Global American Series
29 July 2011
American Agenda for Greatness (or Disaster?)
While America needs an “Agenda for Greatness” Congress is moving as close to the abyss as possible, flirting with the nation’s first ever debt default that would have severe negative consequences for both our country and its citizens. Instead of discussing jobs we flirt with economic disaster.
Our question this week on Global American radio is simple: What happened to the “middle” in the world – that area in which most people live between the extremes of the “looney lefties” and “righty tighties?” We discuss three American Presidents who were able to fend off the extremists in their own party for the greater good of the country: Presidents Eisenhower, Reagan and Clinton. What has happened to the American art of compromise in which we were founded?
That ties into the growing extremism in Europe evidenced by the Norwegian shooter, who calls himself a “Christian fundamentalist” -- but who no more represents Christian values than Al Qaida represents Islamic values. The growth of Neo-Nazism in Europe recently led Germany to remove the grave of WWII Nazi Rudolph Hess, and cremate his body. Why? Because Hess’ gravesite had become a “shrine” for neo-Nazis in Europe!
Threats of violence by a far right extremist group recently caused the cancelation of an Iowa counterterrorism drill. It poses a threat even greater than Islamic terrorists: the Norwegian shooter, like Oklahoma City bomber Tim McVeigh, killed more of his own people than the London subway terrorist bombings of 2005.
We also take a close look at wealth concentration in the U.S. – the top 10% now control 56% of all American wealth, up from 49% in 2005. We now have the widest income gap then we’ve seen in the last quarter century. What has caused this? What is the solution?
Finally, we discuss what an American “Agenda for Greatness” would look like. We want to hear from you about what you think that agenda should look like.
Check it out on Global American radio, which airs on Houston Business 1110AM, streamed on www.Business1110KTEK.com and Podcast 24/7 on www.GlobalAmerican.org (click “Favorite Program”), where you can also sign up for future newsletters. There’s nothing else like it on radio.
Michael Fjetland
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Yes I agree that the corrections are very complex.And what has transpired as the growth of social media has forced the corporate news outlets to realize that their time is limited is this.There is a new awareness overtaking american voters that yes we were correct.That capitalism had stepped over the line a long time ago,and that corporate interests had also stepped way over the line with their lobbying action via citizens united in an attempt to control the political process.We are entering an age where the corporate coontrolled news outlets via the corporate controlled news outlets and attack ads paid via super pacs won't have as much effect.So if the younger generational voters suddely wake up and start participating in the political process the republican party will be no more.
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