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The Society of the Owned: Caught in the Middle

Part Four of a series. Let's return, once more, to our metaphorical intersection from parts two and three of the series. Except, where we once imagined a doomed pedestrian just preparing to cross the intersection, let's imagine a group of pedestrians stuck in the...

The Society of the Owned: Deeper In Debt

Part Three of a series. Let's return to our metaphorical street corner from the previous post, because to understand the current economic crisis it might help to consider how many have been run down at that economic intersection, as conservatism stands by and watches....

Health Care Reforms Americans Want

It's rare that Americans speak up and speak clearly about what we want, and that Washington has in hand a plan that delivers it. In its latest issue, Consumer Reports has published some survey results that spell out six health care reforms the majority of Americans...

The Society of the Owned: Under the Bus

Part Two of a series. Consider this scenario. You're standing at a busy street corner when you see someone about to step off the curb right into the path of an oncoming bus. You have just enough time and you're close enough to reach out and stop them before it's too...

The Society of the Owned

Part One of a series. When George W. Bush first spoke of "the ownership society," he led most Americans to believe, and many did believe, that he was talking about them. Now, four years later, it's easy to conclude that the president, his party and conservatism itself...

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