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Bill Scher

Bill Scher

Bill Scher
Hometown: Northampton, MA
Interests: Energy Independence, Global Security, Health Care, Progressive Message
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What They Were Saying: Christmas Remembrances XV

revolutionredux.wordpress.com — The "shoe" incident is not being reported with the context of the reporter's experiences and history as a victim of violence. But the US should be paying attention because both perpetrators and victims of preemptive violence suffer real harm.

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Greed Goeth Before a Crash?

If you haven't seen it yet, check the episode schedule and make sure you don't miss the History Channel's "Crash: The Next Great Depression?". more »

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Maryland's Water Main Drama

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What was that about investing in our crumbling infrastructure, again?

I ask because a water main somewhere in Montgomery County, Maryland, ruptured today and washed out much of my day. Though my experience was nothing compared to what some people had to deal with.

What was that about investing in our crumbling infrastructure, again?

I ask because a water main somewhere in Montgomery County, Maryland, ruptured today and washed out much of my day. Though my experience was nothing compared to what some people had to deal with.

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It's a Man's, Man's, Man's Meltdown

It's a man's, man's, man's meltdown alright, but it's one that wouldn't have been if some of the men in charge had listened to their female colleagues. And it may be a man's, man's, man's recovery if women's voices aren't heard and their concerns not explicitly included in an economic recovery. more »

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A Bonus We Can Believe In

So, we got punked on the bailout? Here's an idea to keep in mind for a condition on the next $350 billion installment. more »

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Up With Downward Mobility

Every once in a while, an idea gels in my head and I dismiss it, thinking to myself "Nah. I gotta be missing something. It can't be that. And then I hear someone who probably knows a lot more than I do about the subject at hand say pretty much what I'd been thinking all along. more »

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This Can't Really Be the Economy...

After following this year's economic news, it's as though someone pulled back a curtain and revealed our economy to be little more than a floating game of craps. more »

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"Like Night and Day"

The winding down of the dark age of W feels like something like a long night's journey into day. (Apologies to Eugene O'Neill.) Granted, Republicans are doing everything they can on their way out to make sure the light at the end of the tunnel is indeed a train. (More on that later.) But the world's response to the incoming Obama administration is a nice reminder of what it's like to live in a world where people are actually glad to see us when we show up.

As John Kerry put it when he dropped by the United Nations' climate conference. more »

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Bush Has Not "Kept Us Safe"

Bush has not "kept us safe," nor made us any safer than we were. He has left us unprepared. more »