Gus Tyler
By Gus Tyler
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News Perverting the Will Of the Electorate
The 5-4 decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of Georgia v. Ashcroft may very well turn out to be a turning point in the history of the American democracy. It all has to do with the way in which the gerrymander has perverted the will of the electorate and what can be…
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News A Sly Strategy To Build Support for War
At the Nuremberg trials, Nazi leader Hermann Goering explained what has to be done to win popular support for a war. “Why, of course, people don’t want war,” he said. “But, it is always a simple matter to drag the people along. All you have to do is to tell them they are being attacked…
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News A Guilty Plea, But Questions Remain
Halliburton, the Texas energy giant, headed by Dick Cheney before his election as vice president, pleaded guilty to a charge of bribery to win tax favors from the West African country of Nigeria. The bribe was substantial: $2.4 million. The illegal action was carried through by one of Halliburton’s subsidiaries — Kellogg Brown & Root….
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News Media Moguls Crowd Out Liberal Voices
In the world of media, as in the corporate sector as a whole, the trend is toward the concentration of ownership with ever fewer firms owning and controlling ever greater sectors of the economy. But, in the area of the media, the oligarchy (rule by the few) is, in a sense, a monopoly because a…
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News Tzedakah and the Ethics of Taxation
When are taxes just, and when are they unjust? When is a tax cut just, and when is it unjust? These are questions currently convulsing Washington. In the debate, almost constant reference has been made to the economic impact of each of the possible decisions. Unfortunately little, if any, attention is paid to the ethical…
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News Execs Earn More Despite Lower Salaries
A number of top corporate executives have opted for smaller salaries and some for no salary at all. The spotlight for this practice recently fell on William Clay Ford, chairman and chief executive officer of the Ford Motor Co. For the year 2002, he received no salary at all. At first blush, one is tempted…
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News A Tax Break for the Poor Under Fire
There are about 19 million Americans who at one time would have been dependent on what is disparagingly called a “handout” but who presently eke out a living at jobs that they normally would not — or could not — take. These millions are the beneficiaries of a law passed in 1975 — a law…
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Israel News Greenspan’s Limited Power To Fix the Economy
The American economy is in trouble and seems to be headed for double trouble. Will the reappointment of Federal Reserve Board chairman Alan Greenspan help to turn things around? Based on the record — three consecutive terms of the Fed under Greenspan — the answer is a resounding no. And it is not Greenspan’s fault….
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