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Beginning in March, 2004, we will launch the first of many 48-page chapbooks that will be modeled after Thomas Paine's Common Sense pamphlets which were instrumental in mobilizing Americans prior to the Revolutionary War. These publications were described as a "verbal revolution" that spoke in plain speech and simple language to a people that were being economically stifled by pressure from the British Crown. Declaring that "the cause of America is in a great measure the cause of all mankind," Paine spoke directly to his fellow countrymen and encouraged them to separate from England. As a result, copies of Common Sense were passed around everywhere - in bars, diners, on street corners and in reading rooms - and provided inspiration for not only George Washington's troops, but also those who drafted the Declaration of Independence.

This groundswell of grass roots, word-of-mouth populism is exactly what we want to create with The Common Sense Series. Similar to the turmoil surrounding everyday Americans in 1775 when Thomas Paine voiced his rallying cry for independence, we likewise need a new beginning in our country. We are looking for material that exposes the realities confronting our nation - the 9-11 cover-up, unjust income taxes, government drug trafficking, peak oil & petrodollars, perpetual war, international banking & the Federal Reserve, and historical fallacies that need to be revised.

Each of these books will be 48 pages in length, with color front and back covers. More importantly, they will be affordable to each and every person in America. From our perspective, accessibility is this project's greatest strength in combatting the widespread conditioning that is being unleashed by the corporate-controlled mass media. Stated differently, WE know what's going on in the world, but how many of your friends, co-workers, and family members do? Worse, how many of them refuse to buy books, videos, or read articles on the Internet that will open their eyes?

But if we place these high-quality, low-priced publications in their hands and get them to actually start reading them; then, finally, we can start taking back our country. This type of action-oriented citizenry was exactly what Thomas Paine envisioned, and as we all know, a Revolution ensured

In the end, if we look back 230 years, were things really all that different than they are today? The people of that time longed for freedom, loathed excessive taxation, and wanted to be out from under the thumb of a hereditary kingship and the aristocratic institutions which surrounded it. In the year 2004, we have Patriot Acts I & II, taxes through the roof, and an ultra-wealthy ruling elite that controls everything from what we see on TV to the seatbelts we're forced to wear in our cars.

Thomas Paine summed it up best with the following quote: "These are the times that try men's souls." Luckily, he did something about it; and that's what we want to do too. So, if you're interested in becoming involved in The Common Sense Series (or know someone that is), we're looking for explosive, fiery material that is not being found elsewhere. If we want to change this country, the first step is to change the minds of the people in it.