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Joel S. Hirschhorn, Ph.D., is the author of Sprawl Kills - How Blandburbs Steal Your Time, Health, and Money. He can be reached through his website: www.sprawlkills.com. Check out Joel's new book at www.delusionaldemocracy.com.
Getting to the Bottom of Toyota's Sudden Acceleration Problem - Instead of analyzing vehicles with identified failures, the firm hired by Toyota tested several ordinary vehicles and components - like testing healthy people to identify an illness. Published March 09, 2010 in Commentary
Mesmerized by Melodic Rhetoric - In the shadow of the economic crisis, now may be the last chance for Americans to reform their dysfunctional political system without violence and societal collapse. Published February 11, 2009 in Opinion
Eat Your Cats and Dogs - Still more lies and deceptions will surely hit as the fear-selling two-party plutocracy works hard to convince Americans prior to the coming election that things have turned better. Published October 02, 2008 in US Politics
Smarter Tools of Tyranny - There are no easy paths to restore power to the people. But here are three strategies worth considering. Published February 14, 2008 in US Politics
Americans Unready to Revolt, Despite Revolting Conditions - Part of the genius of our contemporary ruling class elites is that they have engineering a state of political and economic oppression that paradoxically is still embraced by the Lower Class. Published June 27, 2007 in US Politics
The Evils of Lesser Evil Voting - Lesser evil voting is phony voting, and it produces a phony political system. Published June 07, 2007 in US Politics
Finding Hope In A Dismal World - Americans can successfully pressure Congress and state legislatures to hold a national convention to consider proposals for amending the Constitution. Published May 18, 2007 in US Politics
Economic Inequality and the 'C' Word - Eventually the inherent fundamental absurdities of the global economic system will prove unsustainable. Published April 30, 2007 in US Politics
From Economic Apartheid to Political Revolution - We have a plutocratic corporate state that now has taken economic inequality to new levels - in fact to what now is a sick and shameful condition of economic apartheid. Published April 10, 2007 in US Politics
Mandatory Voting Toward a Healthy Democracy - Now is the time for one bold constitutional amendment that can grab public attention and move the nation forward. Published March 19, 2007 in US Politics
It's Time to Let the People Amend the US Constitution - Congress and powerful elites continue to deny our right to a convention held under Article V of the United States Constitution. Published February 26, 2007 in US Politics
US Must Recover from Delusional Politics - Will Americans learn to trust their fellow citizens or stay stuck on stupidly backing serial political betrayers? Published February 09, 2007 in US Politics
Obama: The Democratic Messiah? - Barack Obama needs to demonstrate that he is not just another false idol. Published January 24, 2007 in US Politics
Economic Apartheid - Deep and pervasive economic disparities threaten national and global stability. Published January 10, 2007 in US Politics
Honest Centrism for Populist Democracy - Like other terms, "centrist" has become another linguistic weapon of mass deception when used by mainstream politicians. Published December 13, 2006 in US Politics
Third Parties Fight for American Democracy - The time is long overdue for Americans to stop voting for candidates that can win, and start voting for those that should win. Published November 23, 2006 in US Politics
Land Gluttony - Just as population is increasing by large amounts and land wanted for development is dwindling, sprawl developments are getting less and less dense. Developers want you to think there's no problem. Published August 22, 2005 in Opinion
Time Blindness and the BP Tragedy, Published July 08, 2010 in Policy
US Economy Stuck in Misery, Published July 05, 2010 in US Politics
Obama Vetoes Rule of Law, Published April 21, 2009 in US Politics
A New Political Party Is Needed, Published November 13, 2008 in US Politics - 2008 Election
Ron Paul and other False Change Agents, Published January 17, 2008 in US Politics - 2008 Election
RFK Jr's Clinton Endorsement Betrays Non-Partisan Goodwill, Published December 01, 2007 in US Politics
Sane Bush Hatred, Published November 15, 2007 in US Politics
The Grand Delusion, Published November 12, 2007 in US Politics
Ron Paul Reality Check: Silence on Article V of the US Constitution, Published October 26, 2007 in US Politics
Time to Boycott Voting, Published October 01, 2007 in US Politics
A Metallurgist's Insights Into the Minneapolis Bridge Disaster, Published August 02, 2007 in Revitalization
A Solidarity Strategy for Political Reform, Published July 12, 2007 in US Politics
Thanks for Dick Cheney, Published June 28, 2007 in US Politics
Political Attention Deficit Disorder, Published June 25, 2007 in Humour
Open Letter to Congressman Ron Paul, Published June 06, 2007 in US Politics
The United States of Consumption, Published December 19, 2006 in US Politics
Lesser-Evil Voting Produces a Different Colour of Evil, Published November 08, 2006 in US Politics
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