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American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) US National Debt Clock, News, and Resources. Our national debt is growing at an alarming rate.

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These figures are updated daily based on info received from the US Government. The numbers used by this national debt clock are retrieved from the US Treasury and the US Census daily. (To place this debt clock on your Google homepage please go here. You can also display this widget on your website or blog by clicking the "Get Widget" button.) Get the <a href=" Debt Clock</a> widget and many other <a href=" free widgets</a> at <a href=" Not seeing a widget? While the number may seem surprising at first, you also should consider that the United States has the largest economy in the world with a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of nearly 14 trillion dollars. United States Debt Clock May 2013. An Overview of the United States National Debt The Current Outstanding Public Debt of the United States is: Last Updated: Monday, April 21st, 2014 Every man, woman and child in the United States currently owes $57,640 for their share of the U.S. public debt.

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U.S. National Debt Clock : Real Time. The 10 Worst Things About Rick Perry (And Why It Would Be Really Bad If He Runs for President) August 1, 2011 | Like this article?

The 10 Worst Things About Rick Perry (And Why It Would Be Really Bad If He Runs for President)

Join our email list: Stay up to date with the latest headlines via email. "Next time I tell you someone from Texas should not be president of the United States, please pay attention. " - Molly Ivins Texas Governor Rick Perry has been flirting with the idea of running for president for months now. The governor Molly Ivins called “the Coiffure” has claimed he's brought jobs to Texas, passed a laundry list of conservative dream legislation, and managed to become the longest-serving governor in the history of the state. As Perry oozes toward an announcement—he says he's waiting til after Labor Day—under the pretense that he's fixed Texas' economy and is a more moderate option than Michele Bachmann but a better evangelical base-pleaser than Mormon Mitt Romney, we thought it was a good time to take a look at the Texan. 1.

Perry's message on the event's website reads: Allan E. So much for religious tolerance. 2. Why the Christian Right Becomes More Extreme As America Grows More Tolerant. July 25, 2011 | Like this article?

Why the Christian Right Becomes More Extreme As America Grows More Tolerant

Join our email list: Stay up to date with the latest headlines via email. The rigidity of Christian Right politics has been a complicating factor in governing the United States for the past several decades, stripping away flexibility needed to negotiate on issues as diverse as policies in the Middle East, abortion, health care and the federal budget. Gone is the more practical approach of assessing government actions based on what might help the country the most – and compromising with those who have differing opinions. Adding to this religious style of politics has been a deep sense of victimhood among right-wing Evangelicals, as if Christians were some persecuted minority in the United States, threatened by all-powerful Muslims imposing Sharia law or secular humanists banning Christmas. Repeated endlessly on right-wing talk radio, these paranoid messages have become real to millions of these religiously inspired voters.

BILLS-113s601rs. Aid Organizations & Petitions. Think tanks. 8 Reasons Young Americans Don't Fight Back: How the US Crushed Youth Resistance. Traditionally, young people have energized democratic movements.

8 Reasons Young Americans Don't Fight Back: How the US Crushed Youth Resistance

So it is a major coup for the ruling elite to have created societal institutions that have subdued young Americans and broken their spirit of resistance to domination. Young Americans—even more so than older Americans—appear to have acquiesced to the idea that the corporatocracy can completely screw them and that they are helpless to do anything about it. A 2010 Gallup poll asked Americans “Do you think the Social Security system will be able to pay you a benefit when you retire?” Among 18- to 34-years-olds, 76 percent of them said no.

Yet despite their lack of confidence in the availability of Social Security for them, few have demanded it be shored up by more fairly payroll-taxing the wealthy; most appear resigned to having more money deducted from their paychecks for Social Security, even though they don’t believe it will be around to benefit them. How exactly has American society subdued young Americans? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.