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Pick Up the Axe –  Strike at the Root: CenterMovement.org Preparing to Rebuild Democracy

Pick Up the Axe – Strike at the Root: CenterMovement.org Preparing to Rebuild Democracy

Henry David Thoreau sometimes used horticultural metaphors in his writing.  We feature one with  CenterMovement.org’s welcome message :

I have great faith in a seed.  Convince me you have a seed there, and I am prepared to expect wonders.

Harvard Law professor ...Read more

Political Speech, Even if Nasty, is Better for Democracy than Silence

Political Speech, Even if Nasty, is Better for Democracy than Silence

This week it is easy to believe that the real problem with our democracy is that there is too much money in politics.  The relentless barrage of negative advertising re-enforces all of our worst fears about the dishonest and unethical ...Read more

“Something the Founding Fathers Never Expected”

“Something the Founding Fathers Never Expected”

The Fiscal Solutions Tour led by David Walker, former US Comptroller General, drove in to Portsmouth, NH, for a group breakfast this morning.  The event was sponsored by the Concord Coalition, a flock of fiscal hawks launched in 1992 by ...Read more

The Significance of Independence: 1776 and Now

The Significance of Independence: 1776 and Now

The 4th of July is traditionally a celebration of American freedom, and quite rightly so.  The Declaration of Independence proclaims our “inalienable rights” to “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.”   In times of war, the first Independence Day has ...Read more

A Victory for the First Amendment

A Victory for the First Amendment

When government seeks to use its full power, including the criminal law, to command where a person may get his or her information or what distrusted source he or she may not hear, it uses censorship to control thought. This is unlawful. ...Read more


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