I had been clear on the mission objectives and the timing, but this was my first time seeing the action site. It was so... public. There were people everywhere, including a security guard planted about 100 feet away from where we were planning to do our little prank. Scenarios began to play out in my head. Confrontation. Police. Handcuffs. A foot chase. A pratfall. A jail cell. Why was I doing this again? ... And then I remembered. David and Charles Koch represent the worst of the corrosive elements that have turned U.S. Democracy into a pay-to-play system of government; a system where the corporate elite are able to continuously extend their power, wealth, and influence while the majority of citizens are relegated further and further to the margins.
And then I remembered. David and Charles Koch represent the worst of the corrosive elements that have turned U.S. Democracy into a pay-to-play system of government; a system where the corporate elite are able to continuously extend their power, wealth, and influence while the majority of citizens are relegated further and further to the margins.
MSNBC anchor Chris Matthews pressed Paul during a TV appearance on whether he would have voted against the '64 law, a landmark piece of legislation that took strides toward ending segregation. "Yeah, but I wouldn't vote against getting rid of the Jim Crow laws," Paul said. He explained that he would have opposed the Civil Rights Act "because of the property rights element, not because they got rid of the Jim Crow laws."
"Yeah, but I wouldn't vote against getting rid of the Jim Crow laws," Paul said. He explained that he would have opposed the Civil Rights Act "because of the property rights element, not because they got rid of the Jim Crow laws."
NAFTA proponents claimed that the trade agreement would generate a growing middle class in Mexico. But their claims proved incorrect: Contrary to NAFTA’s stated objectives, the Mexican economy has failed in its promised to create good quality jobs and to address the erratic and feeble growth of workers income. ... Employment has become increasingly precarious overall, the agricultural sector has suffered a large and steady loss of employment, and real salaries remain below the levels of the early 1990s, as Mexico’s dependence on global imports grows.(Salas 2006, 33)
Contrary to NAFTA’s stated objectives, the Mexican economy has failed in its promised to create good quality jobs and to address the erratic and feeble growth of workers income. ... Employment has become increasingly precarious overall, the agricultural sector has suffered a large and steady loss of employment, and real salaries remain below the levels of the early 1990s, as Mexico’s dependence on global imports grows.(Salas 2006, 33)