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Politics, News & Issues > Political & Economic Theory The concept of justice: 13 of 39

Fairness no such thing? The adage the squeaking wheel gets the oil is true. This permeates all aspects of life personal, national or global. On most issues, the majority of people do not invite discord into their lives unless it affects them personally. The common man is so involved in providing for a family, attempting to e...
Society & Lifestyle > North American Culture History of Native Americans: How beauty has been buried in textbook lies: 3 of 8

Miccosukee - Survival and Adaptation As members of the Creek Confederacy and lacking a written history before 1700, one legend states they fell from the sky into the water and swam ashore Legend? Myth? Verification of a beginning? With the coming of the white man, through natural migration and three Seminole wars, a group of...
Politics, News & Issues > Political Issues Believe nothing: Looking for the lies behind the words: 2 of 5

Same old story - every campaign, we hear what great restructuring promises (in general terms) the campaigning presidential candidates will incorporate into our bureaucracy, the rumor mongering, the back stabbing, the mudslinging and the pointing fingers of "he said", "his voting record", "he disapproved/approved", the Obama/...
Health & Fitness > Pharmaceuticals (Other) How free samples affect health care statistics: 1 of 2

Free samples-A recent medical study published maintained that free samples from physicians resulted in higher patient out-of-pocket costs while receiving samples and after the samples were discontinued-Really! A study that merely crunches figures from data obtained from another survey limited to 5700 patients for two years s...
Politics, News & Issues > Political Issues Social Security Administration disability and the minimum wage: 1 of 1

Privatization Big Brother Still At It ! Although private and public retirement plans are already available, the Bush administration still touts a privatization plan to replace Social Security. As a result Wall Street and financial institutions would be enriched from the siphoning of contributors' dollars into management and ...
Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: The search for work: 13 of 24

Employment opportunities - It's a joke! Surfing through the Internet or one of the weekly employment or daily papers, there appears to be plenty of employment opportunities. However, calling, emailing or faxing give a different perspective. Time spent attempting to contact the advertising party is a waste. In reality, many o...
Politics, News & Issues > Politics, News & Issues (Other) Should the federal government give assistance to American auto makers?: 9 of 16

Whoa, enough! More bail outs - why? Seems to be primarily available to the large organizations and unions which helped create this economic crisis and were never penalized while the CEO's still receive salaries, benefits, perks and bonuses for failure even after while small businesses remain in limbo. To date, the first dist...
Politics, News & Issues > Political & Economic Theory Ideas to solve the American economic crisis: 38 of 61

Whoa, enough! More bail outs why? Seems to be primarily available to the large organizations and unions which helped this economic crisis and were never penalized while the CEO's still receive salaries, benefits, perks and bonuses for failure and the small businesses remain in limbo. So far, the first bail-out to citizens di...
Arts & Humanities > Artists & Artwork Native American art: The Miccosukee tribe of Florida: 3 of 4

Miccosukee Borrowed Art A proud people, always highly conscious of their personal appearance, the Miccosukee developed a unique and decorative style of clothing. Borrowing the white man's materials and styles, they added appliques and ruffles. After settling in Southern Florida, lighter clothing (cotton blouses and skirts) w...
Politics, News & Issues > Political Issues The Electoral College: Does my vote mean anything?: 3 of 4

Being a born-in-America citizen and voter for umpteen years, I look at the American "democratic" voting system with a jaundiced eye. I never could understand how giving open reign to a stranger by assigning my local vote during the primaries to an "electoral" member, an electoral member unknown to me as a voter. By the elect...