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The occupation movement is neither red nor blue

Thomas Jefferson warned that a super-wealthy elite could topple the democracy

Recent letters in various newspapers implore voters to unseat President Obama next year. Apart from the standard reason—“He’s a Marxist!”—their authors rant about Obama’s bailout of the banks. They condemn the Occupy Wall Street movement—generally considered “leftist”—for hypocrisy, for being on the same side as the obviously corrupt corporatists the protesters deride. But the bailout […]

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Turn. Out. Those. Lights.

Nipomo

Just visited Santa Maria for the first time tonight. My God, what happened there? The whole city looks like a hospital ward in a horror film after dark. Whatever you’re trying to save with the Alien Microwave Orange —the environment, money, whatever—it isn’t worth it. It makes Newark, N.J., seem downright homey by comparison. So […]

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