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The United Corporations of America

Posted on 26. January 2015 by admin

Our government is completely broken. We no longer live in a country that represents the people who live here. In fact, Washington goes out of its way to hurt us. If we were living under a system made “of the … Continue reading →

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The Game

Posted on 18. October 2014 by admin

Recovered from Writeindependent.org, originally posted on July 13, 2012 We are taught about this game from the time we enter preschool: that you have to learn certain subjects (math and English are presumably the most important), that you have to … Continue reading →

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Synopsis of My Book

Posted on 11. July 2014 by admin

In Search of the Next POTUS: One Woman’s Quest to Fix Washington By Judy Frankel In this raw memoir, Judy Frankel walks away from her 15-year marriage without a career to fall back on. Worried that she will literally “lose … Continue reading →

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The Sheehan Rule

Posted on 14. October 2013 by admin

Originally posted at Writeindependent.org on April 30, 2012 I like women. No, I love women. Occasionally I find a woman who is doing things that go above and beyond, and Cindy Sheehan is one of those women. I am reprinting … Continue reading →

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Equality? Freedom?

Posted on 22. September 2013 by admin

Originally posted at Writeindependent.org on April 14, 2102 “No one has been able to explain to me why young men and women serve in the U.S. Military for 20 years, risking their lives protecting freedom, and only get 50% of … Continue reading →

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RFID Threat

Posted on 18. September 2013 by admin

Originally posted at Writeindependent.org on April 10, 2012 Do you know what a RFID chip is? It stands for Radio Frequency ID and they are tiny chips that can be embedded in products, pets, or people. They can be read … Continue reading →

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Hearts and Minds

Posted on 29. August 2013 by admin

Originally posted at Writeindependent.org on February 26, 2012 I read an article today, front page of the LA Times, about how the Afghanistan situation might actually be worse now than before we went in to retaliate against the 9/11 attacks … Continue reading →

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Nationalism is Killing Us

Posted on 27. August 2013 by admin

Originally posted at Writeindependent.org on February 15, 2012 We live in an incredible time of technology and super fast commerce. Why is it, then, that we can’t solve the most basic of human problems: war posturing? Any intelligent person can … Continue reading →

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War is War is War

Posted on 27. August 2013 by admin

Originally posted at Writeindependent.org on February 14, 2012 Violence begets violence. There are few people who really “get” me when it comes to war. Cindy Sheehan gets me. She writes eloquently about the problem in her blog, Cindy Sheehan’s Soapbox. … Continue reading →

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How an Unpopular War Goes On

Posted on 15. August 2013 by admin

Originally posted at Writeindependent.org on February 4, 2012 By the year 1968, the majority of Americans no longer supported continuing the Vietnam war. Why, then, could they elect a president (Nixon) who kept the war going, claiming another 21,000 U.S. … Continue reading →

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