Government by the Rich: Is This the American Dream?

John W. Whitehead April 4th, 2011

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"It's called the American dream because you have to be asleep to believe it." - George Carlin

"There's a reason education sucks, and it's the same reason it will never, ever, ever be fixed," said comedian/social commentator George Carlin in 2005. That's because, according to Carlin, "the owners of this country don't want that." And by owners, he's referring to the wealthy who "own everything." Warmin … (Read More)

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Are You Brainwashed? Seven Principles for Free Government

John W. Whitehead February 8th, 2010

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Brainwashed in our childhood

Brainwashed by the school…

Brainwashing us in Washington…

Brainwashed by the media…

Brainwashed by computer

Brainwashed by mobile phones

Brainwashed by the satellite

Brainwashed to the bone.

–George Harrison, "Brainwashed"

Precisely because Americans are easily distracted–because, as study after study shows, they are clueless about their rights–and because the nation's schools have cea … (Read More)

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Would You Risk It All for Freedom?

John W. Whitehead June 30th, 2008

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"Dissent is the greatest form of patriotism."–Thomas Jefferson

Let me tell you a story about 56 men who risked everything–their fortunes and their lives–to take a stand for truth.

These men laid everything on the line, pledged it all– "our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor"–because they believed in a radical idea: that all people are created to be free. They believed that the rights we possess are, in their words … (Read More)

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