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Jack Rasmus returns to Palo Alto to bring us an update on the still-faltering economic “recovery”. Wall Street and large corporations seem to be doing just fine, reporting record profits once again. But Main Street remains on the skids, with home foreclosures continuing apace and alarming unemployment figures refusing to budge.
Confronted with a Republican minority in the House that has shown its willingness to hold the country's economy hostage to its radical right-wing agenda, what can or should President Obama be doing to kick-start a recovery? Is massive deficit reduction really what is needed now? If not, why has Obama signed on the idea? What are the chances for new job creation efforts? Or is it already too late?
Dr. Jack Rasmus has a Ph.D in Political Economy and currently teaches economics and politics at St. Mary's College and Santa Clara University in California. He is the author of several books, with a new one, Obama's Economy, on the way. Prior to a writing career, Jack was an economist and analyst for several global companies and before that, for more than a decade, a local union president, business representative, contract negotiator, and organizer for several labor unions.
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by Ted Rudow III, MA Monday, 05 September 2011Homelessness is not a new phenomenon in California. What is new—and alarming—is that more and more of the homeless are families that once believed they were secure members of the middle class. The growing trend is a sign that the nationwide economic slump is that a feared second recession could push the poor there over the edge and make a solid recovery even harder.
More than two years into the economic recovery, there isn’t yet a light at the end of the tunnel for California’s economy and stubborn unemployment. The number of job losses in the state is still much higher than the worst moments of the 2001 and 1990 recessions. The state’s jobless rate hit 12% last month, the second worst in the nation The world today has over 1200 billionaires, perhaps 24 million millionaires, and 120 million homeless. It has half a billion [500,000,000] who eat too much, and an equal number who eat scarcely enough to stay alive....Equity of income distribution is worse today than at any time since records have been kept. At present the U.S. has more homeless than any other industrialised country on Earth!
Homelessness
by Ted Rudow III, MA Monday, 05 September 2011Homelessness is not a new phenomenon in California. What is new—and alarming—is that more and more of the homeless are families that once believed they were secure members of the middle class. The growing trend is a sign that the nationwide economic slump is that a feared second recession could push the poor there over the edge and make a solid recovery even harder.
More than two years into the economic recovery, there isn’t yet a light at the end of the tunnel for California’s economy and stubborn unemployment. The number of job losses in the state is still much higher than the worst moments of the 2001 and 1990 recessions. The state’s jobless rate hit 12% last month, the second worst in the nation The world today has over 1200 billionaires, perhaps 24 million millionaires, and 120 million homeless. It has half a billion [500,000,000] who eat too much, and an equal number who eat scarcely enough to stay alive....Equity of income distribution is worse today than at any time since records have been kept. At present the U.S. has more homeless than any other industrialised country on Earth!
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Dear Editor: A new report by the Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan to be released Wednesday to Congress concludes that over the past decade, $30 billion was wasted. Taxpayers have spent a total of $206 billion on contracts in Iraq and Afghanistan. More than $40 billion of this was awarded to KBR. In fact, KBR and 21 other companies accounted for more than half of the total. An additional $38.5 billion went to "miscellaneous foreign contractor."
An aide to former secretary of state Colin Powell has hit out at Dick Cheney, saying the former vice president fears being tried as a war criminal. Cheney's deceit is indeed of Shakespearean proportions, as evidenced in his new memoir. For the former vice president, lying comes so easily that one must assume he takes the pursuit of truth to be nothing more than a reckless indulgence.
The bigger the lie is, the more people are apt to believe it, because they can't possibly believe you would dare to tell such a big lie unless it was the truth.
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Dear Editor: A new report by the Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan to be released Wednesday to Congress concludes that over the past decade, $30 billion was wasted. Taxpayers have spent a total of $206 billion on contracts in Iraq and Afghanistan. More than $40 billion of this was awarded to KBR. In fact, KBR and 21 other companies accounted for more than half of the total. An additional $38.5 billion went to "miscellaneous foreign contractor."
An aide to former secretary of state Colin Powell has hit out at Dick Cheney, saying the former vice president fears being tried as a war criminal. Cheney's deceit is indeed of Shakespearean proportions, as evidenced in his new memoir. For the former vice president, lying comes so easily that one must assume he takes the pursuit of truth to be nothing more than a reckless indulgence.
The bigger the lie is, the more people are apt to believe it, because they can't possibly believe you would dare to tell such a big lie unless it was the truth.
Ted Rudow III, MA
Palo Alto
Monday, September 05, 2011
Homelessness
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Homelessness
by Ted Rudow III, MA ( Tedr77 [at] aol.com )
Monday Sep 5th, 2011
Homelessness is not a new phenomenon in California. What is new—and alarming—is that more and more of the homeless are families that once believed they were secure members of the middle class.
The growing trend is a sign that the nationwide economic slump is that a feared second recession could push the poor there over the edge and make a solid recovery even harder.
More than two years into the economic recovery, there isn’t yet a light at the end of the tunnel for California’s economy and stubborn unemployment. The number of job losses in the state is still much higher than the worst moments of the 2001 and 1990 recessions. The state’s jobless rate hit 12% last month, the second worst in the nation
The world today has over 1200 billionaires, perhaps 24 million millionaires, and 120 million homeless. It has half a billion [500,000,000] who eat too much, and an equal number who eat scarcely enough to stay alive....Equity of income distribution is worse today than at any time since records have been kept. At present the U.S. has more homeless than any other industrialised country on Earth!
Ted Rudow III, MA
Homelessness
by Ted Rudow III, MA ( Tedr77 [at] aol.com )
Monday Sep 5th, 2011
Homelessness is not a new phenomenon in California. What is new—and alarming—is that more and more of the homeless are families that once believed they were secure members of the middle class.
The growing trend is a sign that the nationwide economic slump is that a feared second recession could push the poor there over the edge and make a solid recovery even harder.
More than two years into the economic recovery, there isn’t yet a light at the end of the tunnel for California’s economy and stubborn unemployment. The number of job losses in the state is still much higher than the worst moments of the 2001 and 1990 recessions. The state’s jobless rate hit 12% last month, the second worst in the nation
The world today has over 1200 billionaires, perhaps 24 million millionaires, and 120 million homeless. It has half a billion [500,000,000] who eat too much, and an equal number who eat scarcely enough to stay alive....Equity of income distribution is worse today than at any time since records have been kept. At present the U.S. has more homeless than any other industrialised country on Earth!
Ted Rudow III, MA
Saturday, September 03, 2011
War criminal?
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/09/03/18689368.php
War criminal?
by Ted Rudow III, MA ( Tedr77 [at] aol.com ) Saturday Sep 3rd, 2011
A new report by the Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan to be released to Congress Wednesday concludes that over the past decade this comes to $30 billion wasted.Taxpayers have spent a total of $206 billion on contracts in Iraq and Afghanistan. More than $40 billion of this was awarded to KBR. KBR and 21 other companies accounted for more than half of the total. An additional $38.5 billion went to “miscellaneous foreign contractor". An aide to former Secretary of State Colin Powell has hit out at Dick Cheney, saying the former Vice President fears being tried as a war criminal.
The deceit of Dick Cheney is indeed of Shakespearean proportions, as evidenced in his new memoir. For the former vice president, lying comes so easily that one must assume he takes the pursuit of truth to be nothing more than a reckless indulgence. Because the bigger the lie is, the more people are apt to believe it, because they can't possibly believe you would dare to tell such a big lie unless it was the truth!
Ted Rudow III, MA
War criminal?
by Ted Rudow III, MA ( Tedr77 [at] aol.com ) Saturday Sep 3rd, 2011
A new report by the Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan to be released to Congress Wednesday concludes that over the past decade this comes to $30 billion wasted.Taxpayers have spent a total of $206 billion on contracts in Iraq and Afghanistan. More than $40 billion of this was awarded to KBR. KBR and 21 other companies accounted for more than half of the total. An additional $38.5 billion went to “miscellaneous foreign contractor". An aide to former Secretary of State Colin Powell has hit out at Dick Cheney, saying the former Vice President fears being tried as a war criminal.
The deceit of Dick Cheney is indeed of Shakespearean proportions, as evidenced in his new memoir. For the former vice president, lying comes so easily that one must assume he takes the pursuit of truth to be nothing more than a reckless indulgence. Because the bigger the lie is, the more people are apt to believe it, because they can't possibly believe you would dare to tell such a big lie unless it was the truth!
Ted Rudow III, MA
Palin
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Well, I think it’s important to look at who the tea party is, what the tea party is. I mean, let’s remember, it’s many different organizations. They wouldn’t be there if it hadn’t been for an enormous amount of money from a few ... well, Simon Johnson calls them the “13 bankers.” 13 bankers is the rise of concentrated financial power and the threat it poses to our economic well-being.
It turns out that not quite 20 percent of Americans are tea party supporters. Those who are tend to be white, Republican, male, older than 45 and wealthier than the rest of us. Fifty-seven percent hold a favorable opinion of George W. Bush. And where most Republicans describe themselves as "dissatisfied" with Washington, tea partiers are apt to use a different term.
They say they're angry. It is a telling word, especially in light of another survey, this one from the University of Washington's Institute for the Study of Ethnicity, Race & Sexuality. That poll offers strong evidence that, contrary to the denials of tea party enthusiasts, President Barack Obama's race plays a big role in their outrage.
After all, if the tea partiers were truly only concerned about so-called "tyranny," they'd have started howling when Bush claimed he need not be bound by laws with which he disagreed.
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by Ted Rudow III, MA Tuesday, 30 August 2011
Gathering stories from the mainstream press, reports from other countries, the work of other researchers, and the contradictory words of members of the Bush administration themselves, a case that leaves very little doubt that the attacks of 9/11 need to be further investigated. Was the U.S.'s failure to defend itself against the attacks on Sept. 11 a comedy of errors or a brilliant, if cynical, plot by highly placed government officials, or something else? We'll never know as long as the administration stonewalls efforts to get information.
Gathering stories
by Ted Rudow III, MA Tuesday, 30 August 2011
Gathering stories from the mainstream press, reports from other countries, the work of other researchers, and the contradictory words of members of the Bush administration themselves, a case that leaves very little doubt that the attacks of 9/11 need to be further investigated. Was the U.S.'s failure to defend itself against the attacks on Sept. 11 a comedy of errors or a brilliant, if cynical, plot by highly placed government officials, or something else? We'll never know as long as the administration stonewalls efforts to get information.
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In the last several decades the wealth hasn't been spread so much as concentrated—at the top. The share of total income going to the top one percent of income earners more than doubled from nine percent in 1970 to 23.5 percent in 2007. (The Great Recession has since narrowed the gap.) And while, as noted above, the rich pay a greater proportion of their income in taxes, the share of total taxes paid by the richest Americans is commensurate with their share of national wealth.
Examining the total tax burden—state, federal and local—Citizens for Tax Justice calculated that the top one percent of households (average income $1.3 million) earned 20.3 percent of income and paid 21.5 percent of taxes in 2010. The tax code is studded with a costly bevy of deductions and preferences—mortgage interest, employer-sponsored health insurance, retirement savings—that benefit wealthier taxpayers over those with modest incomes. The rich are so smart about making money, but they are so blind about seeing real value in the future and what it's leading to.
Ted Rudow III,MA
Palo Alto
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Not So Simple
In the last several decades the wealth hasn't been spread so much as concentrated—at the top. The share of total income going to the top one percent of income earners more than doubled from nine percent in 1970 to 23.5 percent in 2007. (The Great Recession has since narrowed the gap.) And while, as noted above, the rich pay a greater proportion of their income in taxes, the share of total taxes paid by the richest Americans is commensurate with their share of national wealth.
Examining the total tax burden—state, federal and local—Citizens for Tax Justice calculated that the top one percent of households (average income $1.3 million) earned 20.3 percent of income and paid 21.5 percent of taxes in 2010. The tax code is studded with a costly bevy of deductions and preferences—mortgage interest, employer-sponsored health insurance, retirement savings—that benefit wealthier taxpayers over those with modest incomes. The rich are so smart about making money, but they are so blind about seeing real value in the future and what it's leading to.
Ted Rudow III,MA
Palo Alto
Thursday, September 01, 2011
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Editor,
I met Coach Parks in 1967. We were coming out heavy times as racial riots were happening my freshman year in 1966 at Menlo-Atherton High school. In the movie, "Remember The Titans," Denzel Washington played the football coach as a recently integrated high school in 1971. The school board forced to integrate. They combined the white school and the black school into one. It was the same thing with Coach Parks and he did it with gusto.
In many ways his life is a bridge between his African-American heritage and the affluent "white" community around him. He has built bridges of understanding and compassion in innumerable situations, from his racially tense and often violent high school, to his own prejudiced neighborhood and inner, between races, religions, ages, between rich students and poor.
He continued to reach out to the Mexican-American community where he was fed and cared for as a child and to provide food and clothing to many migrant field workers. He was a living example of "giving in action;" giving all that he has, asking nothing in return.
Although his story has special appeal to African-American and Latino audiences it will also appeal to every person interested in bridging gaps between races, generations and economic groups. Coach's story is universal and his message transcends the boundaries of race, ethnicity, geography, and culture.
He will be missed!
Ted Rudow III, MA
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Palo Alto
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Editor,
I met Coach Parks in 1967. We were coming out heavy times as racial riots were happening my freshman year in 1966 at Menlo-Atherton High school. In the movie, "Remember The Titans," Denzel Washington played the football coach as a recently integrated high school in 1971. The school board forced to integrate. They combined the white school and the black school into one. It was the same thing with Coach Parks and he did it with gusto.
In many ways his life is a bridge between his African-American heritage and the affluent "white" community around him. He has built bridges of understanding and compassion in innumerable situations, from his racially tense and often violent high school, to his own prejudiced neighborhood and inner, between races, religions, ages, between rich students and poor.
He continued to reach out to the Mexican-American community where he was fed and cared for as a child and to provide food and clothing to many migrant field workers. He was a living example of "giving in action;" giving all that he has, asking nothing in return.
Although his story has special appeal to African-American and Latino audiences it will also appeal to every person interested in bridging gaps between races, generations and economic groups. Coach's story is universal and his message transcends the boundaries of race, ethnicity, geography, and culture.
He will be missed!
Ted Rudow III, MA
Encina Avenue
Palo Alto
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
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Dear Anti-Obama vandal in the 1700 block of Delaware in Berkeley: Obama’s Record; Time for Community Sharing; Heart of a Soldier; Sharing the Wealth? Dr. Martin Luther King
Sharing the Wealth?
In the last several decades the wealth hasn't been spread so much as concentrated — at the top. The share of total income going to the top 1 percent of income earners more than doubled from 9 percent in 1970 to 23.5 percent in 2007. (The Great Recession has since narrowed the gap.) \
And while, as noted above, the rich pay a greater proportion of their income in taxes, the share of total taxes paid by the richest Americans is commensurate with their share of national wealth. Examining the total tax burden — state, federal and local — Citizens for Tax Justice calculated that the top 1 percent of households (average income $1.3 million) earned 20.3 percent of income and paid 21.5 percent of taxes in 2010
The tax code is studded with a costly bevy of deductions and preferences — mortgage interest, employer-sponsored health insurance, retirement savings — that benefit wealthier taxpayers over those with modest incomes. The rich are so smart about making money, but they are so blind about seeing real value in the future and what it's leading to.
Ted Rudow III, MA
The Berkeley Planet
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Wednesday August 31, 2011
Dear Anti-Obama vandal in the 1700 block of Delaware in Berkeley: Obama’s Record; Time for Community Sharing; Heart of a Soldier; Sharing the Wealth? Dr. Martin Luther King
Sharing the Wealth?
In the last several decades the wealth hasn't been spread so much as concentrated — at the top. The share of total income going to the top 1 percent of income earners more than doubled from 9 percent in 1970 to 23.5 percent in 2007. (The Great Recession has since narrowed the gap.) \
And while, as noted above, the rich pay a greater proportion of their income in taxes, the share of total taxes paid by the richest Americans is commensurate with their share of national wealth. Examining the total tax burden — state, federal and local — Citizens for Tax Justice calculated that the top 1 percent of households (average income $1.3 million) earned 20.3 percent of income and paid 21.5 percent of taxes in 2010
The tax code is studded with a costly bevy of deductions and preferences — mortgage interest, employer-sponsored health insurance, retirement savings — that benefit wealthier taxpayers over those with modest incomes. The rich are so smart about making money, but they are so blind about seeing real value in the future and what it's leading to.
Ted Rudow III, MA
Coach Parks
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Letter: Inspiring memories of Coach Parks
I met Coach Parks in 1967. We were coming out of heavy times as racial riots were happening my freshman year in 1966 at Menlo-Atherton High School.
In the movie, "Remember The Titans," Denzel Washington played the football coach at a recently integrated high school in 1971. The school board was forced to integrate. They combined the white school and the black school into one. The same thing happened with Coach Parks and he did it with gusto.
In many ways his life is a bridge between his African-American heritage and the affluent "white" community around him. He has built bridges of understanding and compassion in innumerable situations, from his racially tense and often violent high school, to his own prejudiced neighborhood and interactions between races, religions, ages, and rich students and poor.
He continued to reach out to the Mexican-American community where he was fed and cared for as a child and to provide food and clothing to many migrant field workers. He was a living example of "giving in action;" giving all that he had, asking nothing in return. Although his story has special appeal to African-American and Latino audiences, it will also appeal to every person interested in bridging gaps between races, generations and economic groups. Coach's story is universal and his message transcends the boundaries of race, ethnicity, geography, and culture. He will be missed.
Ted Rudow III, M-A alumnus, Palo Alto
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Letter: Inspiring memories of Coach Parks
I met Coach Parks in 1967. We were coming out of heavy times as racial riots were happening my freshman year in 1966 at Menlo-Atherton High School.
In the movie, "Remember The Titans," Denzel Washington played the football coach at a recently integrated high school in 1971. The school board was forced to integrate. They combined the white school and the black school into one. The same thing happened with Coach Parks and he did it with gusto.
In many ways his life is a bridge between his African-American heritage and the affluent "white" community around him. He has built bridges of understanding and compassion in innumerable situations, from his racially tense and often violent high school, to his own prejudiced neighborhood and interactions between races, religions, ages, and rich students and poor.
He continued to reach out to the Mexican-American community where he was fed and cared for as a child and to provide food and clothing to many migrant field workers. He was a living example of "giving in action;" giving all that he had, asking nothing in return. Although his story has special appeal to African-American and Latino audiences, it will also appeal to every person interested in bridging gaps between races, generations and economic groups. Coach's story is universal and his message transcends the boundaries of race, ethnicity, geography, and culture. He will be missed.
Ted Rudow III, M-A alumnus, Palo Alto
Monday, August 29, 2011
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Letter: Remembering Coach Parks August 29, 2011, 03:30 AM
Editor,I met Coach Ben Parks in 1967. We were coming out of heavy times as racial riots were happening during my freshman year in 1966 at Menlo-Atherton High School. In the movie “Remember the Titans,” Denzel Washington plays the football coach at a recently integrated high school in 1971. The school board forced to integrate. They combined the white school and the black school into one. It was the same thing with Coach Parks and he did it with gusto.
In many ways, his life was a bridge between his African-American heritage and the affluent “white” community that surrounded him. He built bridges of understanding and compassion in innumerable situations; from his racially tense and often violent high school to his own prejudiced neighborhood. Between races, religions, ages and between rich students and poor. He continued to reach out to the Mexican-American community where he was fed and cared for as a child and continued to provide food and clothing to many migrant field workers. He was a living example of “giving in action;” giving all that he had, asking nothing in return. Although his story has special appeal to African-American and Latino audiences, it will also appeal to every person interested in bridging gaps between races, generations and economic groups. Coach’s story is universal and his message transcends the boundaries of race, ethnicity, geography and culture. He will be missed!
Ted Rudow III,MA
Palo Alto
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Letter: Remembering Coach Parks August 29, 2011, 03:30 AM
Editor,I met Coach Ben Parks in 1967. We were coming out of heavy times as racial riots were happening during my freshman year in 1966 at Menlo-Atherton High School. In the movie “Remember the Titans,” Denzel Washington plays the football coach at a recently integrated high school in 1971. The school board forced to integrate. They combined the white school and the black school into one. It was the same thing with Coach Parks and he did it with gusto.
In many ways, his life was a bridge between his African-American heritage and the affluent “white” community that surrounded him. He built bridges of understanding and compassion in innumerable situations; from his racially tense and often violent high school to his own prejudiced neighborhood. Between races, religions, ages and between rich students and poor. He continued to reach out to the Mexican-American community where he was fed and cared for as a child and continued to provide food and clothing to many migrant field workers. He was a living example of “giving in action;” giving all that he had, asking nothing in return. Although his story has special appeal to African-American and Latino audiences, it will also appeal to every person interested in bridging gaps between races, generations and economic groups. Coach’s story is universal and his message transcends the boundaries of race, ethnicity, geography and culture. He will be missed!
Ted Rudow III,MA
Palo Alto
Saturday, August 27, 2011
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Friday, July 15, 2011Dear Editor,
The root of the problem is the same as it has been for centuries - credit, which leads to debt that spirals into ever greater debt. Then those who are lenders gamble that they can make more money by devising new and more lucrative ways for people to go more deeply into debt, while the people themselves gamble on what they consider a sure thing - just what they need to pay off their debts, or set themselves up for retirement, or finance their lifestyles, etc.
Credit has become the drug of choice of the modern world, far more widespread than any other. Some individuals, companies and governments must have their fix for they are addicted to it, and the withdrawal symptoms are too painful to endure. Life without credit means no future debt is possible, and often their present debt is so large and overwhelming that they cannot go on without another credit fix.
Ted Rudow III
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Friday, August 26, 2011
So blind
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So blind
by Ted Rudow III, MA ( Tedr77 [at] aol.com ) Friday Aug 26th, 2011
In the last several decades the wealth hasn't been spread so much as concentrated -- at the top. The share of total income going to the top 1 percent of income earners more than doubled from 9 percent in 1970 to 23.5 percent in 2007.
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(The Great Recession has since narrowed the gap.) And while, as noted above, the rich pay a greater proportion of their income in taxes, the share of total taxes paid by the richest Americans is commensurate with their share of national wealth. Examining the total tax burden -- state, federal and local -- Citizens for Tax Justice calculated that the top 1 percent of households (average income $1.3 million) earned 20.3 percent of income and paid 21.5 percent of taxes in 2010. The tax code is studded with a costly bevy of deductions and preferences -- mortgage interest, employer-sponsored health insurance, retirement savings -- that benefit wealthier taxpayers over those with modest incomes. The rich are so smart about making money, but they are so blind about seeing real value in the future and what it's leading to.
Ted Rudow III, MA
So blind
by Ted Rudow III, MA ( Tedr77 [at] aol.com ) Friday Aug 26th, 2011
In the last several decades the wealth hasn't been spread so much as concentrated -- at the top. The share of total income going to the top 1 percent of income earners more than doubled from 9 percent in 1970 to 23.5 percent in 2007.
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(The Great Recession has since narrowed the gap.) And while, as noted above, the rich pay a greater proportion of their income in taxes, the share of total taxes paid by the richest Americans is commensurate with their share of national wealth. Examining the total tax burden -- state, federal and local -- Citizens for Tax Justice calculated that the top 1 percent of households (average income $1.3 million) earned 20.3 percent of income and paid 21.5 percent of taxes in 2010. The tax code is studded with a costly bevy of deductions and preferences -- mortgage interest, employer-sponsored health insurance, retirement savings -- that benefit wealthier taxpayers over those with modest incomes. The rich are so smart about making money, but they are so blind about seeing real value in the future and what it's leading to.
Ted Rudow III, MA
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
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Posted: 08/23/2011 07:41:33 PM PDTUpdated: 08/23/2011 10:39:51 PM PDT Coach Parks will be missed
Dear Editor: I met Coach Ben Parks in 1967. We were coming out of heavy times as racial riots were happening my freshman year in 1966 at Menlo-Atherton High School. In the movie, "Remember The Titans," Denzel Washington played the football coach at a recently integrated high school in 1971. The school board was forced to integrate. They combined the white school and the black school into one. It's the same thing with Coach Parks, and he did it with gusto.
In many ways his life is a bridge between his African-American heritage and the affluent white community around him. He has built bridges of understanding and compassion in innumerable situations, from his racially tense and often violent high school to his own prejudiced neighborhood.
He continued to reach out to the Mexican-American community where he was fed and cared for as a child and to provide food and clothing to many migrant field workers. He was a living example of "giving in action" -- giving all that he has, asking nothing in return. Although his story has special appeal to African-American and Latino audiences it will also appeal to every person interested in bridging gaps between races, generations and economic groups. Coach's story is universal and his message transcends the boundaries of race, ethnicity, geography and culture. He will be missed.
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Posted: 08/23/2011 07:41:33 PM PDTUpdated: 08/23/2011 10:39:51 PM PDT Coach Parks will be missed
Dear Editor: I met Coach Ben Parks in 1967. We were coming out of heavy times as racial riots were happening my freshman year in 1966 at Menlo-Atherton High School. In the movie, "Remember The Titans," Denzel Washington played the football coach at a recently integrated high school in 1971. The school board was forced to integrate. They combined the white school and the black school into one. It's the same thing with Coach Parks, and he did it with gusto.
In many ways his life is a bridge between his African-American heritage and the affluent white community around him. He has built bridges of understanding and compassion in innumerable situations, from his racially tense and often violent high school to his own prejudiced neighborhood.
He continued to reach out to the Mexican-American community where he was fed and cared for as a child and to provide food and clothing to many migrant field workers. He was a living example of "giving in action" -- giving all that he has, asking nothing in return. Although his story has special appeal to African-American and Latino audiences it will also appeal to every person interested in bridging gaps between races, generations and economic groups. Coach's story is universal and his message transcends the boundaries of race, ethnicity, geography and culture. He will be missed.
Ted Rudow III, MA
Palo Alto
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Texas Miracle?
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Editor,
Since announcing his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination, Texas Gov. Rick Perry has already raised eyebrows over a number of heated comments. One of the comment was, “Since June 2009, about 48 percent of all the jobs created in America were in Texas.”
Gov. Perry’s staff attributed the number to the Dallas branch of the Federal Reserve. The fact-checking group PolitiFact questioned its legitimacy, saying different time frames revealed that Texas created a more modest percentage of national jobs. “Texas Miracle” is something that Rick Perry has been campaigning on for quite a while. What lies beneath those numbers, however, is the fact that Texas has also created many, many more minimum-wage jobs and low-wage jobs than any other state. And, you know, that’s the truth that lies beneath this “miracle.”
Furthermore, Rick Perry has successfully stripped away just about every strand of the social safety net in his 10 years as governor. Texas education has been stripped to the bone. High school graduation rates are the lowest in the country. The rate of insurance is the lowest in the country. It’s a miracle for companies who want to exploit their workers; it’s not a miracle for anybody else.
Ted Rudow III, MA
Palo Alto
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Editor,
Since announcing his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination, Texas Gov. Rick Perry has already raised eyebrows over a number of heated comments. One of the comment was, “Since June 2009, about 48 percent of all the jobs created in America were in Texas.”
Gov. Perry’s staff attributed the number to the Dallas branch of the Federal Reserve. The fact-checking group PolitiFact questioned its legitimacy, saying different time frames revealed that Texas created a more modest percentage of national jobs. “Texas Miracle” is something that Rick Perry has been campaigning on for quite a while. What lies beneath those numbers, however, is the fact that Texas has also created many, many more minimum-wage jobs and low-wage jobs than any other state. And, you know, that’s the truth that lies beneath this “miracle.”
Furthermore, Rick Perry has successfully stripped away just about every strand of the social safety net in his 10 years as governor. Texas education has been stripped to the bone. High school graduation rates are the lowest in the country. The rate of insurance is the lowest in the country. It’s a miracle for companies who want to exploit their workers; it’s not a miracle for anybody else.
Ted Rudow III, MA
Palo Alto
Friday, August 19, 2011
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'Texas miracle'
Since announcing his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination over the weekend, Texas Gov. Rick Perry has already raised eyebrows over a number of heated comments. One of the comment was, "Since June 2009, about 48 percent of all the jobs created in America were in Texas."
Perry's staff attributed the number to the Dallas branch of the Federal Reserve. The fact-checking group PolitiFact questioned its legitimacy, saying different timeframes revealed Texas created a more modest percentage of national jobs. "Texas Miracle" is something that Perry has been campaigning on for quite a while. What lies beneath those numbers, however, is the fact that Texas has also created many, many more minimum-wage jobs and low-wage jobs than any other state. And, you know, that's the truth that lies beneath this "miracle."
Perry also has stripped away just about every strand of the social safety net in his 10 years as governor. Texas education has been stripped to the bone. High school graduation rates are the lowest in the country. The rate of insurance is the lowest in the country. It's a miracle for companies that want to exploit their workers; it's not a miracle for anybody else.
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'Texas miracle'
Since announcing his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination over the weekend, Texas Gov. Rick Perry has already raised eyebrows over a number of heated comments. One of the comment was, "Since June 2009, about 48 percent of all the jobs created in America were in Texas."
Perry's staff attributed the number to the Dallas branch of the Federal Reserve. The fact-checking group PolitiFact questioned its legitimacy, saying different timeframes revealed Texas created a more modest percentage of national jobs. "Texas Miracle" is something that Perry has been campaigning on for quite a while. What lies beneath those numbers, however, is the fact that Texas has also created many, many more minimum-wage jobs and low-wage jobs than any other state. And, you know, that's the truth that lies beneath this "miracle."
Perry also has stripped away just about every strand of the social safety net in his 10 years as governor. Texas education has been stripped to the bone. High school graduation rates are the lowest in the country. The rate of insurance is the lowest in the country. It's a miracle for companies that want to exploit their workers; it's not a miracle for anybody else.
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From Daily News Group readers Posted: 08/18/2011 03:13:53 PM PDTUpdated: 08/18/2011 11:34:59 PM PDT
'Texas miracle'
Dear Editor:
Since announcing his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination over the weekend, Texas Gov. Rick Perry has already raised eyebrows over a number of heated comments. One of the comment was, "Since June 2009, about 48 percent of all the jobs created in America were in Texas."
Perry's staff attributed the number to the Dallas branch of the Federal Reserve. The fact-checking group PolitiFact questioned its legitimacy, saying different timeframes revealed Texas created a more modest percentage of national jobs. "Texas Miracle" is something that Perry has been campaigning on for quite a while. What lies beneath those numbers, however, is the fact that Texas has also created many, many more minimum-wage jobs and low-wage jobs than any other state. And, you know, that's the truth that lies beneath this "miracle."
Perry also has stripped away just about every strand of the social safety net in his 10 years as governor. Texas education has been stripped to the bone. High school graduation rates are the lowest in the country. The rate of insurance is the lowest in the country. It's a miracle for companies that want to exploit their workers; it's not a miracle for anybody else.
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'Texas miracle'
Dear Editor:
Since announcing his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination over the weekend, Texas Gov. Rick Perry has already raised eyebrows over a number of heated comments. One of the comment was, "Since June 2009, about 48 percent of all the jobs created in America were in Texas."
Perry's staff attributed the number to the Dallas branch of the Federal Reserve. The fact-checking group PolitiFact questioned its legitimacy, saying different timeframes revealed Texas created a more modest percentage of national jobs. "Texas Miracle" is something that Perry has been campaigning on for quite a while. What lies beneath those numbers, however, is the fact that Texas has also created many, many more minimum-wage jobs and low-wage jobs than any other state. And, you know, that's the truth that lies beneath this "miracle."
Perry also has stripped away just about every strand of the social safety net in his 10 years as governor. Texas education has been stripped to the bone. High school graduation rates are the lowest in the country. The rate of insurance is the lowest in the country. It's a miracle for companies that want to exploit their workers; it's not a miracle for anybody else.
Ted Rudow III, MA
Palo Alto
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Texas miracle?
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Texas miracle?
by Ted Rudow III, MA ( Tedr77 [at] aol.com )
Thursday Aug 18th, 2011
Since announcing his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination over the weekend, Texas Gov. Rick Perry has already raised eyebrows over a number of heated comments.
One of the comment was, "Since June 2009, about 48 percent of all the jobs created in America were in Texas.",Gov. Rick Perry
Governor Perry’s staff attributed the number to the Dallas branch of the Federal Reserve. The fact-checking group PolitiFact questioned its legitimacy, saying different time frames revealed Texas created a more modest percentage of national jobs. "Texas Miracle" is something that Rick Perry has been campaigning on for quite a while. What lies beneath those numbers, however, is the fact that Texas has also created many, many more minimum-wage jobs and low-wage jobs than any other state. And, you know, that’s the truth that lies beneath this "miracle."
The other thing about it is that Rick Perry has stripped away successfully just about every strand of the social safety net in his 10 years as governor. Texas education has been stripped to the bone. High school graduation rates are the lowest in the country. The rate of insurance is the lowest in the country. It’s a miracle for companies who want to exploit their workers; it’s not a miracle for anybody else.
Ted Rudow III, MA
Texas miracle?
by Ted Rudow III, MA ( Tedr77 [at] aol.com )
Thursday Aug 18th, 2011
Since announcing his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination over the weekend, Texas Gov. Rick Perry has already raised eyebrows over a number of heated comments.
One of the comment was, "Since June 2009, about 48 percent of all the jobs created in America were in Texas.",Gov. Rick Perry
Governor Perry’s staff attributed the number to the Dallas branch of the Federal Reserve. The fact-checking group PolitiFact questioned its legitimacy, saying different time frames revealed Texas created a more modest percentage of national jobs. "Texas Miracle" is something that Rick Perry has been campaigning on for quite a while. What lies beneath those numbers, however, is the fact that Texas has also created many, many more minimum-wage jobs and low-wage jobs than any other state. And, you know, that’s the truth that lies beneath this "miracle."
The other thing about it is that Rick Perry has stripped away successfully just about every strand of the social safety net in his 10 years as governor. Texas education has been stripped to the bone. High school graduation rates are the lowest in the country. The rate of insurance is the lowest in the country. It’s a miracle for companies who want to exploit their workers; it’s not a miracle for anybody else.
Ted Rudow III, MA
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Wealth plutocrats
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Wealthy plutocrats
by Ted Rudow III, MA ( Tedr77 [at] aol.com )
Sunday Aug 14th, 2011
Billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch, two of the richest men in America who have quietly given more than a hundred million dollars to right-wing causes. Their combined fortune of thirty-five billion dollars is exceeded only by those of Bill Gates and Warren Buffett. Indeed, the brothers have funded opposition campaigns against so many Obama Administration policies—from healthcare reform to the economic-stimulus program—that, in political circles, their ideological network is known as the Kochtopus.
Increasingly few, stupendously wealthy plutocrats have lately made enormous strides toward dominating global governance, finance and national democracies, while actively undermining traditional democratic expressions, such as collective bargaining rights, clean air protections, and services for social safety nets. Other Voices is program which is live at 7:00 PM on the first Tuesday of each month on mid-Peninsula cable channel 27. They were discuss the Koch brothers. I phoned in and ask what is his view with SRI and the Hoover Institution. The Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace is a public policy think tank and library founded in 1919 by the future US president, Herbert Hoover, an early alumnus of Stanford.
"Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld has been involved with the Hoover Institution during my entire tenure as director, beginning in 1989, as a member of the Hoover Board of Overseers, as a member of the executive committee of the board, and as a significant supporter,” said John Raisian, Hoover director. A federal appeals court refused to dismiss a lawsuit filed by two US citizens against former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and unnamed others for developing, authorizing and using harsh interrogation techniques against detainees in Iraq. Ignoring this allows them to continue exerting their self interested influence with a free rein. It must be stopped!
Ted Rudow III, MA
Wealthy plutocrats
by Ted Rudow III, MA ( Tedr77 [at] aol.com )
Sunday Aug 14th, 2011
Billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch, two of the richest men in America who have quietly given more than a hundred million dollars to right-wing causes. Their combined fortune of thirty-five billion dollars is exceeded only by those of Bill Gates and Warren Buffett. Indeed, the brothers have funded opposition campaigns against so many Obama Administration policies—from healthcare reform to the economic-stimulus program—that, in political circles, their ideological network is known as the Kochtopus.
Increasingly few, stupendously wealthy plutocrats have lately made enormous strides toward dominating global governance, finance and national democracies, while actively undermining traditional democratic expressions, such as collective bargaining rights, clean air protections, and services for social safety nets. Other Voices is program which is live at 7:00 PM on the first Tuesday of each month on mid-Peninsula cable channel 27. They were discuss the Koch brothers. I phoned in and ask what is his view with SRI and the Hoover Institution. The Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace is a public policy think tank and library founded in 1919 by the future US president, Herbert Hoover, an early alumnus of Stanford.
"Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld has been involved with the Hoover Institution during my entire tenure as director, beginning in 1989, as a member of the Hoover Board of Overseers, as a member of the executive committee of the board, and as a significant supporter,” said John Raisian, Hoover director. A federal appeals court refused to dismiss a lawsuit filed by two US citizens against former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and unnamed others for developing, authorizing and using harsh interrogation techniques against detainees in Iraq. Ignoring this allows them to continue exerting their self interested influence with a free rein. It must be stopped!
Ted Rudow III, MA
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Billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch, two of the richest men in America who have quietly given more than a hundred million dollars to right-wing causes. Their combined fortune of thirty-five billion dollars is exceeded only by those of Bill Gates and Warren Buffett. Indeed, the brothers have funded opposition campaigns against so many Obama Administration policies—from healthcare reform to the economic-stimulus program—that, in political circles, their ideological network is known as the Kochtopus.
Increasingly few, stupendously wealthy plutocrats have lately made enormous strides toward dominating global governance, finance and national democracies, while actively undermining traditional democratic expressions, such as collective bargaining rights, clean air protections, and services for social safety nets. Other Voices is program which is live at 7:00 PM on the first Tuesday of each month on mid-Peninsula cable channel 27. They were discussed the Koch brothers. I phoned in and ask what is his view with SRI and the Hoover Institution. The Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace is a public policy think tank and library founded in 1919 by the future US president, Herbert Hoover, an early alumnus of Stanford.
"Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld has been involved with the Hoover Institution during my entire tenure as director, beginning in 1989, as a member of the Hoover Board of Overseers, as a member of the executive committee of the board, and as a significant supporter,” said John Raisian, Hoover director. A federal appeals court refused to dismiss a lawsuit filed by two US citizens against former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and unnamed others for developing, authorizing and using harsh interrogation techniques against detainees in Iraq. Ignoring this allows them to continue exerting their self interested influence with a free rein. It must be stopped!
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Billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch, two of the richest men in America who have quietly given more than a hundred million dollars to right-wing causes. Their combined fortune of thirty-five billion dollars is exceeded only by those of Bill Gates and Warren Buffett. Indeed, the brothers have funded opposition campaigns against so many Obama Administration policies—from healthcare reform to the economic-stimulus program—that, in political circles, their ideological network is known as the Kochtopus.
Increasingly few, stupendously wealthy plutocrats have lately made enormous strides toward dominating global governance, finance and national democracies, while actively undermining traditional democratic expressions, such as collective bargaining rights, clean air protections, and services for social safety nets. Other Voices is program which is live at 7:00 PM on the first Tuesday of each month on mid-Peninsula cable channel 27. They were discussed the Koch brothers. I phoned in and ask what is his view with SRI and the Hoover Institution. The Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace is a public policy think tank and library founded in 1919 by the future US president, Herbert Hoover, an early alumnus of Stanford.
"Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld has been involved with the Hoover Institution during my entire tenure as director, beginning in 1989, as a member of the Hoover Board of Overseers, as a member of the executive committee of the board, and as a significant supporter,” said John Raisian, Hoover director. A federal appeals court refused to dismiss a lawsuit filed by two US citizens against former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and unnamed others for developing, authorizing and using harsh interrogation techniques against detainees in Iraq. Ignoring this allows them to continue exerting their self interested influence with a free rein. It must be stopped!
Thursday, August 11, 2011
They helped
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Standard and Poor’s decision to downgrade the United States credit rating has led to a lot of criticism of the company. The White House called the S&P performance, which included a miscalculation of about $2.1 trillion, “amateur hour.”
S&P didn’t just miss the housing bubble. They helped cause it. They made money from the banks by awarding their AAA stamp of approval to all manner of financial products that were anything but riskless. Ironically, this makes them an accessory to the resulting explosion of U.S. debt.
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Standard and Poor’s decision to downgrade the United States credit rating has led to a lot of criticism of the company. The White House called the S&P performance, which included a miscalculation of about $2.1 trillion, “amateur hour.”
S&P didn’t just miss the housing bubble. They helped cause it. They made money from the banks by awarding their AAA stamp of approval to all manner of financial products that were anything but riskless. Ironically, this makes them an accessory to the resulting explosion of U.S. debt.
Ted Rudow III, MA
Palo Alto
Tuesday, August 09, 2011
They helped
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by Ted Rudow III Monday, 08 August 2011
Standard Poor’s decision to downgrade the United States has led to a lot of criticism of Standard Poor’s. The White House called their performance, which included a miscalculation of about $2.1 trillion, “amateur hour.”The move by S&P, one of three leading credit rating agencies, came just days after Congress approved a $2.1 trillion deficit-reduction plan.S&P didn’t just miss the bubble. They helped cause it. They were paid by the banks to award their AAA-stamp of approval to all manner of financial products that were anything but riskless -- which, ironically, makes them an accessory to the resulting explosion of U.S. debt. Lowering the nation’s rating to one notch below AAA, the credit rating company said "political brinkmanship" in the debate over the debt had made the U.S. government’s ability to manage its finances. There’s not much mention anymore of the recession or economic hard times, because the people at the top are doing great. And that is an upward redistribution of wealth by cutting taxes for the wealthiest, and in subtle ways, raising them for the poorest and for the middle class. The big business game is to see how fast you can rob the other guy.
Ted Rudow III, MA
They Helped
by Ted Rudow III Monday, 08 August 2011
Standard Poor’s decision to downgrade the United States has led to a lot of criticism of Standard Poor’s. The White House called their performance, which included a miscalculation of about $2.1 trillion, “amateur hour.”The move by S&P, one of three leading credit rating agencies, came just days after Congress approved a $2.1 trillion deficit-reduction plan.S&P didn’t just miss the bubble. They helped cause it. They were paid by the banks to award their AAA-stamp of approval to all manner of financial products that were anything but riskless -- which, ironically, makes them an accessory to the resulting explosion of U.S. debt. Lowering the nation’s rating to one notch below AAA, the credit rating company said "political brinkmanship" in the debate over the debt had made the U.S. government’s ability to manage its finances. There’s not much mention anymore of the recession or economic hard times, because the people at the top are doing great. And that is an upward redistribution of wealth by cutting taxes for the wealthiest, and in subtle ways, raising them for the poorest and for the middle class. The big business game is to see how fast you can rob the other guy.
Ted Rudow III, MA
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From Daily News Group readers Posted: 08/08/2011 05:35:33 PM PDTUpdated: 08/08/2011 11:36:43 PM PDT
Upward redistribution of wealth
Dear Editor: Standard & Poor's decision to downgrade the United States has led to a lot of criticism of Standard & Poor's. The White House called its performance, which included a miscalculation of about $2.1 trillion, "amateur hour." The move by S&P, one of three leading credit rating agencies, came just days after Congress approved a $2.1 trillion deficit-reduction plan.
S&P didn't just miss the bubble. It helped cause the problem. It was paid by the banks to award its AAA stamp of approval to all manner of financial products that were anything but riskless, which ironically makes it an accessory to the resulting explosion of U.S. debt. In lowering the nation's rating to one notch below AAA, the credit rating company said "political brinkmanship" in the debate over the debt had affected the U.S. government's ability to manage its finances.
There's not much mention anymore of the recession or economic hard times, because the people at the top are doing great. There's been an upward redistribution of wealth by cutting taxes for the wealthiest, and in subtle ways raising them for the poorest and for the middle class. The big business game is to see how fast you can rob the other guy.
Ted Rudow III, MA
Palo Alto
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Editor,Standard & Poor’s decision to downgrade the United States has led to a lot of criticism of S&P (“S&P downgrades U.S. credit rating from AAA” in the Aug. 5 edition of the Daily Journal). The White House called their performance, which included a miscalculation of about $2.1 trillion, “amateur hour.” The move by S&P, one of three leading credit rating agencies, came just days after Congress approved a $2.1 trillion deficit-reduction plan.S&P didn’t just miss the bubble. They helped cause it. They were paid by the banks to award their AAA stamp of approval to all manner of financial products that were anything but riskless (which, ironically, makes them an accessory to the resulting explosion of U.S. debt). Lowering the nation’s rating to one notch below AAA, the credit rating company said “political brinkmanship” in the debate over the debt had made the U.S. government’s ability to manage its finances.
There’s not much mention anymore of the recession or economic hard times because the people at the top are doing great. And that is an upward redistribution of wealth by cutting taxes for the wealthiest, and in subtle ways, raising them for the poorest and for the middle class. The big business game is to see how fast you can rob the other guy.
Ted Rudow III, MA
Palo Alto
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From Daily News Group readers Posted: 08/08/2011 05:35:33 PM PDTUpdated: 08/08/2011 11:36:43 PM PDT
Upward redistribution of wealth
Dear Editor: Standard & Poor's decision to downgrade the United States has led to a lot of criticism of Standard & Poor's. The White House called its performance, which included a miscalculation of about $2.1 trillion, "amateur hour." The move by S&P, one of three leading credit rating agencies, came just days after Congress approved a $2.1 trillion deficit-reduction plan.
S&P didn't just miss the bubble. It helped cause the problem. It was paid by the banks to award its AAA stamp of approval to all manner of financial products that were anything but riskless, which ironically makes it an accessory to the resulting explosion of U.S. debt. In lowering the nation's rating to one notch below AAA, the credit rating company said "political brinkmanship" in the debate over the debt had affected the U.S. government's ability to manage its finances.
There's not much mention anymore of the recession or economic hard times, because the people at the top are doing great. There's been an upward redistribution of wealth by cutting taxes for the wealthiest, and in subtle ways raising them for the poorest and for the middle class. The big business game is to see how fast you can rob the other guy.
Ted Rudow III, MA
Palo Alto
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Editor,Standard & Poor’s decision to downgrade the United States has led to a lot of criticism of S&P (“S&P downgrades U.S. credit rating from AAA” in the Aug. 5 edition of the Daily Journal). The White House called their performance, which included a miscalculation of about $2.1 trillion, “amateur hour.” The move by S&P, one of three leading credit rating agencies, came just days after Congress approved a $2.1 trillion deficit-reduction plan.S&P didn’t just miss the bubble. They helped cause it. They were paid by the banks to award their AAA stamp of approval to all manner of financial products that were anything but riskless (which, ironically, makes them an accessory to the resulting explosion of U.S. debt). Lowering the nation’s rating to one notch below AAA, the credit rating company said “political brinkmanship” in the debate over the debt had made the U.S. government’s ability to manage its finances.
There’s not much mention anymore of the recession or economic hard times because the people at the top are doing great. And that is an upward redistribution of wealth by cutting taxes for the wealthiest, and in subtle ways, raising them for the poorest and for the middle class. The big business game is to see how fast you can rob the other guy.
Ted Rudow III, MA
Palo Alto
Monday, August 08, 2011
They helped
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They helped
by Ted Rudow III, MA ( Tedr77 [at] aol.com )
Monday Aug 8th, 2011
Standard Poor’s decision to downgrade the United States has led to a lot of criticism of Standard Poor’s. The White House called their performance, which included a miscalculation of about $2.1 trillion, “amateur hour.”
The move by S&P, one of three leading credit rating agencies, came just days after Congress approved a $2.1 trillion deficit-reduction plan.
S&P didn’t just miss the bubble. They helped cause it. They were paid by the banks to award their AAA-stamp of approval to all manner of financial products that were anything but riskless -- which, ironically, makes them an accessory to the resulting explosion of U.S. debt. Lowering the nation’s rating to one notch below AAA, the credit rating company said "political brinkmanship" in the debate over the debt had made the U.S. government’s ability to manage its finances.
There’s not much mention anymore of the recession or economic hard times, because the people at the top are doing great. And that is an upward redistribution of wealth by cutting taxes for the wealthiest, and in subtle ways, raising them for the poorest and for the middle class. The big business game is to see how fast you can rob the other guy.
Ted Rudow III, MA
U.S. Global Justice and Anti-Capitalism
They helped
by Ted Rudow III, MA ( Tedr77 [at] aol.com )
Monday Aug 8th, 2011
Standard Poor’s decision to downgrade the United States has led to a lot of criticism of Standard Poor’s. The White House called their performance, which included a miscalculation of about $2.1 trillion, “amateur hour.”
The move by S&P, one of three leading credit rating agencies, came just days after Congress approved a $2.1 trillion deficit-reduction plan.
S&P didn’t just miss the bubble. They helped cause it. They were paid by the banks to award their AAA-stamp of approval to all manner of financial products that were anything but riskless -- which, ironically, makes them an accessory to the resulting explosion of U.S. debt. Lowering the nation’s rating to one notch below AAA, the credit rating company said "political brinkmanship" in the debate over the debt had made the U.S. government’s ability to manage its finances.
There’s not much mention anymore of the recession or economic hard times, because the people at the top are doing great. And that is an upward redistribution of wealth by cutting taxes for the wealthiest, and in subtle ways, raising them for the poorest and for the middle class. The big business game is to see how fast you can rob the other guy.
Ted Rudow III, MA
Saturday, August 06, 2011
36 years later
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/08/06/18687066.php
36 years later
by Ted Rudow III, MA ( Tedr77 [at] aol.com ) Saturday Aug 6th, 2011
Vietnam is starting the first phase of a plan to clean up the environmental damage from the hazardous chemical Agent Orange, which was used by the US military during the Vietnam War.
The joint project with the former enemy, the United States, concentrates on a hotspot where the defoliant was stored by the Americans. Vietnam’s Ministry of Defense will sweep areas around Danang Airport for unexploded ordnance. Then the operation to remove dioxin from soil and sediment at the site will commence. Dioxin, a chemical used in Agent Orange, has lasting health and environmental affects. Now they are suffering the consequences of Agent Orange contamination, long after they left Vietnam. The worst thing is that the war debris they leave just goes on killing. The bombs they dropped on Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos are still exploding, killing and maiming thousands every year. The Vietnamese Red Cross says as many as 3 million people have been affected by the chemical, including at least 150,000 children born with severe birth defects. Every time we invade a little country, we are showing the world how “small” we really are.
Ted Rudow III, MA
36 years later
by Ted Rudow III, MA ( Tedr77 [at] aol.com ) Saturday Aug 6th, 2011
Vietnam is starting the first phase of a plan to clean up the environmental damage from the hazardous chemical Agent Orange, which was used by the US military during the Vietnam War.
The joint project with the former enemy, the United States, concentrates on a hotspot where the defoliant was stored by the Americans. Vietnam’s Ministry of Defense will sweep areas around Danang Airport for unexploded ordnance. Then the operation to remove dioxin from soil and sediment at the site will commence. Dioxin, a chemical used in Agent Orange, has lasting health and environmental affects. Now they are suffering the consequences of Agent Orange contamination, long after they left Vietnam. The worst thing is that the war debris they leave just goes on killing. The bombs they dropped on Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos are still exploding, killing and maiming thousands every year. The Vietnamese Red Cross says as many as 3 million people have been affected by the chemical, including at least 150,000 children born with severe birth defects. Every time we invade a little country, we are showing the world how “small” we really are.
Ted Rudow III, MA
Friday, August 05, 2011
House of cards
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House of Cards
by Ted Rudow III Thursday, 04 August 2011
President Barack Obama touted his debt ceiling deal Tuesday, saying, “We can’t balance the budget on the backs of the very people who have borne the biggest brunt of this recession.” Yet that is what he and his coterie of Wall Street advisers have done.
The history of the U.S. national debt is inexorably tied to its many wars. What the U.S. wastes on military spending in one year could pay off almost all of that entire debt. Not only did a compliant Congress agree to fund President George W. Bush’s wars in Iraq and Afghanistan with emergency appropriations; it did so with borrowed money, raising the debt ceiling 10 times since 2001 without quibbling.
The total debt of the U.S. alone is 14 trillion dollars! It's hard to even conceive of how much money that really is. And yet they continue spending far more than they earn in taxes, getting more in debt every year. Have you ever seen a toy house built of cards, each one stacked precariously atop the others? Well, that is precisely how fragile and shaky the present dollar-based capitalistic system is: Like a house of cards!
House of Cards
by Ted Rudow III Thursday, 04 August 2011
President Barack Obama touted his debt ceiling deal Tuesday, saying, “We can’t balance the budget on the backs of the very people who have borne the biggest brunt of this recession.” Yet that is what he and his coterie of Wall Street advisers have done.
The history of the U.S. national debt is inexorably tied to its many wars. What the U.S. wastes on military spending in one year could pay off almost all of that entire debt. Not only did a compliant Congress agree to fund President George W. Bush’s wars in Iraq and Afghanistan with emergency appropriations; it did so with borrowed money, raising the debt ceiling 10 times since 2001 without quibbling.
The total debt of the U.S. alone is 14 trillion dollars! It's hard to even conceive of how much money that really is. And yet they continue spending far more than they earn in taxes, getting more in debt every year. Have you ever seen a toy house built of cards, each one stacked precariously atop the others? Well, that is precisely how fragile and shaky the present dollar-based capitalistic system is: Like a house of cards!
Thursday, August 04, 2011
House of cards
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House of cards
by Ted Rudow III, MA
Thursday Aug 4th, 2011 12:19 PM
President Barack Obama touted his debt ceiling deal Tuesday, saying, “We can’t balance the budget on the backs of the very people who have borne the biggest brunt of this recession.”
Yet that is what he and his coterie of Wall Street advisers have done.
The history of the U.S. national debt is inexorably tied to its many wars. What the U.S. wastes on military spending in one year could pay off almost all of that entire debt. Not only did a compliant Congress agree to fund President George W. Bush’s wars in Iraq and Afghanistan with emergency appropriations; it did so with borrowed money, raising the debt ceiling 10 times since 2001 without quibbling.
The total debt of the U.S. alone is 14 trillion dollars! It's hard to even conceive of how much money that really is. And yet they continue spending far more than they earn in taxes, getting more in debt every year. Have you ever seen a toy house built of cards, each one stacked precariously atop the others? Well, that is precisely how fragile and shaky the present dollar-based capitalistic system is: Like a house of cards!
Ted Rudow III, MA
U.S. Police State and Prisons
House of cards
by Ted Rudow III, MA
Thursday Aug 4th, 2011 12:19 PM
President Barack Obama touted his debt ceiling deal Tuesday, saying, “We can’t balance the budget on the backs of the very people who have borne the biggest brunt of this recession.”
Yet that is what he and his coterie of Wall Street advisers have done.
The history of the U.S. national debt is inexorably tied to its many wars. What the U.S. wastes on military spending in one year could pay off almost all of that entire debt. Not only did a compliant Congress agree to fund President George W. Bush’s wars in Iraq and Afghanistan with emergency appropriations; it did so with borrowed money, raising the debt ceiling 10 times since 2001 without quibbling.
The total debt of the U.S. alone is 14 trillion dollars! It's hard to even conceive of how much money that really is. And yet they continue spending far more than they earn in taxes, getting more in debt every year. Have you ever seen a toy house built of cards, each one stacked precariously atop the others? Well, that is precisely how fragile and shaky the present dollar-based capitalistic system is: Like a house of cards!
Ted Rudow III, MA
Wednesday, August 03, 2011
Oligarchy
Outing the Oligarchy Naming Names in the New Global EconomyA conversation withVictor MenottiExecutive Director, International Forum on GlobalizationTuesday, August 2, 7:00 PM Community Media Center900 San Antonio Road, Palo Alto [ Map]FREE and open to all. Wheelchair accessible.[Text from IFG] Increasingly few, stupendously wealthy plutocrats have lately made enormous strides toward dominating global governance, finance and national democracies, while actively undermining traditional democratic expressions, such as collective bargaining rights, clean air protections, and services for social safety nets. The wealth of these individuals is so great that we begin to see a kind of global “neo-feudalism” evolving, where they themselves become the pivotal arbiters and factors shaping economies, politics, media, and many other elements of once democratic systems.The laws and regulations that have permitted such wealth concentration have themselves been shaped by the very special interests that benefit the most, while the public treasury is almost ignored. This situation must be reversed. Putting greater focus on this problem will prove essential to dealing with it.Progressive movements which ignore the critical roles of the oligarchy will be shadow boxing with the oligarch's hired hands – legislators, pundits, corporate spokespersons. Ignoring the oligarchs allows them to continue exerting their self interested influence with a free rein.Victor Menotti was the International Forum on Globalization's first employee upon its founding in 1994 and in 2009 became its Executive Director. Victor has written and spoken extensively about the impact of globalization on ecosystems, and he has helped build international networks among the traditional farming, forest, fishing, and indigenous communities whose survival depends on them. He is the author of the IFG report, “Free Trade, Free Logging: How the World Trade Organization Undermines Global Forest Conservation,” “The Other Oil War: The Halliburton Agenda on WTO Energy Services,” the chapter “WTO and Native Sovereignty" in Paradigm Wars: Indigenous Peoples' Resistance to Economic Globalization, and, ”The WTO and Sustainable Fisheries” for the Institute for Fisheries Resources. Victor learned to speak Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, and some Slovak, after earning his degree in International Relations from UCLA.Be a part of the studio audience!I phoned in and ask what is his view with SRI and the Hoover In.You are always an important part of each program as we turn to our in-studio audience and viewers at home for questions and comments. Home viewers can call 650-856-1491 to participate.Other Voices TV can be seen live at 7:00 PM on the first Tuesday of each month on mid-Peninsula cable channel 27. The program is also streamed live on the internet (select channel 27).On demand video streaming is available on our website beginning two days after the initial broadcast.The current program is rebroadcast throughout the month on cable channel 27 (an internet webcast can also be seen at these times):Tuesdays 7:00 PMWednesdays 2:00 AM & 10:00 AMThursdays 11:00 PMFridays 6:00 AM & 2:00 PMSaturdays 4:00 PM
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Sunday, July 31, 2011
The big lie
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/07/31/18686556.php
The big lie
by Ted Rudow III, MA ( Tedr77 [at] aol.com ) Sunday Jul 31st, 2011
The presidency of George W. Bush that generally lowered tax rates and revised the code specifying taxation in the United States. These were the: Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 , Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003. Moreover, since 2003 the two acts have often been spoken of together, especially in terms of analyzing their effect on the U.S. economy and population and in discussing their political ramifications. These facts notwithstanding, it has become a Republican talking point that the Bush tax cuts did not, in fact, reduce revenue at all — something the Bush administration itself never asserted. It's a tax cuts of 1.8 trillion and 2 unfunded wars which had increase our deficit. It is hard to know where these totally erroneous ideas come from, Hitler said in "Mein Kampf" that if your tell a lie for the purpose of propaganda, tell a BIG one. Because the bigger the lie is, the more people are apt to believe it, because they can't possibly believe you would dare to tell such a big lie unless it was the truth! Ted Rudow III, MA
The big lie
by Ted Rudow III, MA ( Tedr77 [at] aol.com ) Sunday Jul 31st, 2011
The presidency of George W. Bush that generally lowered tax rates and revised the code specifying taxation in the United States. These were the: Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 , Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003. Moreover, since 2003 the two acts have often been spoken of together, especially in terms of analyzing their effect on the U.S. economy and population and in discussing their political ramifications. These facts notwithstanding, it has become a Republican talking point that the Bush tax cuts did not, in fact, reduce revenue at all — something the Bush administration itself never asserted. It's a tax cuts of 1.8 trillion and 2 unfunded wars which had increase our deficit. It is hard to know where these totally erroneous ideas come from, Hitler said in "Mein Kampf" that if your tell a lie for the purpose of propaganda, tell a BIG one. Because the bigger the lie is, the more people are apt to believe it, because they can't possibly believe you would dare to tell such a big lie unless it was the truth! Ted Rudow III, MA
Saturday, July 30, 2011
Wealth gaps
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Recession compounded wealth gaps
A new study of U.S. census data reveals that wealth gaps between whites and minorities have grown to their widest levels since the government began tracking them a quarter of a century ago. White Americans now have on average 20 times the net worth of African Americans and 18 times that of Latinos. According to the Pew Research Center, the gaps were compounded during the housing bust and subsequent recession, and essentially wiped out much of the economic progress made by people of color over the past 20 years.
In 2009 white households had a median net worth of just over $113,000; in stark contrast Latinos had $6,300 and African Americans not quite $5,700. The Obama presidency was supposed to bring in a post-racial America, where there was a greater sense of equality among the races, and yet we're seeing this enormous step backward.
The socioeconomic realities have not changed on the ground. And this report is pointing to just how much the socioeconomic inequalities have been exacerbated by the recession and the poor economy. It has hit, as it historically does, lower-income minorities and less educated populations much more heavily than others. And this report has shown very graphically the consequences of this.
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Issues Beyond Palo Alto, posted by Ted Rudow III, MA, a member of the Palo Alto High School community,
Recession compounded wealth gaps
A new study of U.S. census data reveals that wealth gaps between whites and minorities have grown to their widest levels since the government began tracking them a quarter of a century ago. White Americans now have on average 20 times the net worth of African Americans and 18 times that of Latinos. According to the Pew Research Center, the gaps were compounded during the housing bust and subsequent recession, and essentially wiped out much of the economic progress made by people of color over the past 20 years.
In 2009 white households had a median net worth of just over $113,000; in stark contrast Latinos had $6,300 and African Americans not quite $5,700. The Obama presidency was supposed to bring in a post-racial America, where there was a greater sense of equality among the races, and yet we're seeing this enormous step backward.
The socioeconomic realities have not changed on the ground. And this report is pointing to just how much the socioeconomic inequalities have been exacerbated by the recession and the poor economy. It has hit, as it historically does, lower-income minorities and less educated populations much more heavily than others. And this report has shown very graphically the consequences of this.
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Recession compounded wealth gaps
Dear Editor: A new study of U.S. census data reveals that wealth gaps between whites and minorities have grown to their widest levels since the government began tracking them a quarter of a century ago. White Americans now have on average 20 times the net worth of African Americans and 18 times that of Latinos. According to the Pew Research Center, the gaps were compounded during the housing bust and subsequent recession, and essentially wiped out much of the economic progress made by people of color over the past 20 years.
In 2009 white households had a median net worth of just over $113,000; in stark contrast Latinos had $6,300 and African Americans not quite $5,700. The Obama presidency was supposed to bring in a post-racial America, where there was a greater sense of equality among the races, and yet we're seeing this enormous step backward.
The socioeconomic realities have not changed on the ground. And this report is pointing to just how much the socioeconomic inequalities have been exacerbated by the recession and the poor economy. It has hit, as it historically does, lower-income minorities and less educated populations much more heavily than others. And this report has shown very graphically the consequences of this.
Ted Rudow III, MA
Palo Alto
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Posted: 07/29/2011 05:00:12 PM PDTUpdated: 07/29/2011 11:25:04 PM PDT
Recession compounded wealth gaps
Dear Editor: A new study of U.S. census data reveals that wealth gaps between whites and minorities have grown to their widest levels since the government began tracking them a quarter of a century ago. White Americans now have on average 20 times the net worth of African Americans and 18 times that of Latinos. According to the Pew Research Center, the gaps were compounded during the housing bust and subsequent recession, and essentially wiped out much of the economic progress made by people of color over the past 20 years.
In 2009 white households had a median net worth of just over $113,000; in stark contrast Latinos had $6,300 and African Americans not quite $5,700. The Obama presidency was supposed to bring in a post-racial America, where there was a greater sense of equality among the races, and yet we're seeing this enormous step backward.
The socioeconomic realities have not changed on the ground. And this report is pointing to just how much the socioeconomic inequalities have been exacerbated by the recession and the poor economy. It has hit, as it historically does, lower-income minorities and less educated populations much more heavily than others. And this report has shown very graphically the consequences of this.
Ted Rudow III, MA
Palo Alto
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Wealth gaps
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Wealth gaps
by Ted Rudow III, MA ( Tedr77 [at] aol.com )
Thursday Jul 28th, 2011
A new study of U.S. census data reveals that wealth gaps between whites and minorities in the United States have grown to their widest levels since the U.S. government began tracking them a quarter-century ago. White Americans now have on average 20 times the net worth of African Americans and 18 times that of Latinos. According to the Pew Research Center, the gaps were compounded during the housing bust and the subsequent recession, and essentially wiped out much of the economic progress made by people of color over the past 20 years. In 2009, white households had a median net worth of just over $113,000. In stark contrast, Latinos had $6,300, and African Americans had not quite $5,700.
The Obama presidency was supposed to, for many people, bring in a post-racial America, where there was a greater sense of equality among the races, and yet we’re seeing this enormous step backward. The socioeconomic realities have not changed on the ground. And this report is pointing to just how much the socioeconomic inequalities have been exacerbated by the recession and the poor economy. It has hit, as it historically does, lower-income minorities, less-educated populations, much more heavily than others. And this report has shown very graphically the consequences of this.
Ted Rudow III, MA
Wealth gaps
by Ted Rudow III, MA ( Tedr77 [at] aol.com )
Thursday Jul 28th, 2011
A new study of U.S. census data reveals that wealth gaps between whites and minorities in the United States have grown to their widest levels since the U.S. government began tracking them a quarter-century ago. White Americans now have on average 20 times the net worth of African Americans and 18 times that of Latinos. According to the Pew Research Center, the gaps were compounded during the housing bust and the subsequent recession, and essentially wiped out much of the economic progress made by people of color over the past 20 years. In 2009, white households had a median net worth of just over $113,000. In stark contrast, Latinos had $6,300, and African Americans had not quite $5,700.
The Obama presidency was supposed to, for many people, bring in a post-racial America, where there was a greater sense of equality among the races, and yet we’re seeing this enormous step backward. The socioeconomic realities have not changed on the ground. And this report is pointing to just how much the socioeconomic inequalities have been exacerbated by the recession and the poor economy. It has hit, as it historically does, lower-income minorities, less-educated populations, much more heavily than others. And this report has shown very graphically the consequences of this.
Ted Rudow III, MA
Monday, July 25, 2011
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A downgrade of Irish government debt to “junk” status by a credit ratings agency did little to boost confidence, especially as Moody's said debt-laden Ireland would probably need a second bailout. A week ago the ratings firm slashed Portugal's rating to junk with a similar warning and a collapse in Italy or Spain would stretch its resources beyond breaking point.
They would then have to be rescued again by national governmentsif they can afford to do so. Somebody's lying, because it couldn't be that good with all these huge corporations and governments folding and going bankrupt! I mean, they're desperate to try to get money. The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank are desperately trying to rake up enough money to loan to some of these countries so they can at least meet their interest payments, because if they don't do that, things will collapse!
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Ted Rudow III, MA, Encina Ave, Palo Alto, CA
A downgrade of Irish government debt to “junk” status by a credit ratings agency did little to boost confidence, especially as Moody's said debt-laden Ireland would probably need a second bailout. A week ago the ratings firm slashed Portugal's rating to junk with a similar warning and a collapse in Italy or Spain would stretch its resources beyond breaking point.
They would then have to be rescued again by national governmentsif they can afford to do so. Somebody's lying, because it couldn't be that good with all these huge corporations and governments folding and going bankrupt! I mean, they're desperate to try to get money. The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank are desperately trying to rake up enough money to loan to some of these countries so they can at least meet their interest payments, because if they don't do that, things will collapse!
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Hooked on credit
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Dear Editor: The root of the problem is the same as it has been for centuries -- credit. It leads to debt, which spirals into ever greater debt. Then those who are lenders gamble that they can make even more money by devising new and more lucrative ways for people to go more deeply into debt, while the people themselves gamble on what they consider a sure thing, just what they need to pay off their debts, or set themselves up for retirement, or finance their lifestyles, etc.
Credit has become the drug of choice of the modern world, far more widespread than any other. Individuals, companies and governments must have their fix of it, for they are addicted to it, and the withdrawal symptoms are too painful to endure. Life without credit means no future debt is possible, and often their present debt is so large and overwhelming that they cannot go on without another credit fix.
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Hooked on credit
Dear Editor: The root of the problem is the same as it has been for centuries -- credit. It leads to debt, which spirals into ever greater debt. Then those who are lenders gamble that they can make even more money by devising new and more lucrative ways for people to go more deeply into debt, while the people themselves gamble on what they consider a sure thing, just what they need to pay off their debts, or set themselves up for retirement, or finance their lifestyles, etc.
Credit has become the drug of choice of the modern world, far more widespread than any other. Individuals, companies and governments must have their fix of it, for they are addicted to it, and the withdrawal symptoms are too painful to endure. Life without credit means no future debt is possible, and often their present debt is so large and overwhelming that they cannot go on without another credit fix.
Ted Rudow III, MA
Palo Alto
Friday, July 22, 2011
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Issues Beyond Palo Alto,
posted by Ted Rudow III, MA, a member of the Palo Alto High School community,
A downgrade of Irish government debt to “junk” status by a credit ratings agency did little to boost confidence, especially as Moody’s said debt-laden Ireland would probably need a second bailout. A week ago the ratings firm slashed Portugal’s rating to junk with a similar warning and a collapse in Italy or Spain would stretch its resources beyond breaking point.They would then have to be rescued again by national governments—if they can afford to do so. Nervous banks may simply refuse to lend to each other, and the matrix of cross loans and financial linkages that bind Europe’s banks might then trigger a second credit crunch, and another contraction in lending to the real economy.Somebody's lying, because it couldn't be that good with all these huge corporations and governments folding and going bankrupt! But because the hearts of many in this countries have waxed cold and uncaring about the suffering and pain which they inflict on others in their love for riches, they have invited in the old trojan horse of war and death, and have heeded their promises of yet greater wealth and power.
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Somebody's lying
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Somebody's Lying
by Ted Rudow III,MA
Tuesday, 19 July 2011
A downgrade of Irish government debt to “junk” status by a credit ratings agency did little to boost confidence, especially as Moody’s said debt-laden Ireland would probably need a second bailout. A week ago the ratings firm slashed Portugal’s rating to junk with a similar warning and a collapse in Italy or Spain would stretch its resources beyond breaking point.They would then have to be rescued again by national governments—if they can afford to do so. Nervous banks may simply refuse to lend to each other, and the matrix of cross loans and financial linkages that bind Europe’s banks might then trigger a second credit crunch, and another contraction in lending to the real economy.Somebody's lying, because it couldn't be that good with all these huge corporations and governments folding and going bankrupt! But because the hearts of many in this countries have waxed cold and uncaring about the suffering and pain which they inflict on others in their love for riches, they have invited in the old trojan horse of war and death, and have heeded their promises of yet greater wealth and power.
Somebody's Lying
by Ted Rudow III,MA
Tuesday, 19 July 2011
A downgrade of Irish government debt to “junk” status by a credit ratings agency did little to boost confidence, especially as Moody’s said debt-laden Ireland would probably need a second bailout. A week ago the ratings firm slashed Portugal’s rating to junk with a similar warning and a collapse in Italy or Spain would stretch its resources beyond breaking point.They would then have to be rescued again by national governments—if they can afford to do so. Nervous banks may simply refuse to lend to each other, and the matrix of cross loans and financial linkages that bind Europe’s banks might then trigger a second credit crunch, and another contraction in lending to the real economy.Somebody's lying, because it couldn't be that good with all these huge corporations and governments folding and going bankrupt! But because the hearts of many in this countries have waxed cold and uncaring about the suffering and pain which they inflict on others in their love for riches, they have invited in the old trojan horse of war and death, and have heeded their promises of yet greater wealth and power.
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Somebody's lying
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Somebody's lying
by Ted Rudow III, MA ( Tedr77 [at] aol.com )
Wednesday Jul 20th, 2011
A downgrade of Irish government debt to “junk” status by a credit ratings agency did little to boost confidence, especially as Moody’s said debt-laden Ireland would probably need a second bailout.
A week ago the ratings firm slashed Portugal’s rating to junk with a similar warning and a collapse in Italy or Spain would stretch its resources beyond breaking point.
They would then have to be rescued again by national governments—if they can afford to do so. Nervous banks may simply refuse to lend to each other, and the matrix of cross loans and financial linkages that bind Europe’s banks might then trigger a second credit crunch, and another contraction in lending to the real economy.
Somebody's lying, because it couldn't be that good with all these huge corporations and governments folding and going bankrupt! But because the hearts of many in this countries have waxed cold and uncaring about the suffering and pain which they inflict on others in their love for riches, they have invited in the old trojan horse of war and death, and have heeded their promises of yet greater wealth and power.
Ted Rudow III, MA
Somebody's lying
by Ted Rudow III, MA ( Tedr77 [at] aol.com )
Wednesday Jul 20th, 2011
A downgrade of Irish government debt to “junk” status by a credit ratings agency did little to boost confidence, especially as Moody’s said debt-laden Ireland would probably need a second bailout.
A week ago the ratings firm slashed Portugal’s rating to junk with a similar warning and a collapse in Italy or Spain would stretch its resources beyond breaking point.
They would then have to be rescued again by national governments—if they can afford to do so. Nervous banks may simply refuse to lend to each other, and the matrix of cross loans and financial linkages that bind Europe’s banks might then trigger a second credit crunch, and another contraction in lending to the real economy.
Somebody's lying, because it couldn't be that good with all these huge corporations and governments folding and going bankrupt! But because the hearts of many in this countries have waxed cold and uncaring about the suffering and pain which they inflict on others in their love for riches, they have invited in the old trojan horse of war and death, and have heeded their promises of yet greater wealth and power.
Ted Rudow III, MA
Friday, July 15, 2011
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California Democrats last month closed the remainder of what had been a gaping budget deficit by a combination of deep spending cuts, optimistic revenue projections and new fees that are sure to be challenged in court. This will include $100 million in cuts to the in-home services program. When you're rich and lose money on a leveraged investment, you are a victim of the bad economy and deserve to be bailed out; when you're poor and lose money on a risky investment, you're a financially incompetent yahoo who chases get-rich-quick schemes.
Ted Rudow III, MA
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When You're Rich
California Democrats last month closed the remainder of what had been a gaping budget deficit by a combination of deep spending cuts, optimistic revenue projections and new fees that are sure to be challenged in court. This will include $100 million in cuts to the in-home services program. When you're rich and lose money on a leveraged investment, you are a victim of the bad economy and deserve to be bailed out; when you're poor and lose money on a risky investment, you're a financially incompetent yahoo who chases get-rich-quick schemes.
Ted Rudow III, MA
Palo Alto
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Friday, July 15, 2011
Dear Editor,
The root of the problem is the same as it has been for centuries - credit, which leads to debt that spirals into ever greater debt. Then those who are lenders gamble that they can make more money by devising new and more lucrative ways for people to go more deeply into debt, while the people themselves gamble on what they consider a sure thing - just what they need to pay off their debts, or set themselves up for retirement, or finance their lifestyles, etc.Credit has become the drug of choice of the modern world, far more widespread than any other. Some individuals, companies and governments must have their fix for they are addicted to it, and the withdrawal symptoms are too painful to endure. Life without credit means no future debt is possible, and often their present debt is so large and overwhelming that they cannot go on without another credit fix.Ted Rudow III, MAPalo Alto, CaliforniaUSATedr77@aol.comRead more: http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/letters/Modern-world-drug_9219649#ixzz1SBwkxhmS
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Friday, July 15, 2011
Dear Editor,
The root of the problem is the same as it has been for centuries - credit, which leads to debt that spirals into ever greater debt. Then those who are lenders gamble that they can make more money by devising new and more lucrative ways for people to go more deeply into debt, while the people themselves gamble on what they consider a sure thing - just what they need to pay off their debts, or set themselves up for retirement, or finance their lifestyles, etc.Credit has become the drug of choice of the modern world, far more widespread than any other. Some individuals, companies and governments must have their fix for they are addicted to it, and the withdrawal symptoms are too painful to endure. Life without credit means no future debt is possible, and often their present debt is so large and overwhelming that they cannot go on without another credit fix.Ted Rudow III, MAPalo Alto, CaliforniaUSATedr77@aol.comRead more: http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/letters/Modern-world-drug_9219649#ixzz1SBwkxhmS
Thursday, July 14, 2011
The root
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The root
by Ted Rudow III, MA ( Tedr77 [at] aol.com )
Thursday Jul 14th, 2011
The root of the problem is the same as it has been for centuries: credit, which leads to debt that spirals into ever greater debt.
Then those who are lenders gamble that they can make even more money by devising new and more lucrative ways for people to go more deeply into debt, while the people themselves gamble on what they consider a sure thing, just what they need to pay off their debts, or set themselves up for retirement, or finance their lifestyles, etc.
Credit has become the drug of choice of the modern world, far more widespread than any other. Individuals, companies and governments must have their fix of it, for they are addicted to it, and the withdrawal symptoms are too painful to endure. Life without credit means no future debt is possible, and often their present debt is so large and overwhelming that they cannot go on without another credit fix.
Ted Rudow III, MA
The root
by Ted Rudow III, MA ( Tedr77 [at] aol.com )
Thursday Jul 14th, 2011
The root of the problem is the same as it has been for centuries: credit, which leads to debt that spirals into ever greater debt.
Then those who are lenders gamble that they can make even more money by devising new and more lucrative ways for people to go more deeply into debt, while the people themselves gamble on what they consider a sure thing, just what they need to pay off their debts, or set themselves up for retirement, or finance their lifestyles, etc.
Credit has become the drug of choice of the modern world, far more widespread than any other. Individuals, companies and governments must have their fix of it, for they are addicted to it, and the withdrawal symptoms are too painful to endure. Life without credit means no future debt is possible, and often their present debt is so large and overwhelming that they cannot go on without another credit fix.
Ted Rudow III, MA
Friday, July 08, 2011
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by Ted Rudow III Thursday, 07 July 2011
The Obama administration has reversed a longstanding U.S. policy to deny presidential condolence letters to families of soldiers who have committed suicide, saying it hopes to reduce the stigma associated with the mental health costs of war. Service member suicides have increased as some troops serve repeated tours of duty and suffer post-traumatic stress.
Roughly a fifth of troops who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan experience anxiety, depression, and other mental health problems. The rise in psychological trauma associated with the war in Iraq and Afghanistan should not surprise experts. The extent of wartime trauma is directly proportional to the type of warfare fought and the experiences encountered.
There was a report from the Veterans Department in 2010 that 30 suicides are attempted each day by Army veterans and 18 of them are successful. Studies of Vietnam veterans show that between 26 and 31 percent have experienced PTSD. This rate is understandable given that the Vietnam War combat environment included both guerilla and conventional warfare. It is arguable that the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan compare to the Vietnam War, as there is no safe place, no enemy lines, and threats surround the soldier on all sides. I work as a volunteer Counselor at the VA Hospital in Menlo Park, CA for 17 years as a musician therapist. I worked mostly with Iraqi and Vietnam Vets. War is hell and I'm thankful that Obama redress this because it’s a small relief valve of the stress that soldiers and their families are feeling.
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War Is Hell
by Ted Rudow III Thursday, 07 July 2011
The Obama administration has reversed a longstanding U.S. policy to deny presidential condolence letters to families of soldiers who have committed suicide, saying it hopes to reduce the stigma associated with the mental health costs of war. Service member suicides have increased as some troops serve repeated tours of duty and suffer post-traumatic stress.
Roughly a fifth of troops who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan experience anxiety, depression, and other mental health problems. The rise in psychological trauma associated with the war in Iraq and Afghanistan should not surprise experts. The extent of wartime trauma is directly proportional to the type of warfare fought and the experiences encountered.
There was a report from the Veterans Department in 2010 that 30 suicides are attempted each day by Army veterans and 18 of them are successful. Studies of Vietnam veterans show that between 26 and 31 percent have experienced PTSD. This rate is understandable given that the Vietnam War combat environment included both guerilla and conventional warfare. It is arguable that the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan compare to the Vietnam War, as there is no safe place, no enemy lines, and threats surround the soldier on all sides. I work as a volunteer Counselor at the VA Hospital in Menlo Park, CA for 17 years as a musician therapist. I worked mostly with Iraqi and Vietnam Vets. War is hell and I'm thankful that Obama redress this because it’s a small relief valve of the stress that soldiers and their families are feeling.
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Posted: 07/07/2011 04:15:33 PM PDTUpdated: 07/07/2011 11:45:07 PM PDT
Traumatized vets
Dear Editor: The Obama administration has reversed a long-standing U.S. policy to deny presidential condolence letters to families of soldiers who have committed suicide, saying it hopes to reduce the stigma associated with the mental health costs of war. Service member suicides have increased as some troops serve repeated tours of duty and suffer post-traumatic stress.
Roughly a fifth of troops who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan experience anxiety, depression and other mental health problems. The rise in psychological trauma associated with the war in Iraq and Afghanistan should not surprise experts. The extent of wartime trauma is directly proportional to the type of warfare fought and the experiences encountered.
There was a report from the Department of Veterans Affairs last year that said 30 suicides are attempted each day by Army veterans, and 18 of them are successful. Studies of Vietnam veterans show that between 26 and 31 percent have experienced post-traumatic stress disorder. This rate is understandable given that the Vietnam War combat environment included both guerilla and conventional warfare. It is arguable that the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan compare to the Vietnam War, as there is no safe place or enemy lines, and threats surround soldiers on all sides. I work as a volunteer counselor at the VA Hospital in Menlo Park, 17 years as a musician therapist. I worked mostly with Iraq and Vietnam vets. War is hell and I am thankful that Obama is redressing this because it's a small relief valve of the stress that soldiers and their families are feeling.
Ted Rudow III, MA
Palo Alto
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Peninsula readers' letters: July 8
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Posted: 07/07/2011 04:15:33 PM PDTUpdated: 07/07/2011 11:45:07 PM PDT
Traumatized vets
Dear Editor: The Obama administration has reversed a long-standing U.S. policy to deny presidential condolence letters to families of soldiers who have committed suicide, saying it hopes to reduce the stigma associated with the mental health costs of war. Service member suicides have increased as some troops serve repeated tours of duty and suffer post-traumatic stress.
Roughly a fifth of troops who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan experience anxiety, depression and other mental health problems. The rise in psychological trauma associated with the war in Iraq and Afghanistan should not surprise experts. The extent of wartime trauma is directly proportional to the type of warfare fought and the experiences encountered.
There was a report from the Department of Veterans Affairs last year that said 30 suicides are attempted each day by Army veterans, and 18 of them are successful. Studies of Vietnam veterans show that between 26 and 31 percent have experienced post-traumatic stress disorder. This rate is understandable given that the Vietnam War combat environment included both guerilla and conventional warfare. It is arguable that the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan compare to the Vietnam War, as there is no safe place or enemy lines, and threats surround soldiers on all sides. I work as a volunteer counselor at the VA Hospital in Menlo Park, 17 years as a musician therapist. I worked mostly with Iraq and Vietnam vets. War is hell and I am thankful that Obama is redressing this because it's a small relief valve of the stress that soldiers and their families are feeling.
Ted Rudow III, MA
Palo Alto
Thursday, July 07, 2011
War is hell
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/07/07/18684044.php
War is hell
by Ted Rudow III, MA ( Tedr77 [at] aol.com ) Thursday Jul 7th, 2011
The Obama administration has reversed a longstanding U.S. policy to deny presidential condolence letters to families of soldiers who have committed suicide, saying it hopes to reduce the stigma associated with the mental health costs of war. Service member suicides have increased as some troops serve repeated tours of duty and suffer post-traumatic stress. Roughly a fifth of troops who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan experience anxiety, depression, and other mental health problems. The rise in psychological trauma associated with the war in Iraq and Afghanistan should not surprise experts. The extent of wartime trauma is directly proportional to the type of warfare fought and the experiences encountered. There was a report from the Veterans Department in 2010 that 30 suicides are attempted each day by Army veterans and 18 of them are successful. Studies of Vietnam veterans show that between 26 and 31 percent have experienced PTSD. This rate is understandable given that the Vietnam War combat environment included both guerilla and conventional warfare. It is arguable that the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan compares to the Vietnam War, as there is no safe place, no enemy lines, and threats surround the soldier on all sides. I work as a volunteer Counselor at the VA Hospital in Menlo Park,CA for 17 years as a musician therapist. I worked mostly with Iraqi and Vietnam Vets. War is hell and I'm thankful that Obama redress this because it’s a small relief valve of the stress that soldiers and their families are feeling.
Ted Rudow III, MA
War is hell
by Ted Rudow III, MA ( Tedr77 [at] aol.com ) Thursday Jul 7th, 2011
The Obama administration has reversed a longstanding U.S. policy to deny presidential condolence letters to families of soldiers who have committed suicide, saying it hopes to reduce the stigma associated with the mental health costs of war. Service member suicides have increased as some troops serve repeated tours of duty and suffer post-traumatic stress. Roughly a fifth of troops who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan experience anxiety, depression, and other mental health problems. The rise in psychological trauma associated with the war in Iraq and Afghanistan should not surprise experts. The extent of wartime trauma is directly proportional to the type of warfare fought and the experiences encountered. There was a report from the Veterans Department in 2010 that 30 suicides are attempted each day by Army veterans and 18 of them are successful. Studies of Vietnam veterans show that between 26 and 31 percent have experienced PTSD. This rate is understandable given that the Vietnam War combat environment included both guerilla and conventional warfare. It is arguable that the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan compares to the Vietnam War, as there is no safe place, no enemy lines, and threats surround the soldier on all sides. I work as a volunteer Counselor at the VA Hospital in Menlo Park,CA for 17 years as a musician therapist. I worked mostly with Iraqi and Vietnam Vets. War is hell and I'm thankful that Obama redress this because it’s a small relief valve of the stress that soldiers and their families are feeling.
Ted Rudow III, MA
Wednesday, July 06, 2011
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Ted Rudow III, MA, Encina Ave, Palo Alto, CA California Democrats closed the remainder of what had been a gaping budget deficit by relying on a combination of deep spending cuts, optimistic revenue projections and new fees that are sure to be challenged in court. The cuts will be triggered during the middle of the year if tax revenue falls short of assumptions. This will include $100 million to the in-home services program. They already cut services 12% this year. Nursing homes cost five times as much per In-Home Supportive Service (IHSS) client. The number of skilled-nursing-center beds has dwindled through the years as IHSS’ success has grown at helping the elderly continue living independently.When you’re rich and lose money on a leveraged investment, you are a victim of the bad economy and deserve to be bailed out. When you’re poor and lose money on a risky investment, you’re a financially incompetent person who chases get-rich-quick schemes.
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When you’re rich
Ted Rudow III, MA, Encina Ave, Palo Alto, CA California Democrats closed the remainder of what had been a gaping budget deficit by relying on a combination of deep spending cuts, optimistic revenue projections and new fees that are sure to be challenged in court. The cuts will be triggered during the middle of the year if tax revenue falls short of assumptions. This will include $100 million to the in-home services program. They already cut services 12% this year. Nursing homes cost five times as much per In-Home Supportive Service (IHSS) client. The number of skilled-nursing-center beds has dwindled through the years as IHSS’ success has grown at helping the elderly continue living independently.When you’re rich and lose money on a leveraged investment, you are a victim of the bad economy and deserve to be bailed out. When you’re poor and lose money on a risky investment, you’re a financially incompetent person who chases get-rich-quick schemes.
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Shining a Light on War and Occupation: The Case ofBRADLEY MANNING
A conversation withJeff PatersonBradley Manning Support NetworkProject Director, Courage to Resist
Bradley Manning, a 23-year-old US Army intelligence analyst, is accused of revealing a video of the killing of civilians—including two Reuters journalists—by a US helicopter in Baghdad, Iraq, to the Wikileaks website. He is also charged with blowing the whistle on the Afghan War Diary, the Iraq War Logs, and revealing US diplomatic cables. In short, he’s been charged with telling us the truth.
The video and documents have illuminated the true number and cause of civilian casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan, human rights abuses by U.S.-funded contractors and foreign militaries, and the role that spying and bribes play in international diplomacy.
Never before in U.S. history has someone been charged with “Aiding the enemy through indirect means” by making information public.
In August 1990, Marine artilleryman Corporal Jeff Paterson became the first of many US military personnel to refuse to fight in Iraq. Today, Jeff is the project director of Courage to Resist, an Oakland-based organization dedicated to supporting GI war resisters and conscientious objectors, and helps lead the campaign to support accused WikiLeaks whistle-blower Army PFC Bradley Manning. See: Bradley Manning Support Network & Courage to Resist
I phoned up and my background as I turn from a scholarship to West Point in 1970 to active role peace. I said it was related to the Pentagon Papers in scope.
The Pentagon Papers, officially titled United States – Vietnam Relations, 1945–1967: A Study Prepared by the Department of Defense, is a United States Department of Defense history of the United States' political-military involvement in Vietnam from 1945 to 1967. The papers were first brought to the attention of the public on the front page of the New York Times in 1971.
Tuesday, July 5, 7:00 PMCommunity Media Center900 San Antonio Road, Palo AltoFree and open to all. Wheelchair accessible.Simultaneous live broadcast on cable TV channel 27.Simultaneous live webcast on the Community Media Center webpage. Select channel 27. Be a part of the studio audience!
You are always an important part of each program as we turn to our in-studio audience and viewers at home for questions and comments. Home viewers can call 650-856-1491 to participate. Other Voices TV can be seen live at 7:00 PM on the first Tuesday of each month on mid-Peninsula cable channel 27. The program is also streamed live on the internet (select channel 27).
On demand video streaming is available on our website beginning two days after the initial broadcast.
The current program is rebroadcast throughout the month on cable channel 27 (an internet webcast can also be seen at these times):Tuesdays 7:00 PMWednesdays 2:00 AM & 10:00 AMThursdays 11:00 PMFridays 6:00 AM & 2:00 PMSaturdays 4:00 PM
Peninsula Peace and Justice Center Presents
PPJC's Award-Winning Monthly TV Program and Public Forum
Shining a Light on War and Occupation: The Case ofBRADLEY MANNING
A conversation withJeff PatersonBradley Manning Support NetworkProject Director, Courage to Resist
Bradley Manning, a 23-year-old US Army intelligence analyst, is accused of revealing a video of the killing of civilians—including two Reuters journalists—by a US helicopter in Baghdad, Iraq, to the Wikileaks website. He is also charged with blowing the whistle on the Afghan War Diary, the Iraq War Logs, and revealing US diplomatic cables. In short, he’s been charged with telling us the truth.
The video and documents have illuminated the true number and cause of civilian casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan, human rights abuses by U.S.-funded contractors and foreign militaries, and the role that spying and bribes play in international diplomacy.
Never before in U.S. history has someone been charged with “Aiding the enemy through indirect means” by making information public.
In August 1990, Marine artilleryman Corporal Jeff Paterson became the first of many US military personnel to refuse to fight in Iraq. Today, Jeff is the project director of Courage to Resist, an Oakland-based organization dedicated to supporting GI war resisters and conscientious objectors, and helps lead the campaign to support accused WikiLeaks whistle-blower Army PFC Bradley Manning. See: Bradley Manning Support Network & Courage to Resist
I phoned up and my background as I turn from a scholarship to West Point in 1970 to active role peace. I said it was related to the Pentagon Papers in scope.
The Pentagon Papers, officially titled United States – Vietnam Relations, 1945–1967: A Study Prepared by the Department of Defense, is a United States Department of Defense history of the United States' political-military involvement in Vietnam from 1945 to 1967. The papers were first brought to the attention of the public on the front page of the New York Times in 1971.
Tuesday, July 5, 7:00 PMCommunity Media Center900 San Antonio Road, Palo AltoFree and open to all. Wheelchair accessible.Simultaneous live broadcast on cable TV channel 27.Simultaneous live webcast on the Community Media Center webpage. Select channel 27. Be a part of the studio audience!
You are always an important part of each program as we turn to our in-studio audience and viewers at home for questions and comments. Home viewers can call 650-856-1491 to participate. Other Voices TV can be seen live at 7:00 PM on the first Tuesday of each month on mid-Peninsula cable channel 27. The program is also streamed live on the internet (select channel 27).
On demand video streaming is available on our website beginning two days after the initial broadcast.
The current program is rebroadcast throughout the month on cable channel 27 (an internet webcast can also be seen at these times):Tuesdays 7:00 PMWednesdays 2:00 AM & 10:00 AMThursdays 11:00 PMFridays 6:00 AM & 2:00 PMSaturdays 4:00 PM
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Democrats closed the remainder of what had been a gaping budget deficit by relying on a combination of deep spending cuts, optimistic revenue projections and new fees that are sure to be challenged in court. The cuts will be triggered during the middle of the year if tax revenue falls short of assumptions.
This will include $100 million to the in-home services program. They already cut services 12% this year. Nursing homes cost five times as much per In-Home Supportive Service (IHSS) client. The number of skilled-nursing-center beds has dwindled through the years as IHSS' success has grown at helping the elderly continue living independently.
When you're rich and lose money on a leveraged investment, you are a victim of the bad economy and deserve to be bailed out. When you're poor and lose money on a risky investment, you're a financially incompetent person who chases get-rich-quick schemes.
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Ted Rudow III, MA, Encina Ave, Palo Alto, CA California
Democrats closed the remainder of what had been a gaping budget deficit by relying on a combination of deep spending cuts, optimistic revenue projections and new fees that are sure to be challenged in court. The cuts will be triggered during the middle of the year if tax revenue falls short of assumptions.
This will include $100 million to the in-home services program. They already cut services 12% this year. Nursing homes cost five times as much per In-Home Supportive Service (IHSS) client. The number of skilled-nursing-center beds has dwindled through the years as IHSS' success has grown at helping the elderly continue living independently.
When you're rich and lose money on a leveraged investment, you are a victim of the bad economy and deserve to be bailed out. When you're poor and lose money on a risky investment, you're a financially incompetent person who chases get-rich-quick schemes.
Thursday, June 30, 2011
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From Daily News Group readers Posted: 06/29/2011 05:28:57 PM PDT
When you're rich
Dear Editor: California Democrats on Tuesday closed the remainder of what had been a gaping budget deficit by relying on a combination of deep spending cuts, optimistic revenue projections and new fees that are sure to be challenged in court.
Cuts will be triggered during the middle of the year if tax revenue falls short of assumptions. This will include $100 million to the In-Home Supportive Services program, which already cut services 12 percent this year.
Nursing homes cost five times as much as In-Home Supportive Services per client. The number of skilled-nursing center beds has dwindled through the years as In-Home Supportive Services' success has grown at helping the elderly continue living independently.
When you're rich and lose money on a leveraged investment, you are a victim of the bad economy and deserve to be bailed out. When you're poor and lose money on a risky investment, you're a financially incompetent yahoo who chases get-rich-quick schemes.
Ted Rudow III, MA
Palo Alto
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When you're rich
Dear Editor: California Democrats on Tuesday closed the remainder of what had been a gaping budget deficit by relying on a combination of deep spending cuts, optimistic revenue projections and new fees that are sure to be challenged in court.
Cuts will be triggered during the middle of the year if tax revenue falls short of assumptions. This will include $100 million to the In-Home Supportive Services program, which already cut services 12 percent this year.
Nursing homes cost five times as much as In-Home Supportive Services per client. The number of skilled-nursing center beds has dwindled through the years as In-Home Supportive Services' success has grown at helping the elderly continue living independently.
When you're rich and lose money on a leveraged investment, you are a victim of the bad economy and deserve to be bailed out. When you're poor and lose money on a risky investment, you're a financially incompetent yahoo who chases get-rich-quick schemes.
Ted Rudow III, MA
Palo Alto
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
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U.S. leaders often are just not good on history.
The 19th-century British started trying to pacify the Pashtun tribes of what are now northern Pakistan and southern Afghanistan, and they sent in tens of thousands of troops. They fought the Third Anglo-Afghan War. They fought engagements against the tribes way back during the teens and the twenties.By 1947, as the British rule was ending in that region, it was more in turmoil and less under control than it ever had been before. The full might of the British Empire at its peak was unable to bring order to those regions. The idea that a relatively temporary and relatively small American expeditionary force can go into some of these provinces and shape them up for the long term is just very unlikely.
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Beyond Palo Alto, posted by Ted Rudow III, MA, a member of the Palo Alto High School community,
U.S. leaders often are just not good on history.
The 19th-century British started trying to pacify the Pashtun tribes of what are now northern Pakistan and southern Afghanistan, and they sent in tens of thousands of troops. They fought the Third Anglo-Afghan War. They fought engagements against the tribes way back during the teens and the twenties.By 1947, as the British rule was ending in that region, it was more in turmoil and less under control than it ever had been before. The full might of the British Empire at its peak was unable to bring order to those regions. The idea that a relatively temporary and relatively small American expeditionary force can go into some of these provinces and shape them up for the long term is just very unlikely.
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U.S. leaders often are just not good on history. The 19th-century British started trying to pacify the Pashtun tribes of what are now northern Pakistan and southern Afghanistan, and they sent in tens of thousands of troops. They fought the Third Anglo-Afghan War. They fought engagements against the tribes way back during the teens and the twenties.By 1947, as the British rule was ending in that region, it was more in turmoil and less under control than it ever had been before. The full might of the British Empire at its peak was unable to bring order to those regions. The idea that a relatively temporary and relatively small American expeditionary force can go into some of these provinces and shape them up for the long term is just very unlikely.
Ted Rudow III, MA
Palo Alto
Monday, June 27, 2011
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U.S. leaders often are just not good on history. The 19th-century British started trying to pacify the Pashtun tribes of what are now northern Pakistan and southern Afghanistan, and they sent in tens of thousands of troops. They fought the Third Anglo-Afghan War. They fought engagements against the tribes way back during the teens and the twenties.By 1947, as the British rule was ending in that region, it was more in turmoil and less under control than it ever had been before. The full might of the British Empire at its peak was unable to bring order to those regions. The idea that a relatively temporary and relatively small American expeditionary force can go into some of these provinces and shape them up for the long term is just very unlikely.
Ted Rudow III, MA
Palo Alto
Not good in history
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Wednesday June 29, 2011
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President Obama [announced] a withdrawal of up to 10,000 U.S. troops by the end of the year. Under the plan, the United States would still have some 67,000 troops, plus thousands of contractors, in Afghanistan at the start of 2013—the same total as before last year’s surge.
The U.S. leaders often are just not good on history. But the British started trying to pacify the Pashtun tribes of what are now northern Pakistan and southern Afghanistan, and were worried about the fanaticism of the akhond of Swat, and they sent tens of thousands of troops up there. They fought the Third Anglo-Afghan War. They fought engagements against the Mahsud tribe way back in the Teens and ’20s. And by 1947, as the British rule was ending in that region, it was more in turmoil and less under control than it ever had been before.
So the full might of the British Empire was unable to bring order to those regions. And the idea that a relatively temporary American and relatively small expeditionary force can go into some of these provinces and shape them up for the long term, that was just very unlikely.
Ted Rudow III, MA
Wednesday June 29, 2011
Front Page Opinion Columnists Arts & Entertainment Contents Full Text
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Tuesday June 28, 2011
Not Good in History
President Obama [announced] a withdrawal of up to 10,000 U.S. troops by the end of the year. Under the plan, the United States would still have some 67,000 troops, plus thousands of contractors, in Afghanistan at the start of 2013—the same total as before last year’s surge.
The U.S. leaders often are just not good on history. But the British started trying to pacify the Pashtun tribes of what are now northern Pakistan and southern Afghanistan, and were worried about the fanaticism of the akhond of Swat, and they sent tens of thousands of troops up there. They fought the Third Anglo-Afghan War. They fought engagements against the Mahsud tribe way back in the Teens and ’20s. And by 1947, as the British rule was ending in that region, it was more in turmoil and less under control than it ever had been before.
So the full might of the British Empire was unable to bring order to those regions. And the idea that a relatively temporary American and relatively small expeditionary force can go into some of these provinces and shape them up for the long term, that was just very unlikely.
Ted Rudow III, MA
Sunday, June 26, 2011
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President Obama is expected to announce today a withdrawal of up to 10,000 U.S. troops by the end of the year. Under the plan, the United States would still have some 67,000 troops, plus thousands of contractors, in Afghanistan at the start of 2013 he same total as before last year. The U.S. leaders often are just not good on history. But the British started trying to pacify the Pashtun tribes of what are now northern Pakistan and southern Afghanistan, and were worried about the fanaticism of the akhond of Swat, and they sent tens of thousands of troops up there. They fought the Third Anglo-Afghan War. They fought engagements against the Mahsud tribe way back in the Teens and 20s. And by 1947, as the British rule was ending in that region, it was more in turmoil and less under control than it ever had been before. So the full might of the British Empire was unable to bring order to those regions. And the idea that a relatively temporary American and relatively small expeditionary force can go into some of these provinces and shape them up for the long term, that was just very unlikely.
Ted Rudow III, MA
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President Obama is expected to announce today a withdrawal of up to 10,000 U.S. troops by the end of the year. Under the plan, the United States would still have some 67,000 troops, plus thousands of contractors, in Afghanistan at the start of 2013 he same total as before last year. The U.S. leaders often are just not good on history. But the British started trying to pacify the Pashtun tribes of what are now northern Pakistan and southern Afghanistan, and were worried about the fanaticism of the akhond of Swat, and they sent tens of thousands of troops up there. They fought the Third Anglo-Afghan War. They fought engagements against the Mahsud tribe way back in the Teens and 20s. And by 1947, as the British rule was ending in that region, it was more in turmoil and less under control than it ever had been before. So the full might of the British Empire was unable to bring order to those regions. And the idea that a relatively temporary American and relatively small expeditionary force can go into some of these provinces and shape them up for the long term, that was just very unlikely.
Ted Rudow III, MA
Friday, June 24, 2011
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A bipartisan group of lawmakers has filed a lawsuit accusing the Obama administration of waging unconstitutional military operations in Libya. The suit says President Obama violated the War Powers Act by failing to obtain congressional approval for the Libya attack within 60 days. Last week, the White House issued a lengthy report arguing Obama had the authority to ignore the 60-day window because the U.S. role in Libya was limited and therefore outside the scope of Congress.
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Libya: Not a War?
A bipartisan group of lawmakers has filed a lawsuit accusing the Obama administration of waging unconstitutional military operations in Libya. The suit says President Obama violated the War Powers Act by failing to obtain congressional approval for the Libya attack within 60 days. Last week, the White House issued a lengthy report arguing Obama had the authority to ignore the 60-day window because the U.S. role in Libya was limited and therefore outside the scope of Congress.
The people are brainwashed.
Ted Rudow III, MA
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Thursday, June 23, 2011
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by Ted Rudow III, MA ( Tedr77 [at] aol.com ) Thursday Jun 23rd, 2011
President Obama is expected to announce today a withdrawal of up to 10,000 U.S. troops by the end of the year. Under the plan, the United States would still have some 67,000 troops, plus thousands of contractors, in Afghanistan at the start of 2013—the same total as before last year’s surge.
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The U.S. leaders often are just not good on history. But the British started trying to pacify the Pashtun tribes of what are now northern Pakistan and southern Afghanistan, and were worried about the fanaticism of the akhond of Swat, and they sent tens of thousands of troops up there. They fought the Third Anglo-Afghan War. They fought engagements against the Mahsud tribe way back in the Teens and ’20s. And by 1947, as the British rule was ending in that region, it was more in turmoil and less under control than it ever had been before. So the full might of the British Empire was unable to bring order to those regions. And the idea that a relatively temporary American and relatively small expeditionary force can go into some of these provinces and shape them up for the long term, that was just very unlikely.
Ted Rudow III, MA
Not good in history
by Ted Rudow III, MA ( Tedr77 [at] aol.com ) Thursday Jun 23rd, 2011
President Obama is expected to announce today a withdrawal of up to 10,000 U.S. troops by the end of the year. Under the plan, the United States would still have some 67,000 troops, plus thousands of contractors, in Afghanistan at the start of 2013—the same total as before last year’s surge.
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The U.S. leaders often are just not good on history. But the British started trying to pacify the Pashtun tribes of what are now northern Pakistan and southern Afghanistan, and were worried about the fanaticism of the akhond of Swat, and they sent tens of thousands of troops up there. They fought the Third Anglo-Afghan War. They fought engagements against the Mahsud tribe way back in the Teens and ’20s. And by 1947, as the British rule was ending in that region, it was more in turmoil and less under control than it ever had been before. So the full might of the British Empire was unable to bring order to those regions. And the idea that a relatively temporary American and relatively small expeditionary force can go into some of these provinces and shape them up for the long term, that was just very unlikely.
Ted Rudow III, MA
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
United States Department of Peace
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Dear Mr. Rudow:
Thank you for contacting me regarding legislation to create a United States Department of Peace. I appreciate the opportunity to respond to your comments.As a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, I work to pursue peaceful solutions and avoid the devastation and destruction of war whenever possible. As such, I sincerely appreciate your commitment to ensuring that promoting peace is given a higher priority.In the current Congress, Congressman Dennis Kucinich has introduced H.R.808, the Department of Peace Act, in the House of Representatives. H.R.808 would establish a Department of Peace which would work to cultivate peace as a national policy objective and develop policies that promote international conflict prevention, nonviolent intervention, and peaceful conflict resolution.The Department of Peace would also include an office of Domestic Peace Activities, responsible for focusing on such things as domestic violence, drug and alcohol abuse, and the prevention of crime.Should the Senate consider H.R.808 or similar legislation, please be assured that I will keep your views in mind.Thank you again for sharing your views with me and please know that I will continue to emphasize the importance of finding peaceful solutions to international conflicts.
Sincerely,Barbara Boxer
United States
Dear Mr. Rudow:
Thank you for contacting me regarding legislation to create a United States Department of Peace. I appreciate the opportunity to respond to your comments.As a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, I work to pursue peaceful solutions and avoid the devastation and destruction of war whenever possible. As such, I sincerely appreciate your commitment to ensuring that promoting peace is given a higher priority.In the current Congress, Congressman Dennis Kucinich has introduced H.R.808, the Department of Peace Act, in the House of Representatives. H.R.808 would establish a Department of Peace which would work to cultivate peace as a national policy objective and develop policies that promote international conflict prevention, nonviolent intervention, and peaceful conflict resolution.The Department of Peace would also include an office of Domestic Peace Activities, responsible for focusing on such things as domestic violence, drug and alcohol abuse, and the prevention of crime.Should the Senate consider H.R.808 or similar legislation, please be assured that I will keep your views in mind.Thank you again for sharing your views with me and please know that I will continue to emphasize the importance of finding peaceful solutions to international conflicts.
Sincerely,Barbara Boxer
United States
Bushed again
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June 22 2011
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June 22, 2011, 03:12 AM
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Editor,
President Obama rejected the views of top lawyers at the Pentagon and the Justice Department when he decided that he had the legal authority to continue. He pointed to his own White House counsel, who’s a longtime political operative. That position, the White House counsel, is known for being very subservient to the president and is a low-level position in the State Department. The legal adviser, Harold Koh, agrees with him. But the authoritative and top legal positions in the administration are all lined up against him, and yet he’s disregarding it and saying that he has the power to wage this war without congressional approval.
When it comes to President Obama’s foreign policy and his terrorism policy, his top and most significant allies for the last two years have been Republicans. There’s much more support, for instance, for the war in Afghanistan among Republicans than there is among Democrats. The same is true for many of his policies continuing Bush-Cheney terrorism and civil liberties assault. They play just as crooked and dirty as they can, but try to keep it from the public and the people.The minute they had the chance, they advertised that Gadhafi was attacking this country and stirred people up!
Ted Rudow III, MA
Palo Alto
Wednesday
June 22 2011
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June 22, 2011, 03:12 AM
Letter
Editor,
President Obama rejected the views of top lawyers at the Pentagon and the Justice Department when he decided that he had the legal authority to continue. He pointed to his own White House counsel, who’s a longtime political operative. That position, the White House counsel, is known for being very subservient to the president and is a low-level position in the State Department. The legal adviser, Harold Koh, agrees with him. But the authoritative and top legal positions in the administration are all lined up against him, and yet he’s disregarding it and saying that he has the power to wage this war without congressional approval.
When it comes to President Obama’s foreign policy and his terrorism policy, his top and most significant allies for the last two years have been Republicans. There’s much more support, for instance, for the war in Afghanistan among Republicans than there is among Democrats. The same is true for many of his policies continuing Bush-Cheney terrorism and civil liberties assault. They play just as crooked and dirty as they can, but try to keep it from the public and the people.The minute they had the chance, they advertised that Gadhafi was attacking this country and stirred people up!
Ted Rudow III, MA
Palo Alto
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