Author Archives: MZR

About MZR

I am a middle aged man trying to be the best person I can become, make a positive difference in our world, while trying to make sense of my life's journey.

Dylan Ratigan Blasts Bill O’Reilly “War On Islam”.

First Posted: 10-15-10 02:51 PM    Dylan Ratigan let loose on Friday’s “Morning Joe” with a highly impassioned monologue about what he saw as the widespread failure in America to distinguish between the small group of people who carried out the … Continue reading

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The Economic Elite Vs. The People of the United States of America

By David DeGraw, AmpedStatus Report ——-I: Casualties of Economic Terrorism, Surveying the Damage ——-II: The Rise of the Economic Elite ——-III: Exposing Our Enemy: Meet the Economic Elite ——-IV: The Financial Coup d’Etat ——-V: Overcoming the Divide and Conquer Strategy … Continue reading

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Invasion of the Robot Home Snatchers

Posted on Oct 13, 2010 By Robert Scheer The Titanic that is the U.S. housing market has just sprung its biggest leak, and even some of the largest banks responsible for this mess, like Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase, are now … Continue reading

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The Secret Big-Money Takeover of America

October 11, 2010 by Robert Reich Not only is income and wealth in America more concentrated in fewer hands than it’s been in 80 years, but those hands are buying our democracy as never before — and they’re doing it … Continue reading

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How Democracy Dies: Lessons from a Master

Posted on Oct 11, 2010 By Chris Hedges The ancient Greek playwright Aristophanes spent his life battling the assault on democracy by tyrants. It is disheartening to be reminded that he lost. But he understood that the hardest struggle for humankind is … Continue reading

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An X-Ray of Dysfunction

October 9, 2010 By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN I still find it amazing that with all the climate, security, health and financial interests America has in reducing its dependence on oil, our Congress could not work out an energy bill over … Continue reading

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March to Nowhere

Posted on Oct 5, 2010 By Chris Hedges We can hold One Nation marches every week. It will not make any difference until we revolt against the formal structures of power. The liberal preoccupation with positive forms of propaganda ignores the root … Continue reading

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“Waiting for Whom?”

Davis Guggenheim  on the failure of America’s schools: If you asked me where it all went wrong,  And why we find today  That certain children’s lives are ruined,  Broken dreams just tossed away,  I would tell you a tale so … Continue reading

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The Game of Finding a Job!

The game of finding a job can be a frustrating and enervating process. The “Idea” of something is usually greater than the reality of what companies settle for.  Let me explain: 1. Job description: fantasy designed to enhance perception of … Continue reading

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Return of the Class of ’80

by Harlan Coben  Oct 2, 2010 An hour before, I was home, worried. After all these years, I still wanted to impress. I still cared what these people thought of me. I still wanted to be liked. I changed shirts … Continue reading

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