... the free flow of vital information, government based on the consent of the governed is but an illusory dream. Yet, from the very beginning, as A.J. Liebling put it, “Freedom of the press is guaranteed ...
... care, housing and education, which are guaranteed to most Chinese citizens for free or at minimal cost? And consider China’s extraordinary success in relieving poverty. As UN Secretary General Antonio ...
... was a major taxpayer in the 1960’s and Washington never told him that a U.S. air campaign was a guaranteed loser. General LeMay and the military–industrial geniuses at the New York Times, Harvard, Hollywood ...
... for the good of the public, he said. All citizens would be guaranteed a decent living, including food, housing, education, medical care and more. “I am for Socialism,” he said, “because I am ...
... is a first step in fixing it, not a treasonous attack on troops. Demanding basic human rights, like free college, guaranteed retirement, or a habitable future climate for troops and non-troops alike is ...
... of income,” said Stephanie Kelton of Stony Brook University, the former chief economist for Sanders’s budget committee and a co-author of one of the new guaranteed-jobs proposals. “No capitalist economy ...
Finnish citizens given universal basic income report lower stress levels and greater incentive to work Participants receive €560 (£473) every month for two years and do not have to demonstrate that ...
Hawaii is working to becoming the first state to offer guaranteed basic income. The state’s cost of living – the highest in the country – motivated the passing of the resolution in May. Next the ...
... who were not guaranteed any rights under the Geneva Conventions. The Red Cross complained that its central purpose is to protect the human rights of prisoners, all of whom deserve protection under international ...
... that is replacing humans in even complex jobs, Frank said in an interview with BillMoyers.com, the next president may want to consider an even more radical method of sharing the wealth: A guaranteed income ...
... launched on Snowden’s behalf, requesting that the Norwegian government commit to providing Snowden guaranteed protection from extradition to the United States where he faces criminal charges for disclosing ...
... the Muslim world, their policies—America’s own brand of terrorism—are guaranteed to strengthen these reactionary forces. A U.S. government that carried out a different foreign policy based on principles ...
... system guaranteed that those people stepping forward would not be destroyed. AMY GOODMAN: And that included, you oversaw the NSA, as well. JOHN CRANE: Yes. AMY GOODMAN: So when did you start to get ...
The Swiss are voting on limiting executive pay to no more than 12 times the lowest salary in the company, and on creating a guaranteed basic income of $2,800 per month for every adult. You know ...
... but only if workers get at least a twelfth as much. A movement in the U.S. is asking: If Switzerland can do it, why can't we?The Swiss are also set to vote, on a date yet to be set, to create a guaranteed ...
... many Congress members understand the need to cut military spending, virtually all Congress members protect defense contracts provided to their own districts. The groups are calling for retraining and guaranteed ...
... a choice as Jesus Christ. (And I’m not religious.)” Kenneth K., Highland Park, IL “This man is a hero for exposing the evil practices of our Government. We’re guaranteed a transparent Government, ...
... business lending. If anything, the bailouts actually hindered lending, as banks became more like house pets that grow fat and lazy on two guaranteed meals a day than wild animals that have to go out into ...
... If our basic rights were not clearly and explicitly guaranteed, Americans were ready to rise up for a second revolution. The First Amendment, the greatest of them all, guaranteed our basic ...
... they stress is not a compromise--fulfills two principals. One is that all women will have access to the health care they need no matter where they work; their access to contraceptive services is guaranteed. ...