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Working Class Water Supply Threatened by Business Interests
By Michael Boyajian
For hundreds of years European settlers stole from Native Americans while our government gave into demands of land grabbers, gold seekers and business interests until the Native American population was wiped out in what was perhaps the greatest genocide of all time.
Bulls and Bears Prosper, Hogs Do Not
By Michael Boyajian
There once was an adage on Wall Street that served American business well for many years. It went, bulls and bears prosper, hogs do not. The New York Times seems worried by President Obama’s exertion of presidential muscle when dealing with the corporate world. The Times raised concern that perhaps Obama’s actions will scare away these corporations from doing business here.
South American Dreams, South American Destiny
By Michael Boyajian
Did you ever feel like you were supposed to carry out some kind of cosmic mission sort of like an involuntary dream that isn’t yours but one that was given to you by someone or something else that is meant for you sort of like a destiny.
Reformer Running for New York State Senate Promises Change
By Michael Boyajian
Millbrook Democrat Didi Barrett is running for the New York State senate in a Hudson Valley district that includes Dutchess and Columbia counties. She is running against an entrenched incumbent who symbolizes all that is wrong with Albany and she is calling for change.
North Korea Loses But ESPN Out on Misconduct
By Michael Boyajian
North Korea may have lost in World Cup play to soccer powerhouse Brazil but they put up a valiant effort throughout the game and did not deserve to be belittled by a parochial ESPN announcer covering the game who turned a sporting event into a political battle.
Beneficial Government Spending: An Historical Analysis
By Michael Boyajian
There is a great deal of talk today about government spending having a detrimental effect on the American economy. However, and I think Paul Krugman of the New York Times would agree, there is a historical basis to think otherwise.
World Cup Soccer – World Class Peace
By Michael Boyajian
For many years I have been trying to communicate the idea of peace through sports sort of what the Olympics accomplish every few years. Why meet your adversary on the battlefield when you can meet on the hardwood floor of a basketball court?
Water Supply of 18,000 Threatened by Government with No Pride
By Michael Boyajian
The Town of Fishkill established a Master Building plan a few years back that called for maximum building in the town over a three year period. The problem is that the plan did not take into account threats it posed to the pure water supply enjoyed by 18,000, perhaps even 55,000, people in the area going beyond Fishkill into nearby Philipstown and East Fishkill.
Border Crossings
By Michael Boyajian
All this anti immigrant sentiment spawned by Arizona’s draconian immigration law has nothing to do with illegal aliens but is just fodder for opportunist politicians who want to appeal to the growing base of ignorant American bigots, while providing cover for corporate political donors.
A Game of Who Is Going To Put the Bell on the Cat
By Michael Boyajian
The New York Times reports that Russia and Turkey met with Iran days before scheduled U.S. led sanction debates at the United Nations. A void has been created in world affairs by the shift in U.S. foreign policy away from militaristic action towards diplomatic solutions.