Who would be better for tech, McCain or Obama?

Given that technologies such as the internet, personal connectivity, and pervasive monitoring are still in a nearly malignant growth phase, it might be useful to review the positions of the presidential candidates on technology. Keep in mind that the future of America as a technological nation is also dependent on…

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A few more last minute McCain lies

As John McCain trails with two days to go before the election, the McCain-Palin campaign continues to make false claims about the Obama-Biden ticket and apparently his own support from “Joe the Plumber.” McCain continues to make a claim that Joe Biden has said that “tax relief should only go…

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Toward ever-greater debt and dependency

Bill Moyers sat down with history and international relations expert and former US Army Colonel Andrew J. Bacevich, who has authored a book entitled:  "The Limits of Power: The End of American Exceptionalism." Bacevich has identified three major problems facing our democracy: the crises of economy, government and militarism.  These…

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