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Lloyd Lofthouse

Jun 19, 2015

Giving away a Concubine 38,892 times in 16 days—Was it worth it?

Do you think giving away almost 40,000 FREE copies and paying more than $300 for the BookBub ad was worth it?
Lloyd Lofthouse

Jun 19, 2015

Bombshell Report from Common Cause: Privatizers Flood New York Politicians with Cash

Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: Please read this report and send it to everyone who cares about the future of public education in the United States. Send it to your friends, your school board, your legislators, your editorial boards, and to anyone else who needs to know about the money that is committed to demolishing public schools and turning…
Lloyd Lofthouse

Jun 10, 2015

The Hostile Corporate Takeover of Democracy

If Klein is right, the hostile takeover of America’s republic and democracy by the 1% will continue until most U.S. citizens have lost many of the freedoms they take for granted.
Lloyd Lofthouse

Jun 6, 2015

What the FACTS Reveal about Teacher Retirement Programs—Part 1 of 6

Originally posted on Crazy Normal – the Classroom Exposé: View as Single Page Rolling Stone reported that all across American, Wall Street is grabbing money meant for public workers. The legal theft of public pensions started in Road Island in 2011 as a test case. “In state after state, politicians are following the Rhode Island playbook, using scare tactics and lavishly…
Lloyd Lofthouse

Jun 4, 2015

The Real American Success Story

Originally posted on dr. p.l. (paul) thomas: In the early 1990s after we had moved into our first stand-alone home (having lived in an owned townhouse a few years), my wife and I bought a Honda Accord—a typically American milestone of having finally risen above our station as Honda Civic owners. As I was dong the paperwork for this car, I…
Lloyd Lofthouse

May 18, 2015

Author Solutions and Friends: The Inside Story
Lloyd Lofthouse

May 15, 2015

Is it wrong to pay an entry fee to a literary contest?

Many legitimate literary contests charge a fee to cover processing expenses and to pay for the prize.
Lloyd Lofthouse

May 11, 2015

Twitter Hash Tag Magic for Authors and Bloggers—You Decide

The results show that on those three hash tag days, on average, there were more blog views and more book sales on the three Twitter hash tag days.
Lloyd Lofthouse

May 10, 2015

The Propaganda War against Labor Unions—Part 3 of 3

It is arguable that there are not enough union workers in the United States to be a factor that would lead to higher unemployment rates or real estate values.
Lloyd Lofthouse

May 9, 2015

The Propaganda War against Labor Unions—Part 2 of 3

On average, union members earn more and have better benefits than non-union workers.