Category Archives: Tom’s Tidbits

Tom’s Tidbits- Can we solve ANY problems anymore?

Posted on October 14, 2014 by tomdwyer

Greetings! In last month’s newsletter, on the heels of the riots in Ferguson, Missouri, we offered several articles on abuses in the justice system. Since then Ferguson has faded from the headlines but the issues it brought out remain. Each … Continue reading →

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Tom’s Tidbits- Cops and Courts gone wild

Posted on September 19, 2014 by tomdwyer

Greetings! Now that the protests and over-the-top police actions have stopped in Ferguson, Missouri, the story has all but dropped from the headlines. Deprived of potential “if it bleeds it leads” video, the media swarm has moved on to greener … Continue reading →

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Tom’s Tidbits- Inversion? Diversion. It’s EVASION!

Posted on August 15, 2014 by tomdwyer

Greetings! I’ve been hearing a new term bouncing around the media lately. Washington’s most recent faux outrage involves “inversion”. Inversion is a process by which a corporation purchases an overseas competitor or partner, transfers its mailing address to the new … Continue reading →

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Tom’s Tidbits- Please, just stop talking.

Posted on July 17, 2014 by tomdwyer

Greetings! It was just over a year ago, in April of 2013, that ISIS officially announced its existence. Just over a year! We’ve spent the last three months of this year watching them sweep through Iraq, destroying the sham borders … Continue reading →

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Tom’s Tidbits- DON’T end money in politics… at least not this way!

Posted on June 11, 2014 by tomdwyer

Greetings! Bills to amend the Constitution are finally moving through the Senate and House that are supposed to address what I see as one of the most crucial issues facing our country… the toxic doctrine of Corporate Personhood. I WANT … Continue reading →

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Tom’s Tidbits- Democracy’s dead, so what’s the cure?

Posted on May 9, 2014 by tomdwyer

Greetings! A recent study documented the obvious… our government doesn’t give a damn about the wishes of the American people. Martin Gilens of Princeton and Benjamin Page of Northwestern studied more than 1800 policy initiatives from 1981 to 2002, and … Continue reading →

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Tom’s Tidbits- The McCutcheon Fiasco

Posted on April 10, 2014 by tomdwyer

Greetings! One thing on my mind this month: the abominable Supreme Court decision in the McCutcheon v. FEC case. Shaun McCutcheon contributed to 17 candidates in 2011-2012, and wanted to support 11 more. His contributions were all under the per-candidate … Continue reading →

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Tom’s Tidbits- Finally… local radio returns to Portland’s airwaves!

Posted on March 11, 2014 by tomdwyer

Greetings! 488 days… that’s how long we’ve been without, informative, local, actual-over-the-air talk radio in Portland. 3 days… that’s how long until it returns. In three short days, on March 15, XRAY-FM will bring community-based radio back to the Rose … Continue reading →

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Tom’s Tidbits- Football is ready to stand alone

Posted on February 12, 2014 by tomdwyer

Greetings! The SuperBowl is one of the few remaining events Americans all gather together for. 108.4 million people watched this year’s game, while by contrast 125.5 million people watched the last episode of M*A*S*H (the highest rated TV show ever). … Continue reading →

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Tom’s Tidbits- Two reasons 2014 is already better than 2013

Posted on January 16, 2014 by tomdwyer

Greetings! …and our best wishes for a Happy 2014 for everyone! January means taking stock of the past and looking forward to the future, and either way we look there are good things to see. Our newsletter this month features … Continue reading →

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