalism, its destructive power, and its reliance on an unfettered free market. Your works speak about an … Continue reading →

  • Related Web Article: <a href="http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2012/12/14/1337221/a-timeline-of-mass-shootings-in-the-us-since-columbine/" title="The rate of people killed by guns in the US is 19.5 times higher than similar high-income countries in the world." target="_blank">A Timeline Of Mass Shootings In The US Since Columbine</a>
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