Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource TomPaine.com Stories Description An account of the resource TomPaine.com -- a liberal advocacy organization -- distributed a public call on August 12, 2002 for 300 word "opinion advertisement" similar to those that the organization had been running regularly in the op-ed page of The New York Times. TomPaine.com received hundreds of submissions from the public, most of which the September 11 Digital Archive has preserved here. TomPaine Story TomPaine Story: Story No longer do we bask in the economic growth of the nineties. Rather, we sulk in the aftermath of 911 and the crushing economic Boom;"" the crumbling of major corporations and the uncovering of corporate greed at its best. Oh George W., where do we go from here? We were promised a return to the decency of Reagan and a resurgence of the party of Lincoln; no longer could it afford to exclude America. Hindsight being 20/20, did we really believe that a Bush could live up to the New Republican mantra (i.e., Compassionate Conservative)? Did we really believe that tax refunds and the privatization of Social Security would keep our economy stable? In Re Lincoln: The response to 911 by the Justice Department does not resonate with the party of Lincoln. Racial profiling, once looked down upon, has become the tool by which justice is served. No longer taboo is the acknowledgement and use of racial characteristics in casting suspicion on brown members of society. The rationale, in the interest of American security, but whose American security? Surely not the Middle Eastern looking American? Maybe so? In Re the Economy. The privatization of Social Security is the only way to save it. Americans do not need the government to tell them what to do with their money! Post 911 and the great corporate fall out, Americans need the government more than ever to protect middle class interests and retirement funds. 401ks emptied into the pockets of the twenty million-dollar CEO beg the question, could working class Americans afford to place their trust in the market? Does any of this matter? Maybe not, let us not to forget: The people did not choose our current leader, an old trusty technicality did hence we wait for you 2004. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource tp154.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2003-03-03