A recent survey in Wisconsin found that only 6 percent of citizens believe their elected representatives serve the public interest.
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If US per capita income continues to grow at a rate of 1.5 percent a year, the country will have plenty of money to finance comfortable retirements and high-quality healthcare for all citizens, including those at the bottom of the wage ladder.William Greider
As the world's finest democracy, we do not do guillotines. But there are other less bloody rituals of humiliation, designed to reassure the populace that order is restored, the Republic cleansed.
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The do-it-yourself version of pensions is a flop, as many Americans have painfully learned.
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Nevertheless, I resist cynicism and continue to believe in the possibilities for genuine democracy.
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Animal-rights advocates remind us of this admonition: The ways in which people treat animals will be reflected in how people relate to one another.
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