Obama scores a 9.0 on SOTU pomp

The President of the United States of America (POTUS) scored a near perfect 10 on pomp and circumstance for his State of the Union Speech. It was of course light on policy and heavy on politics. Wether his administration and Congress picks up his "the year of action" theme for 2014 remains to be seen. Popular … Continue reading Obama scores a 9.0 on SOTU pomp

Why the 1percent aren’t to blame for poverty

Copiosis should not be seen as defending the one percent. Rather, we're clarifying realities. Underlying all our assertions is this: we are all culpable, creating and maintaining Status-Quo economies and associated political systems perpetuating the life-game called "earning a living". The only way we're going to make progressive change is declaring that game over and … Continue reading Why the 1percent aren’t to blame for poverty

We have the technology to right the world

The POTUS said something remarkable in his NSA surveillance speech. Most listeners may have missed it. Obama pointed to a truth reaching far into the future while acknowledging that truth requires paying special attention to what the truth speaks to. He said: "....And the power of new technologies means that there are fewer and fewer … Continue reading We have the technology to right the world