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// The Tea Party is supposedly the most exciting political movement to sweep the US in a while. Born out of frustration and anger at big-spending liberals in the federal government, the Tea Party has made its mark on American politics in a big way with the nominations of such characters as Sharron Angle in [...]
// A recent piece on Business Insider displayed a slew of interesting charts detailing different aspects of the rise in inequality in the US in the recent decades. The state of American inequality is either a shocking revelation or a banal cliche, depending on your point of view. All of the stats displayed were interesting, [...]
// President Obama, always a good speaker, didn’t disappoint on rhetoric. The tone was upbeat and optimistic on continuing change. Inspiring words and ideas abounded. He spoke of strong values, of unity and the American character. However, in the area of policy, the speech came up short. As a general rule, Obama maintained his MO [...]
