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Thoreau reminds us about one of the few tools we have to control the government

By / 5 Comments / 16 October 2018

Summary: Our leaders and DC courtiers tell us that our role is to obey the government. Yet our forefathers found civil disobedience an invaluable tool in their quest to build and improve America: the Boston Tea Party, abolitionists, suffragettes, Martin Luther King and the freedom riders, Now we’re urged to do otherwise by those seeking …

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A phrasebook for translating Washington into English

By / 2 Comments / 20 November 2009

Here’s a helpful guide for American’s reading the latest news from Washington, provide by Lewis Lapham in his book Lights, Camera, Democracy! (2001) — a book I strongly recommend every American read.  Although written many years ago, it’s still current because nothing significant has changed. These things are important to understand.  As accurate diagnosis must precede a cure, …

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