The quest for homeland security is heading. . . toward the quasi-militarization of everyday life. . . If … - William Greider

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While the nature of Texas fever is by no means made clear as yet, we are able to affirm that ticks can produce it. Whether the disease can be transmitted by any other agency must be decided by future investigations. Meanwhile the evidence accumulated thus far seems to favor very strongly the dictum: No ticks, no Texas fever.

William Greider

The quest for homeland security is heading. . . toward the quasi-militarization of everyday life. . . If danger might lurk anywhere, maybe everything must be protected and policed.

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Maybe the reason some folks lag behind in our free enterprise system is because they depend too much on the free part and not enough on their own enterprise.

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Money is power in American politics. It always has been.

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People know elections, like television commercials, are not real.

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A profound political question is suddenly on the table: Must the country continue to give precedence to private financial gain and market determinism over human lives and broad public values?

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