Some book gift suggestions ala Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont

These were culled from his historic speech on the floor of the Senate, in opposition to the outrageous tax bill that will extend the Bush tax cuts to the wealthiest of the wealthy - who need it the least.

• The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas Stanley and William Danko
• Third World American by Arianna Huffington
• Rebooting the American Dream by Tom Hartman
• Richistan by Robert Frank

-maven

Is your food making you sick?

I saw this on this morning’s Today Show and, in my opinion, this woman- Robyn O’Brien - is spot on right. For the last several years, partly as a response to my cancer diagnosis, I really got paying attention to my food and the additives that are found throughout the American food supply.

It’s really appalling, and unnecessary. It’s also contributing to an epidemic of food allergies among children.

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