Publisher's Note

China Threatens To Cripple U.S. Economy 4  


China now has accumulated trillions of U.S. dollars of currency reserves, of which nearly $800 billion are in U.S. treasury bonds. This condition has been building up for a long time and puts America in a precarious and vulnerable position.

Profiteers Find That “Free Trade” Is Still An Easy Sell 3  



There are at least two fundamental flaws with free trade that have led to the most massive wealth transfer in the history of the world.

Policy Failures Led to Our Crisis 4  


Despite indisputable evidence that current policies have proved grossly inadequate or even counterproductive in the past, our opinion leaders remain committed to a business-as-usual strategy that is doomed to failure.

The U.S. Needs to Emerge from its Own Ashes 2  


If we are to compete, the U.S. has to take advantage of its size and resources and make drastic changes to the way we run our country.

Avoiding the Coming Wave of Economic Collapse 10  


Nearly all manufactured goods now come from overseas. The labor force is being quietly redeployed into lower-paying service, retail, hospitality, assembly, or distribution jobs that are transient, do not support communities, careers, or provide benefits.

Letters to the editor
09/02/2010

Make your choice America and choose wisely because your decision will determine the ultimate fate of this nation. The choices are quite clear. We can choose the Washington Establishment's agenda of perpetual war or we can totally reject unnecessary wars and rebuild the economic foundation of America. There is only one choice; we cannot have it both ways.

09/02/2010

If the super rich truly wanted to give back to society and help rebuild America they could start by using that $125 billion to personally fund all of the failing public schools in the United States.

2:40 Minute Video

09/02/2010

We can draw several lessons from this tire case. First, trade enforcement works. We should do lots more of it.