Losing Our Country

From Affluence and Influence to Self-Delusion, Complacency, Unemployment and Poverty in 10 Years 1  


Between one-fourth and one-third of all U.S. manufacturing jobs have disappeared in 10 years, the fruits of a free-trade ideology that has proven anything but free for this country. Our future is being outsourced -- to China.

Stop the Liquidation of Our Companies 4  


A country that produces nothing produces no wealth.

Legacy of Deterioration +  


The United States maintained a legacy of leadership on a global scale since the 1940s, but that position has been challenged over the past decade.

Lessons the U.S. Could Learn from Greece 2  


Both the United States and Greece carry a large amount of government debt, have official unemployment of 9 percent or more, their service sectors have been battered in the past year, and the only employer still hiring is the government.

Letters to the editor
07/29/2010

BP has already failed on its promise to promptly fund all financial claims resulting from the spill. The oil giant spared no expense when it came to funding television and radio commercials and building a claims website.

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07/29/2010

Tuesday was a sad day for this country. The House had the opportunity to stop the war in Afghanistan in its tracks. Instead it voted to continue to fund the war approving the $58.8 billion war funding bill.

07/29/2010


The most significant flaw with free trade agreements is that they are impossible to enforce, making competition impossible.