What a beautiful world
It is a beautiful world we live in. It's worth it sometimes to walk away from the computer, and NPR, and the news, and go out into the world and experience an isolated moment in time. Close the eyes...
View ArticleWhere Are All the Lawyers of Conscience in This Country??
As I look back on ALL the people who've committed major crimes and fraud against this country (Many in the Bush Admin., Wall St. bankers, BP's leaders, etc.), I keep wondering to myself, "WHERE THE...
View ArticleWe're LIBERALS! Let's Admit It and Be Proud
You know, as a person with a host of liberal views on the issues, I have NEVER been ashamed to say that I am liberal. I'm proud to be left-wing, and why shouldn't I be? I don't hate gay people, am...
View ArticleSen. Levin's Cmte Refers Criminal Fraud, Perjury Evidence On Top Goldman...
Today, Thursday, the top editorial in the NY Times tells us, "President Obama, Reinvigorated," and opens with the following sentence... The man America elected president has re-emerged... My first...
View Articlecan the rich afford to pay more taxes?
One of the more common talking points I've heard lately is that "the top 10% of income earners pay 70% of the taxes." I take a look at that stat and put it in some context.
View ArticleReclaiming the American Revolution
The excellent Yves Smith, author of Econned, and the Naked Capitalism blog , sends the readers of her blog to that of William Hogeland (The Hysteriography blog). There we find a very great deal of...
View ArticleWallstreet and Banksters "Subprime' Justice (Law Suits)
Where is the Justice? Many of us have been wondering why the Crooks, Liars and Fraudsters on Wallstreet haven't been sued for their Major Criminal Acts committed against America's Democracy and Main...
View ArticleRecognize this: the Republicans are in a real tough spot on the budget now.
Recognize this: the Republicans are in a real tough spot on the budget now. And, judging from the Republican's shrill, hyperpartisan attacks on President Obama's moderate and measured speech on the...
View ArticleI probably shouldn't write this (brief update at end)
as it is far too personal, but since I am experiencing what many in the middle class are, even though I still have a job, I thought I would at least give a sense of what financial stress is like. I...
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Jon Stewart rips the GOP birthers
Jon Stewart once again laid into the birther bullshit being propagated by some leading GOP figures who may be running for President in 2012. Today's Tale of Principled Behavior, as with everything...
View ArticleWhy is the Tax on Work So Much Higher Than the Tax on Speculation?
See the attached. http://www.associatedcontent.com/...
View ArticleEarthquakes & Climate Change: Study Shows Possible Connection
One would not necessarily assume that the recent earthquake activity around the globe these past few years is in any way, shape or form related to climate change. It just seems implausible that one...
View ArticleUnemployed, I owe more money to IRS than GE.
Something. Is. Fucked. Up. In. This. Country. They may be a rant more than anything, but I have to vent somewhere and I thank you for allowing it. After nearly a year of looking for work, I'm still...
View ArticleNew Twitter hashtag: #33seniors
Today I'm announcing a new hashtag: #33seniors. It comes from President Obama's budget/deficit speech yesterday: [The Republicans have] a vision that says even though America can’t afford to invest in...
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President Obama's Speech and how Republicans continue to be wrong on Budget
President Obama today made what I consider to be a good speech on the direction he would like to see our country go, and how he believes we should get there. As someone who has been critical of many...
View ArticleObama heard us!!
I preface this by saying that I am not a person in the know and I damn sure cant claim to be the sharpest knife in the drawer but I think I do know this one thing. OBAMA HEARD THE LEFT!!
View ArticlePublic opinion and corruption in Gulf states after BP spill
The Carsey Institute at the University of New Hampshire studies the economically vulnerable in our society. One of their recent surveys caught my eye. As part of their Community and the Environment in...
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¡Ni una Mas! Not One More! Femicide & the Women of Juárez Murders
Artwork by Laura Molina http://www.lauramolina.com “Roses are the Mexican’s favorite flower. I think, how symbolic – thorns and all” (Gloria Anzaldua) Amalia Ortiz "Women of Juárez" The Spoken...
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