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The One-Percenters - Roger Ebert's Journal
Seeded on Tue May 10, 2011 2:08 PM EDT (Chicago Sun-Times)
Excellent blog by Roger Ebert discussing the absurd and criminal pay of the elite CEO of today.
Crazy Cuts... Congressman Emanuel Cleaver
Tue Feb 22, 2011 8:39 PM EST
The House is currently debating the Continuing Resolution (CR) that I wrote you about last week. We have 18 more hours of debate scheduled. The Majority Leader just came to the floor to announce that there are 103 amendments left to discuss.
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Professor Receives Death Threats After Glenn Beck Targets Her
Seeded on Sun Jan 23, 2011 1:12 PM EST ()
Piven has received threats via e-mail and anonymous comments on The Blaze have called for her death: '"Somebody tell Frances I have 5000 roundas ready and I'll give My life to take Our freedom back"' and "ONE SHOT...ONE KILL" (spelling and grammar have not been edited).
Vermont Is Gearing Up to Strike a Major Blow to Corporate Personhood, Ban It Statewide
Seeded on Sat Jan 22, 2011 7:59 AM EST (AlterNet.org)
A year ago today, the Supreme Court issued its bizarre Citizens United decision, allowing unlimited corporate spending in elections as a form of "free speech" for the corporate "person." Justice John Paul Stevens, writing for the dissent, had the task of recalling the maj …
Palinism � Folksy Fascism for the 21st Century « WNYMedia.net
Seeded on Sun Jan 9, 2011 2:18 PM EST ()
Palinism, which is what I've come to call the Tea Party movement, is food for the weak-minded. Her brand of facile exclusionary bully politics, mixed in with clumsy jingoism, virulent hatred, calls to arms, and deliberate ignorance is little more than a 21st century fascism.
Did the DSM Create an Epidemic of Asperger's?
Seeded on Sun Jan 2, 2011 6:49 PM EST ()
"Pediatricians and child psychiatrists would see kids who could talk but who had social discomfort — severe social discomfort — and awkwardness and a very restricted and impairing level of interests and activities, and they wanted a diagnosis for this," Frances says.
Highlights From The 111th Congress
Sun Jan 2, 2011 5:07 PM EST
Despite an up hill battle against the Republican minority parties unprecedented use of the filibuster and their "Party of NO" economic plan the Democratic led 111th Congress accomplished more for the greater good of our nation than anyone is willing to give them credit for, cert …
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Why Tax Cuts For The RICH Killed The economy in 1929 and Are Killing Us Again
Seeded on Sat Jan 1, 2011 2:02 PM EST ()
The wealthiest can only consume so much and we all know it is CONSUMPTION that drives our economy. In fact it is 2/3rds of our economy.
Which of the Six Big 6 Banking Houses Was the Most Shameless Corporate Outlaw? | | AlterNet
Seeded on Sat Jan 1, 2011 12:09 PM EST (AlterNet.org)
"How generous has the taxpayer been to Bank of America? There was the TARP money, of course. And BofA, like other banks, has been suckling at the teat of Federal Reserve's discount money window throughout the crisis.
A Snow-Filled Glimpse of America's Future: Climate Change, Economic Conservatism and Plutocracy
Seeded on Sat Jan 1, 2011 12:00 PM EST (Truthdig)
"Welcome to the New Normal."
Robert Scheer: In Money-Changers We Trust
Seeded on Wed Dec 29, 2010 5:21 PM EST (The Huffington Post)
Recently it was announced that Carlos Gutierrez, commerce secretary under George W. Bush, had been named to a high position at Citigroup. For President Obama, there's no cause for worry about the loss of indispensable talent from his administration.
Les Leopold: Wall Street's Ten Biggest Lies for 2010
Seeded on Wed Dec 29, 2010 4:48 PM EST (The Huffington Post)
Nearly everyone on Wall Street sincerely believes that they are "worth" the enormous sums they "earn." You see, their pay is determined by the market, and markets don't lie. They reflect the high value our skilled elites bring to the economy.
Please... Don't Tax The Job Creators!
Wed Dec 29, 2010 3:24 AM EST
Didn't a huge economic disaster occur while these tax cuts were in effect? When the economy improves it will be due to the past two years of work and policies that this president Barack Obama and the Democratic led 111th congress enacted, without ANY support from the minority …
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History Of Piss Poor And Other Interesting Facts
Tue Dec 28, 2010 11:13 PM EST
They used to use urine to tan animal skins, so families Used to all pee in a pot & then once a day it was taken & Sold to the tannery . . . If you had to do this to survive You were "Piss Poor" ...But worse than that were the really poor folk who couldn't
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A Shocking Piece of Information From Congressman Emanuel Cleaver Regarding Health Insurance Companies
Tue Dec 28, 2010 11:07 PM EST
Health Care Summit
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The Horor of Wind Turbines in Our Back Yards Compared to the Beauty of Crude
Tue Dec 28, 2010 11:00 PM EST
Wind turbines destroy the beauty of the horizon... Tar balls however are beautiful and feel really neat between my toes as I walk along the beach gazing out over the oil sheen covered waters, amazed at the rainbows that dance on the surface.
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Reply From My Congressman Regarding The Tax Bill
Tue Dec 28, 2010 10:50 PM EST
The below is in response to my message to Congressman Cleaver asking him to NOT vote for the continuation of the Bush tax cuts for the rich few. Dear Matthew:
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Fox News Tries To Rehabilitate Palin's Discredited "Death Panels" Smear
Seeded on Tue Dec 28, 2010 5:58 AM EST (News Hounds)
As The New York Times reported yesterday, the Obama administration has enacted Medicare regulations to include an end-of-life planning provision similar to one struck out of the health care reform bill after Sarah Palin "touched off a political storm over 'death panels.'" …
Property rights gone wrong
Thu Oct 7, 2010 3:08 PM EDT
Most mortgages in America are now backed by our government. And in order for a bank to get that backing from our government it must fit two criteria:
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The Open Internet and FCC Consumer Facts
Sun Sep 5, 2010 10:34 PM EDT
Background:
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The Associated Press: FCC seeks input on rules for online services
Seeded on Thu Sep 2, 2010 3:37 PM EDT (Google)
WASHINGTON — Federal regulators are seeking public input on what rules should apply to wireless Internet connections and specialized services that aren't part of the Internet but are delivered over broadband connections.
Oil-eating bacteria have started to clean the Deepwater Horizon spill
Seeded on Wed Aug 25, 2010 1:22 AM EDT (discovermagazine.com)
In the Gulf of Mexico, nature's janitors are hard at work, mopping up the aftermath of a man-made disaster. On 20 April, 2010, an explosion at the Deepwater Horizon rig unleashed the largest oil spill in US history.
The billionaire Koch brothers who are waging a war against Obama : The New Yorker
Seeded on Mon Aug 23, 2010 3:41 PM EDT (New Yorker)
Charles Lewis, the founder of the Center for Public Integrity, a nonpartisan watchdog group, said, "The Kochs are on a whole different level. There's no one else who has spent this much money. The sheer dimension of it is what sets them apart.
t r u t h o u t | Reagan Revolution Home to Roost: America Drowning in Debt
Seeded on Sat Aug 14, 2010 1:04 AM EDT (Truthout - All Articles)
"Watch what we do, not what we say." (Famous Republican advice.)
They keep stealing, why keep paying?
Thu Jun 24, 2010 4:20 PM EDT
The dire straits of the middle class of America has made it near impossible for our politicians to keep up the pretense that our current government truly works for the "people." Between the multiple overt and secretive bailouts, the massive bonuses and the circular use of our ta …
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