Tag: USA

U.S. Mexico Border
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The U.S. Mexico Border: A Tainted History of Prejudice, Exploitation and Broken Policies

Robert DiBlasio0
"Immigration is the sincerest form of flattery." (Jack Paar) I felt it necessary to begin with a poignant quote in this attempt to make sense of the century long travesty that has been America's immigration policy . Since it's inception the United States has prided it's self on welcoming the world's downtrodden, I don't feel the need to quote the Statue of Liberty's famous statement of acceptance. Those very prolific
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True Progressive America, Forever a Pipe Dream

Robert DiBlasio3
How has the jewel of Democracy, the envy of most every other country in the world arrived at the point it is today? Income inequality has never been as prevalent as it is now, and certainly not what our founding fathers envisioned 240 plus years ago. From the late 1940's through the late 1990's the middle class were the backbone of a truly successful democracy but more recently they have
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Are we finally on the eve of destruction?
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Are we finally on the ‘eve of destruction’?

Dave Middleton1
In this week’s Socialist Hour I started by using a song by Barry McGuire called the “Eve of Destruction” to discuss the current political situation. It probably reveals something of my current state of mind because if the past 16 months have taught us anything at all it is that the political classes almost without exception across the globe have failed miserably when it comes to confronting a crisis. When
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