Alan Greenspan, in an interview on Democracy Now, discusses the current issues of the Iraq war, Social Security, tax cuts, and his work as economic adviser under the Clinton, Bush, and GW Bush administrations. To view the complete interview, go to democracynow.org

Somewhere towards the middle of the interview, Noami Klein brought up that Bush administration tax cuts coincided conveniently with Greenspan’s advocacy for privatization of Social Security, Klein suggested that these policies must conjunct into some sort of ideology. In response, Alan Greenspan said:

Well, first of all, ideology is not what I hold. I try to learn what …

Lately I’ve noticed that my skin was much more oilier than usual. The anti-bacterial soap we use at our house is much too strong for the face, so I thought about purchasing a facial wash. I surfed online to sephora.com to check out what kind of products they have. I was curious enough to look through some of the ingredients and came across a useful website - cosmeticdatabase.com.

What Cosmetic Database does is publish the reports from various sources of their findings of the effects of certain chemicals. You can search by chemical name AND brand name! They rate each …

This is a video from DemocracyNow with Ralph Nader speaking about what he thinks of Obama’s win and Obama’s selection of Rahm Emanuel as his chief of staff.

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Strange how the top articles on Nader post-election give him such a bad rep. The majority of people who care to vote (which is about 45% of the country) think so lowly of him, especially after his challenging commentary towards Obama… Will Obama be an “uncle tom” or “uncle sam”?

Nader has been blamed for allowing another Bush term, is regarded as a “loser” for running 3 times for presidency, and should “get out of the way” when Obama is trying to pave the way for change. I have found many comments in response to these articles, and the most …

On November 5th, 2008, Snoqualmie Tribe celebrated the opening of their brand new casino. The casino marks a new beginning for the tribe, as they have finally received recognition, a means for a new life, and a way to participate within their local community.

In the ceremonial speeches, I have picked out a few good highlights of the tribe’s vision. They hope to provide their people with a hospital, schools, and a good income. They also want to return profits back towards the local community to develop inter-cultural programs and etc.

As we have seen with previous openings of casinos, the tribes …