Articles Archive for May 2009

Income security for all will end hunger rapidly and directly. Are you concerned about hunger? Do you want to end homelessness? We can end hunger in America, rapidly, completely, by enacting Citizen Dividends. The same approach, modified, can end hunger around the world. More about how we’ll achieve that in a moment. An organization dedicated [...]

When you were a child, what did you want to be or do when you grew up? Recall those dreams or goals, please, for a moment at least. What did you want to do or be? Did you dream of getting a job and working eight or ten hours a day at, say, Wal-Mart or [...]

After roughly ten days of nearly constant news about the rapidly-spreading swine flu, it now appears to be relatively mild. That’s very good news. There are many lessons. One is that we depend on government. In crisis situations particularly, we rely on government to respond appropriately and inform us responsibly. President Obama and other officials [...]

At GM and Chrysler, autoworkers and their union have agreed to concessions to “save” the companies, to save their jobs. Wages are falling. There have been many reports of falling wages, as well, in businesses and industries around the country. That’s more evidence for why we need Citizen Dividends, a guaranteed basic income. Economist Paul [...]

The past week’s news, filled with hype and hoopla about President Obama’s first 100 days in office, has me wondering about something: Is Obama putting us to sleep? Are we expecting him to solve our problems for us? By “us” and “we” and “our” in those questions, I’m referring to ordinary Americans, those who used [...]

What does “our government” mean to you? It’s a phrase politicians, pundits, and ordinary people often use, so often that it’s a cliché, something we say without thinking. Have you ever thought about it? What is “our government”? My answer, probably like most peoples’, starts with some patriotic chestnuts, “We the People” and “government of, [...]

It’s May 1st, May Day, an ancient celebration of spring. (Should I send cards to Carri and other friends who proudly describe themselves as Wiccans and pagans?) It’s also International Worker’s day. That’s an official holiday in many countries, though mostly ignored for obvious political reasons in the United States. That ignorance is a good [...]