Politics

The American Economy and the Greedy People

The federal government has now bailed out three major US financial institutions: Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, and the American International Group. Some folks disagree with this decision. You hear people shout, “No More Big Government.” The people who support the … Continued

Politics

What’s the Biggest Threat to Small Town America? The Government

When the Postville, Iowa meatpacking plant, AgriProcessors, was raided last Spring by Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), the effects were devastating to the small town community. Like many small towns across America’s heartland, Postville had struggled for years to maintain … Continued

Anorexia Doesn’t Discriminate

As a teenager I had a close friend with some serious problems: severe depression, violent behavior, anxiety, etc. He was afflicted by stomach aches and it wasn’t uncommon for him to throw up when he was emotionally unstable. He was … Continued

Immigration

ANNOUNCEMENT: Imagine 2050 blogcast will air Monday on 89.5FM in Chicago!

Recently, 89.5 FM in Chicago aired Noah Chandler’s August podcast, Imagine 2050’s audio blogger! In fact, the radio station based an entire show off of Imagine 2050’s premise and Noah’s interviews. Since then 89.5 FM has repeatedly run his blogcast … Continued

Welcome Home: Part I

The yellow gravel road meanders down a sunken patch of farmland covered by green and the occasional brown of oak. A small brook trickles beneath a two way bridge, whispering through the melodic calling of the bullfrogs, that hush, as … Continued

Sports

SPORTS: United through Disaster

The world of sports has found itself between a rock and a hard place. With the landfall of Hurricane Ike, expected to be this weekend, numerous high school, college, and professional sports teams have been forced to postpone, cancel or … Continued

Ecopolitics

Keep Growing Power to the People

“Organic” can mean a lot of different things these days. Chemists define the word as a class of chemical compounds that have a carbon basis. Some people merely associate “organic” with something they bought at Trader Joe’s last week. “Organic” … Continued

Politics

White Nationalists Defend “Immigrant Reform” Organization

A chapter of the Council of Conservative Citizens (CofCC), one of the most influential white nationalist organizations in the US, is seeking to defend the anti-immigrant Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) from open charges of injecting racism into the … Continued