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Tyranny is Tyranny
Seeded on Tue Nov 15, 2011 5:08 PM EST (A People's History of the United States )
Prelude to a Revolution:"The (French and Indian) war had brought glory for the generals, death to the privates, wealth for the merchants, unemployment for the poor.
Opulent Sothebys' Appalling Treatment of Its Workers Is a Perfect Symbol of the Out of Touch 1%
Seeded on Fri Nov 11, 2011 3:14 PM EST (AlterNet.org)
On Aug. 1, after contract negotiations stalled, Sotheby’s sent letters to the art handlers telling them not to return for work. Their dispute involves shortened work weeks and also the collective bargaining rights of new hires.
US wealth gap between young and old is widest ever
Seeded on Mon Nov 7, 2011 4:56 PM EST (The Boston Globe)
WASHINGTON—The wealth gap between younger and older Americans has stretched to the widest on record, worsened by a prolonged economic downturn that has wiped out job opportunities for young adults and saddled them with housing and college debt.The typical U.S.
Tax increase for the rich? Might be only 3% of taxpayers - Aug. 11, 2011
Seeded on Thu Aug 11, 2011 11:55 AM EDT (CNN)
All this 'fussing and fighting, my friends' by the Tea Party is to protect 3 percent of the population from a tax hike? Meantime, millions are facing losses of jobs, medical benefits, foreclosures, etc?
Slash mortgage deductions for the rich? Fat chance
Seeded on Wed Apr 13, 2011 5:11 PM EDT (CNN)
The Obama administration, as well as several tax and deficit commissions, have called for limiting or eliminating the deductions in the past. But the proposals have gone nowhere and the same outcome is expected this year.
Wisconsin Voters Launch Recall Campaign Against Eight GOP State Senators
Seeded on Wed Mar 2, 2011 6:53 PM EST (Think Progress)
Last month, ThinkProgress reported that Wisconsin law allows any elected official who has served at least one year of their current term to be recalled from office. Today, a group of Wisconsin voters took the first step towards invoking this recall process.
Gun crime statistics by US state
Seeded on Tue Jan 11, 2011 2:34 PM EST (Guardian Unlimited)
Here are some fun statistics for us to 'enjoy'.
Big Kid 10 Year Old Kills Mother: Are You Next?
Seeded on Tue Jan 4, 2011 5:07 PM EST (ABC News)
When a 10-year-old kills his own mother, it's not an "I told you so" moment. But the death of Deborah McVay is certainly a wake-up call for the sector of America that thinks the right to bear arms should extend to the not old enough to grow pubic hair contingent.
TARP expected to cost U.S. only $25 billion, CBO says
Seeded on Tue Nov 30, 2010 5:44 PM EST (The Washington Post)
The Troubled Assets Relief Program, which was widely reviled as a $700 billion bailout for Wall Street titans, is now expected to cost the federal government a mere $25 billion - the equivalent of less than six months of emergency jobless benefits.
Jon Kyl Reaps $200 MILLION In Pork Just Days After Senate Republicans Voted To Ban Earmarks
Seeded on Wed Nov 24, 2010 3:18 PM EST (The Huffington Post)
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans' ban on earmarks – money included in a bill by a lawmaker to benefit a home-state project or interest – was short-lived.
Watchdogs worry over ethics office future
Seeded on Fri Nov 19, 2010 1:53 PM EST (USA Today)
WASHINGTON — Congressional watchdogs fear the new Republican House majority will dismantle an office that opened up once-secretive ethics probes, and they are urging incoming Speaker John Boehner to maintain its powers when his party assumes control in January.
The Liberal Mind Rejects Sad Facts - Dennis Prager - National Review Online
Seeded on Thu Nov 18, 2010 1:44 PM EST (National Review Online)
Here are four descriptive statements rejected by the Left for these two mutually reinforcing reasons. 1. People are not basically good.
America, the New Third World?
Wed Nov 17, 2010 1:52 PM EST
No question that our country is very divided. Last time it was this divided we had the Civil War. Let's hope it doesn't happen again, ever.
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Ill. Woman `Assaults` Cop with Sex Toy at a Joe's Crab Shack, Say Police - CBSNews
Seeded on Thu Nov 11, 2010 7:50 PM EST (CBS News)
Woman assaulted the cop with 'a rigid female pleasure item'.
Seven Right-Wing Ballot Initiatives That Could Ruin Your Government for Decades to Come
Seeded on Mon Nov 8, 2010 12:34 PM EST (AlterNet.org)
November 1, 2010 | If you could create a political party that convinced a large number of people that by electing you they could eat all the ice-cream they want, and then sit on their butts watching TV all day and never put on an ounce, you'd have a pretty good …
How much does your state get from the federal government?
Seeded on Tue Nov 2, 2010 9:26 PM EDT (College Confidential)
The GOP wants to get the country out of debt and quit offering handouts to the undeserving. Good! Let's start by taking most of the South off Federal Welfare.
Toxic substance forces closure of Grijalva office
Seeded on Thu Oct 21, 2010 9:03 PM EDT (Politico)
Police locked down the Tucson congressional office of Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz.) on Thursday afternoon after staffers received a package containing a "confirmed" toxic substance, a Grijalva spokesman said.
Bitter Tales from the Massive White Underclass in Joe Bageant's "Redneck" Memoir
Seeded on Thu Sep 23, 2010 11:11 AM EDT (AlterNet.org)
Meanwhile, the underclass, 'America's flexible labor force' (one must be pretty flexible to get screwed in some of the positions we are asked to), or whatever you choose to call the unwashed throngs mucking around down here at the bottom of the national labor tier, are neverthele …
Now That's Rich
Seeded on Tue Aug 24, 2010 1:33 AM EDT (The New York Times)
What's at stake here? According to the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center, making all of the Bush tax cuts permanent, as opposed to following the Obama proposal, would cost the federal government $680 billion in revenue over the next 10 years.
20% Of Americans Think Obama Is A Talking Car
Seeded on Fri Aug 20, 2010 8:36 PM EDT (The Daily Mash)
Martin Bishop, deputy chairman of the Republican National Committee, said: "I would just like him to have the courage to produce his birth certificate so that we can see once and for all what kind of car he is."
Outrage Over Plans To Build Library Next To Sarah Palin
Seeded on Fri Aug 20, 2010 2:12 PM EDT (The Daily Mash)
PLANS to build a state-of-the-art library next to Republican catastrophe Sarah Palin are causing outrage across mainstream America.
David Stockman: Republicans Have Abandoned Their Principles And Crippled The Economy
Seeded on Fri Aug 13, 2010 7:56 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)
A Breakdown: • The total US debt, including states and municipalities, will soon reach $18 trillion dollars. That is a Greece-like 120% of GDP.
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Perry: Mitt's company 'just vultures' who 'eat the carcass' of companies (Updated) - POLITICO.comAt a town hall here, he reprised his attack on Romney's Bain Capital, but took it a step further. "I will suggest they're just vultures," he said of firms that "loot" other companies.
- School Homework Math Assignment Refers To Slavery
Parents upset about teaching math with slavery analogies
- Newt Gingrich And The Republican Presidential Field: Big Sports Fans
It seems the Commander in Chief is not the only die hard hoops fan in the political world.
- How silly does the party that said no to stimulus look now?
By David Blanchflower - December was the sixth consecutive month that the US economy had added more than 100,000 jobs. There was lots of good news Friday for President Obama from the US labor market, which is improving much faster on almost every dimension, than most commentat …
- The End of Empire | (ed: Plutocratic Rep. loses it & screams at mother of 2 with 2 jobs trying to finish a degree who asks about Pell Grants )
The End of Empire-- Economist David Korten And Progressive Candidate Ken Aden by DownWithTyranny
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