Monthly Archives: February 2009

President Obama Must Make This Wake-Up Call To Action: Our System Of Democracy Has Failed Us

Posted on February 27, 2009 by Mike Bock

In his “President’s Message,” that introduces his just released federal budget, President Barack Obama says that our huge financial crisis “is neither the result of a normal turn of the business cycle nor an accident of history.” He blames the … Continue reading →

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Prison Reform Requires Understanding Five Myths About Why U.S. Has Such Huge Incarceration Rate

Posted on February 24, 2009 by Mike Bock

One-third of all prisoners in the entire world are in U.S. prisons and jails. The U.S. has 2.8 million people locked up — the highest incarceration rate in the world. Over the past 30 years there has been a dramatic … Continue reading →

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Thug And Demagogue Racist, Avigdor Lieberman, Gains Political Power In Israel

Posted on February 23, 2009 by Mike Bock

An interesting article in Slate, “Avigdor Lieberman’s Chutzpah,” by Christopher Hitchens, says that the Israeli right wing leader, Lieberman, who he describes as, “a former bouncer born in former Soviet Moldova,” wants to institute a “loyalty oath” — “not just … Continue reading →

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Vic Harris: American Descendants Of Slaves Should Be Proud And Grateful For Their Ancestors

Posted on February 23, 2009 by Mike Bock

Victor Harris wrote the following article. Victor is a retired Army Colonel who last year sought election in the Democratic primary to become the Democratic candidate for the 40th Ohio House District. He was defeated by Roland Winburn. I strongly … Continue reading →

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Bill Moyers Compares Surge Of Additional Troops To Afghanistan To Doomed Surge Of The Light Brigade

Posted on February 22, 2009 by Mike Bock

Bill Moyers concluded his PBS program, Bill Moyer’s Journal, this week, by quoting the familiar poem by Tennyson, “The Charge Of The Light Brigade,” and by comparing the British Empire’s pursuit of the useless and deadly Crimean War to the … Continue reading →

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John Glenn, In 1974, As Un-Endorsed Candidate, Denied Admission To Montgomery County Democratic HQ

Posted on February 20, 2009 by Mike Bock

An interesting post on Buckeye State Blog, “An Open Letter To All 2010 U.S. Senate Democratic Candidates,” urges Democratic U.S. Senate candidates to demand the Ohio Democratic Party (ODP) make no endorsement for that office — regardless that the ODP … Continue reading →