Read MoreWhat’s America’s biggest problem?
First, let me tell you what it’s not.
It’s not the economy. It’s not terrorism. It’s not the increasing scarcity of natural resources. It’s not any of the typical uncertainties commonly associated with our perilous future.
Our biggest problem goes much deeper than that.
Read MoreEach book is unique. Books not only mean different things to different people, they’re also open to different interpretations at various points in our lives. A book read at age 20 might not seem like the same book at age 40 — since that book is likely to have a completely different impact. But the book hasn’t changed. We change.
Read MoreWho is the person most responsible for making the National Football League into the world’s richest and most successful sporting entity?
Try this one on for size.
Karl Marx.
Read MoreOf the millions of Americans who watched President Obama’s sequel inauguration yesterday, one group above all others should be cheering the loudest.
And which group is that?
Poor people? No.
The middle class? No.
Blacks? No.
Try this on for size — rich people. That’s right, the richest of the rich.
Right-wing wackos love to call President Obama a “socialist” — as though that’s a bad thing.
Frightened flag-waving bigots tend to use interchangeable buzz words — socialist, communist, marxist — without having the slightest understanding of what these terms really mean.
So, let’s take a closer look, shall we? Let’s examine state of modern socialism in the world, circa 2012.
Where to begin?
Too bad there aren’t nations we could look to as prime examples. Too bad there aren’t nations with the kinds of policies we American progressives are fighting for — like universal health coverage, higher taxes on the wealthy and big corporations, increased spending on infrastructure including mass transit, deeper cuts in military and defense, increased government regulation of businesses, and protection for the environment. It sure would be nice to see where nations that have those kinds of policies rank in all kinds of different categories.
Oh wait.
There are nations like that in the world?
So, where do these socialist-leaning nations rank? More important, where do we rank?
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