Government
A discussion about local, state, and federal governments.
- Jun- 2013 -4 June
Federal Preemption Laws Allow Guns at Public Pools
Now, You Can’t Ban Guns at the Public Pool by Lois Beckett, ProPublica If you feel unsafe at a public…
Read More » - 3 June
Tea Party Should Be Focus of IRS Reviews
Op-ed: Milton Hinton: Tea party groups have reason to sweat IRS reviews (via Cranford Chronicle) It seems that some people…
Read More » - May- 2013 -30 May
Pipeline Permit in Northwest Indiana Approved
(photo courtesy of www.savethedunes.org) A permit application submitted by Enbridge Energy for expansion of the company’s crude oil pipeline through…
Read More » - 28 May
Federal Reserve Experimenting With US Economy
(Illustration by Victor Juhasz) Federal Reserve Couldn’t Wait for Washington to Reach a Consensus Last year I listened to two…
Read More » - 27 May
Enabling Greed Makes U.S. Sick
Enabling Greed Makes U.S. Sick (via Moyers & Company) At the end of a week that reminds us to be…
Read More » - 24 May
Six Facts Lost in IRS Scandal
Six Facts Lost in the IRS Scandal by Kim Barker and Justin Elliott, ProPublica In the furious fallout from the…
Read More » - 21 May
Global Capital and the Nation State
Global Capital and the Nation State (via www.laprogressive.com) As global capital becomes ever more powerful, giant corporations are holding governments…
Read More » - 20 May
Gannett Editor Applauds American Socialism
(Photo courtesy of www.sharari.com) Gannett Editor Applauds American Socialism Last week, Muncie Voice shared an article on our Facebook page…
Read More » - 19 May
IRS Nonprofit Division: Dysfunction Rules
(photo courtesy of NY Times) How the IRS’s Nonprofit Division Got So Dysfunctional by Kim Barker and Justin Elliott, ProPublica…
Read More » - 18 May
Benghazi: The Three Myths
Three Benghazi myths (via GlobalPost) Benghazi Analysis: There are at least three myths that have grown up around the terrible…
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