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FROM MY CORNER: My Wall Street Journal Attack

Howell Hurst American News, Consumerism, Corona Virus, Corporate Avarice, Economy & Finance, People Politics, Poverty

Carmel, CA . . .  August 19, 2020  A business colleague of mine some short time past suggested I try an online subscription of the Wall Street Journal. The WSJ is owned by the extreme rightist publishing mogul Rupert Murdoch. I was highly skeptical. Particularly, because my Murdoch aficionado and I utterly disagree with one… continue reading »

FROM MY CORNER: Yes, Joe Biden

Howell Hurst 2020 Presidential Election, Consumerism, Defining Trump, People, Poverty, Presidential Election, Trump

It’s a no brainer. Joe Biden, like all people and certainly all politicians, has his faults. But one thing is crystal clear: he’ll be a far more competent president than Donald Trump. Why? One word says it. “Humanism.” Joe likes people. He always has. You might call it his weakness. But, the thing is this:… continue reading »

FROM MY CORNER, The End of Overconsumption?

Howell Hurst Consumerism, Humans, People

Presently, the petroleum industry has been brought to its knees. It is massively overproducing more oil than is needed. This is evidence that the human race in its greed for “Luxury” has been wasting its finite physical resources. Essentially, we have an unlimited supply of sun, wind, and ocean wave energy to run the world… continue reading »

FROM MY CORNER: Who for President?

Howell Hurst 2020 Presidential Election, Consumerism, Corporate Avarice, Economy & Finance, People Politics, Presidential Election

Delaware’s good-old-boy Joe Biden is the elected Federal official who has singly most helped create and sustain the United States financial credit system that keeps the American public over-consuming and awash in debt. There are literally more financial institutions licensed in free-wheeling Delaware than there are registered Delaware voters. Delaware laws are specifically designed to… continue reading »

FROM MY CORNER: Destiny & American Journalism

Howell Hurst Climate, Consumerism, Corporate Avarice, Defense Spending, Economy & Finance, Humans, People Politics

American media’s job is not to define and guide the anticipated strategic path of our nation. Nor is it to manage the current worldwide diaspora of millions of people. However, we may safely propose that both constitute an appropriate job for the world’s foremost economic and military power. United States’ policy regarding the relentless scattering… continue reading »