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UK Election: Breaking Up Is Never Easy

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What happened here last night was momentous: a seismic shift in the “political geology” of this country took place. Scotland, which just one year ago chose to stay part of the United Kingdom in a referendum,  voted almost unanimously for the Nationalist Party. As expected, leader Nicola Sturgeon’s Jupiter transit to her Midheaven was spectacularly decisive. All but three Scottish MP sitting in the House of Commons will be members of her party. For the benefit of American readers, it was as if, say, Texas voted in an entire congressional cohort that wanted independence for the state, or think of […]

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UK Election: Striking A Balance

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This surreally dreary British election campaign is apparently the closest-run in a generation. The opinion polls bounce back and forth between Labour and Conservative. From the public discourse, you might not suspect that there are serious issues to be resolved.  There’s little talk of security, the global economy, Britain’s future in a changing world, climate change or — perhaps most pressingly of all — inequality. There is much talk of opinion polls, spin doctors and politician’s spouses. Fluff. The rise in inequality in this country has been striking over the past 10-15 years, and it has accelerated dramatically over the last five: inequality between high-earners […]

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The astrology of Hillary Clinton: 2015 edition

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A portion of this article was originally written in 2006 before the 2008 elections.  This article is an astrological profile only and is not intended as a promotion of a particular candidate.   In a move that surprised literally no one, Hillary Clinton announced her candidacy for the 2016 elections.  In the past eight years […]

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On Pisces

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Sadko In The Underwater Kingdom by Ilya Repin (Wikimedia Commons) From Tunisia to Elizabeth Taylor, you never know who you’re going to swim past down there in the blue, blue sea. With the Sun still in Pisces, visit or revisit these OA posts on or about the sign of the Fishes. A Fortnight of Visionary Artists 7 Good Things To Do While The Sun Is In Pisces Neptune in Pisces by Sign Pisces Self-Portraits Brotherhood of Romantics Rupert Murdoch: Uber-Pisces 12th House People Unpacking My Library: On The Road Revolution Now or Never? Tunisia Tony Robbins: Guru or Snak Oil Salesman? George Harrison: […]

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