Category Archives: economy

Us Versus Them

May 1, 2012 – 8:23 am

From Democracy or Plutocracy? A Chart Friday 28 January 2011 by: Dave Johnson | Campaign for America’s Future | Op-Ed DEMOCRACY versus PLUTOCRACY We, the People / Wealthy Few One Person One Vote / One Dollar One Vote Government / Limited Government Majority / Supermajority Information / Propaganda Taxes on the Wealthy / Tax Cuts […]

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More Of The Same Only Worse

April 30, 2012 – 11:48 am

Tomorrow workers around the world will celebrate May Day to commemorate the 1886 Haymarket Massacre in Chicago in which workers and police alike were shoot down by police gunmen. Demonstrations promoting International Workers’ Day are scheduled for Thailand, although workers throughout the country are aware that their lot in life has dramatically deteriorated after the […]

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TOMORROW’S TOMORROW by Peter Nolan Smith

April 9, 2012 – 2:02 pm

Every Tuesday morning Oil Can flew from Boston for meetings at his investment firm’s New York office. Traffic on the highway from the airport was lighter than the previous month, which was a telling indicator of the failing economy. No wait at the Midtown Tunnel’s tollbooths was another as well as the drive to 57th […]

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Soi 6 Of The North

March 28, 2012 – 9:54 am

Tiffany’s in Sydney, Australia is considered the world’s best brothel by ca.askmen.com Nevada’s Bunny Ranch takes the silver medal with the bronze going to Relax in Hamburg, Germany. Bangkok’s Nana Plaza finished seventh, even though prostitution is not really legal in Thailand. Yesterday Canada took a giant step into the competition with the Ontario Court […]

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Fair Trade In Thailand

March 6, 2012 – 1:24 pm

This week in THE NATION Subhatra Bhumiprabhas wrote a controversial article arguing that many of Thailand’s sex workers are safe at their workplace and are in no need of rescue. “Being a sex worker these days isn’t what it used to be, at least for those whose rights are backed up by the Empower Foundation. […]

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