The American Worker: Downward Mobility The reality of the newly created jobs in the US Labor Market is considered, especially the downward slide of the middle and working class into lower paid employment and towards poverty. The increasing distance between the successful and the victims of economic restructuring are outlined.
What Price Loyalty? The dark side of utter loyalty is explored within the current framework of loyalty being the quality most prized by those in power.
A Viewpoint Not Represented in the Mainstream Media The news media will regularly present views from Democratic (liberal), Republican (neoconservative), and independent (moderate) perspectives. However, I rarely, if ever, see my point of view represented in the mainstream media.
A Noble Attempt To Bring Peace in Assam The highly disturbed norhteastern state of Assam is witnessing a noble attempt to bring preace initiated by a renowned writer "Indira Goswami".
A Look Ahead to 2008 (Part I) Just as everyone has breathed a sigh of relief at the end of 2004 presidential campaign, I would like to take a quick look ahead to 2008. Today, I will be taking a look at the potential Republican candidates.
A Look Ahead to 2008 (Part II) Last week, I began my look ahead to the 2008 presidential campaign with the potential Republican candidates. Today, I will continue by taking a look at the potential Democratic candidates.
A Workable Alternative to Term Limits The end of another election once again brings into focus the problem of Washington politicians raising money and running for re-election as soon as they get into office. Many citizens and various government-accountability advocacy groups have done little more than complain from time to time. However, some of them, along with many members of the media, have been pushing for term limits as a solution. I say forget about term limits in Washington as I have a better solution.
Abu Ghraib: Our Surprise is the only Surprise The revelations of Iraqi prisoner abuse are considered in light of extensive psychological research over the past 30 years. The findings of several studies conistently suggest that the abuse which happened could have been easily predicted and that the fault lies in the military and civilian administration who failed to pay heed to the warnings of social psychology.
The “Manchurian Candidate”: Lee Harvey Oswald? This article summarizes declassied documents and historical precedents supporting the theory that Lee Harvey Oswald was an unwitting government provocateur whose final act of assassinating the president was foreshadowed to an alarming extent in a declassified CIA memo on "terminal experiments" in mind control. This "Manchurian Candidate" theory solves a decades-old historical puzzle while simultaneously issuing a timely warning to us today by revealing poorly understood yet powerful (and well-proven) mechanisms for personal and social control.
Top 30 Politics Quotations Get insight and opinions about politicians and the political process with this perceptive compilation of politics quotes...
Mastery Through Meditation Are you still looking? For Love? Self-Worth? To know, truly KNOW, that you are of value to others and the Universe as a whole? Remember your Mastery, and regain...
Six Keys To Build Vision - Point Two Living life based purely on our own personal needs is really living life at the most primitive level. It makes no allowance for the wonder of investing into our...
Small Home Business: Ad Copy Secrets So it's time to invest some finances into advertising your business and you are considering producing a flyer to advertise your business. Rather than sweat for...
Common Work At Home Success Characteristics Just because a person has these characteristics, it does not ensure success and, on the flip side, a person is not necessarily doomed to failure just because he...
Correcting a Dog Behavior Problem - Jumping The first thing to realize when you are training a dog is that he only does things that work. Therefore, when you are dealing with a dog behavior problem, the ...
Write Without Editing Too many novelists miss the chance to write powerfully, because they constantly stop to edit as they write. Learn to write without editing. Go back and edit lat...
Keys to Successful Internet Marketing Choosing the right marketing methods can be hard. A few words of advice help you along in the right direction...
Email Spam and Phishing It seems like the volume of email spam has doubled in the last month. Increasingly, we receive daily emails for better mortgage rates, pharmaceutical discounts,...
Top 10 Ways to Use Attraction To Build Your Business Most business people would rather have customers seek us out based on a strong personal referral from a satisfied customer, than go to the expense of mass adver...
How To Start A Mail Order Business The Mail Order business is not a business of itself, but is another way of doing business. Mail Order is nothing more nor less than selling a product or service...
How to Get Great Organic Search Engine Listings All too often I find site owners are confused (or in denial) about how to achieve the search engine rankings they desire on the SERPs (Search Engine Result Page...
Get Moving and Save Strokes Whether you walk the course or ride a cart, a round of golf can leave the aerobically unfit golfer dragging by the late holes. Aerobic training improves lung c...
Baking Bread and Your Freezer The secret for quality bread from your freezer is starting with the freshest loaves possible. If you freeze the bread as soon as it is completely cooled, it w...
Bridal Shower Games Are Extremely Fun! Bridal shower games are a wonderful way to put your guests at ease and to get the party started! Ideally, bridal shower games should be easy to play and should ...
R & R - Luxury or Lifeblood? Rest & Relaxation (R&R) is not just a luxury for the well-to-do. It is essential to our well-being and is truly not optional. It is the lifeblood that keeps us ...
The 100 Laws Why, try as they may, some women will never live up to their partners' expectations of them.
Tips for Getting Home Loans from the Right Lenders Getting home loans is possibly the biggest step in an adult's life. It's up there with having kids, landing that big job, starting your own business. Actually, ...
When Not To Agree To A Home Equity Loan According to the Federal Trade Commission, homeowners-particularly elderly, minority and those with low incomes or poor credit should be careful when borrowing ...
Conceptual Art: Who Appreciates It? Being the person that I am, being faced with it, I tend to question the things that I don't understand, and sometimes I questions the things I understand the mo...
Finally - The Truth About Calcium Supplements Undoubtedly calcium has become a hot topic of controversy. We are bombarded with advertising telling us exactly what will give our body more calcium. Between ...
