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FROM MY CORNER: Wealth Required

Howell Hurst 2020 Presidential Election, American News, Constitutional Issue, Corporate Avarice, Economy & Finance, People Politics, Presidential Election

Trust me: without proof of wealth, an ordinary American cannot run for the Presidency. I’ve tested it scientifically. If you don’t believe me, try it yourself. Announce you are placing your hat in the ring. TI guarantee you. If you send out press releases to all of the media, even the allegedly people’s alternative Internet… continue reading »

FROM MY CORNER, The Long View

Howell Hurst American News, Corporate Avarice, Defense Spending, Economy & Finance, People, People Politics

The issue of our time is the increasingly exorbitant financial inequality between the super rich and the poor. The ultra wealthy and the far right too frequently contend that the poor are that way because – as Fox’s former “star,” Bill O’Reilly said – “They’re irresponsible and lazy.” The evidence against this simplistic assertion is… continue reading »

FROM MY CORNER, Corporate Immigrant Felons

Howell Hurst American News, Corporate Avarice, Economy & Finance, Prisons & Jails, Racism, Refugees

In case you’ve not noticed, not far back the United States didn’t jail immigrants. Judges allowed those claiming refugee status to be free in America as their cases were scheduled for review and decisions. It was a humane and rational system.  Then Fidel Castro had a brainstorm: he would allow any Cubans wanting to go… continue reading »

FROM MY CORNER: Tear Gas or Rational Behavior?

Howell Hurst 2020 Presidential Election, American News, Defense Spending, Economy & Finance, People, People Politics, Presidential Election, Refugees

November 29, 2018 $200,000,000 is the estimated cost for the alleged 5,000 soldiers on the Mexican border helping tear gas women, children, and men claiming abuse and danger within their own countries. That is $40,000 for each of the estimated 5,000 refugees. Exact numbers are hard to determine. The point is that with this amount of… continue reading »

FROM MY CORNER, My Unnoticed 2020 Independent Presidential Candidacy

Howell Hurst 2020 Presidential Election, American News, Defense Spending, Defining Trump, Economy & Finance, Military Defense, People, People Politics, Poverty, Presidential Election, Refugees, Terrorism, What Supremacists

Neither the Washington Post, Politico, Fox, BBC, ABC, CBS, NBC, nor NPR communicates with me about my Internet campaign, so I’m left entirely at peace to discuss our divided country and make suggestions about its rehabilitation. Take our action on the Mexican border, where we have several thousand U.S. Army troops. If I were president, I too… continue reading »