Beyond War: A New Economy Is Possible- Part III- Militarism

By Andrew Heaslet, guest Author, Coordinator, Peace Economy Project

Militarism
 
“I refuse to accept the cynical notion that nation after nation must spiral down a militaristic stairway into the hell of nuclear annihilation… I believe that even amid today’s mortar bursts and whining bullets, there is still hope for a brighter tomorrow.”
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, Nobel [...]

Beyond War: A New Economy Is Possible- Part II- Racism

 Part II of Andrew Heaslet’s (Coordinator, Peace Economy Project) talking points, dealing with Racism.
 

Racism
 
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”
            Martin Luther King Jr., Letter from Birmingham Jail, April 16, 1963
 
While the election of Barack Obama represents a giant landmark in overcoming racial barriers, Racism is far from behind us.  The income and healthcare gaps illustrated above [...]

Beyond War: A New Economy Is Possible- Part I- Poverty

Send America to Work, Not War
Someone who I thoroughly respect is a man by the name of Andrew Heaslet. He is the Coordinator for the Peace Economy Project, a non-profit organization that advocates the reduction of military spending in favor of social and infrastructure needs. He has written some very interesting talking points, which I will [...]

Racism, Chimps and the New York Post

 

Huh.
What an insensitive piece of shit the New York Post ran today.
How can anyone, considering this country’s racially static climate, think something like this- depicting two white police officers shooting a damn chimp- and then tying it into the first piece of legislation our BLACK president is credited with passing- is anything other than ugly, [...]

Darwin, Evolution and the Battle of the Bible

Charles Darwin- the evolution guy- has a birthday comin’ up.
He’ll be 200.
In light of this fact, Gallup has done a survey of American adults, trying to determine just how many of us buy into Darwin’s Theory of Evolution.
The results were depressing.
Currently, only 4 out of 10 Americans believe in evolution.
Forget depressing.
This shit is downright scary.
Gallup [...]

8 + 6 = 14… And We’re All Paying For It… One Way Or Another

I am sick as a dog, likely with the plague.
That’s not necessarily an official diagnosis… I just feel quite plague-ish.
I believe my head is going to explode off my very shoulders, and I have spent my entire year’s worth of Health Savings money on Thera-Flu.
All in the past 24 hours.
With that being said, I’m cranky [...]

Superbowl, Blowouts and Sexy Tight Ends

Ahh yes.
Superbowl Sunday has arrived.
While not a sports fan, I know which teams are playing… at least I think I do.
I have no emotional attachment to either of them, which is why I am rooting for the team with the sexiest tight end to win… whoever that may be.
In a blowout, no less.
Wait.
Do football games have blowouts?
I’m pretty sure [...]

Stock Options, Politics and Bully Pulpits

Alright, we need to talk about this bailout stuff.
Again.
In speaking to someone whose political views I greatly respect (ok, ok- it was my daddy), I learned that perhaps President Obama knew exactly what he was doing  when he recently announced that the regulations he plans to put in place on what’s left of the $700 billion bailout [...]