5 Ways Super-Rich Are Betraying America | Alternet:
This small group of takers is giving up on the country that made it possible for them to build huge fortunes.
Monday, November 04, 2013
Sunday, November 03, 2013
Perpetual War: How Does the Global War on Terror Ever End? | Common Dreams
Perpetual War: How Does the Global War on Terror Ever End? | Common Dreams:
Barack Obama was inaugurated for his second term as president of the United States. Just as he had promised when he began his first campaign for president six years earlier, he pledged again to turn the page on history and take U.S. foreign policy in a different direction. “A decade of war is now ending,” Obama declared. “We, the people, still believe that enduring security and lasting peace do not require perpetual war.”
Barack Obama was inaugurated for his second term as president of the United States. Just as he had promised when he began his first campaign for president six years earlier, he pledged again to turn the page on history and take U.S. foreign policy in a different direction. “A decade of war is now ending,” Obama declared. “We, the people, still believe that enduring security and lasting peace do not require perpetual war.”
With JPMorgan Under Spotlight, Growing Calls to Jail the Banksters | Common Dreams
With JPMorgan Under Spotlight, Growing Calls to Jail the Banksters | Common Dreams:
Bank executives facing prison time for illegal activity would be better sanction than fine, say Wall Street reform advocates
Bank executives facing prison time for illegal activity would be better sanction than fine, say Wall Street reform advocates
Targeting Wall Street, Robin Hood Tax Comes to Washington | Common Dreams
Targeting Wall Street, Robin Hood Tax Comes to Washington | Common Dreams:
With Congress about to begin the next cycle of budget battles – mostly focused on how much more pain to inflict on Main Street communities across America – a far different message is bubbling up across the land.
With Congress about to begin the next cycle of budget battles – mostly focused on how much more pain to inflict on Main Street communities across America – a far different message is bubbling up across the land.
Could the Entire Pacific Fishery Be Tainted by Fukushima? | Alternet
Could the Entire Pacific Fishery Be Tainted by Fukushima? | Alternet:
80,000 gallons per day of radioactive water, for 942 straight days, dumped into the Pacific — and counting.
80,000 gallons per day of radioactive water, for 942 straight days, dumped into the Pacific — and counting.
The Price of America Having the Greatest Military in the World? It's Destroying the Country | Alternet
The Price of America Having the Greatest Military in the World? It's Destroying the Country | Alternet:
A giant military doesn't make the American people safer.
A giant military doesn't make the American people safer.
You Will Be Shocked at How Ignorant Americans Really Are | Alternet
You Will Be Shocked at How Ignorant Americans Really Are | Alternet:
What Americans don't know and don't understand is quite an obstacle to progress.
Some really fascinating numbers.
What Americans don't know and don't understand is quite an obstacle to progress.
Some really fascinating numbers.
Lies, Nonsense and Totally Off-the-Wall Behavior -- 10 Doozies from the Nutty Right Wing This Week | Alternet
Lies, Nonsense and Totally Off-the-Wall Behavior -- 10 Doozies from the Nutty Right Wing This Week | Alternet:
Atheists can't serve the hungry and the devil has been very, very busy.
Here's everyone's favorite weekly post :)
Atheists can't serve the hungry and the devil has been very, very busy.
Here's everyone's favorite weekly post :)
Daily Kos: Paul Ryan starts budget negotiations by going after Social Security and Medicare
Daily Kos: Paul Ryan starts budget negotiations by going after Social Security and Medicare:
House Budget Committee Chair Paul Ryan began the budget conference by laying out in no uncertain terms what was not going to happen:
"Taking more from hardworking families just isn't the answer. I know my Republican colleagues feel the same way."
House Budget Committee Chair Paul Ryan began the budget conference by laying out in no uncertain terms what was not going to happen:
"Taking more from hardworking families just isn't the answer. I know my Republican colleagues feel the same way."
Daily Kos: Krystal Ball: Greg Abbott Makes Wendy Davis Texas Governorship Possible (VIDEO)
Daily Kos: Krystal Ball: Greg Abbott Makes Wendy Davis Texas Governorship Possible (VIDEO):
Krystal Ball exposed Greg Abbott on MSNBC “The Cycle.” She provides a funny but fact based analysis of his idiocy. Greg Abbott is currently Texas Attorney General. He is running in the Republican Gubernatorial primary that he is likely to win.
Krystal Ball exposed Greg Abbott on MSNBC “The Cycle.” She provides a funny but fact based analysis of his idiocy. Greg Abbott is currently Texas Attorney General. He is running in the Republican Gubernatorial primary that he is likely to win.
Daily Kos: House Republicans announce how many days they'll work next year (hint: not very many)
Daily Kos: House Republicans announce how many days they'll work next year (hint: not very many):
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor just announced that House Republicans plan to work a grand total of 113 days next year. In other words, less than half as many as everyone else with a job
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor just announced that House Republicans plan to work a grand total of 113 days next year. In other words, less than half as many as everyone else with a job
Daily Kos: Sen. Rand Paul dismisses plagiarism charges, possibly because he does not know what it is
Daily Kos: Sen. Rand Paul dismisses plagiarism charges, possibly because he does not know what it is:
Sen. Rand Paul got caught lifting bits of his speeches directly from Wikipedia articles about the things he was referencing. Not the biggest thing in the world, but he is determined to not understand what the problem might be
Sen. Rand Paul got caught lifting bits of his speeches directly from Wikipedia articles about the things he was referencing. Not the biggest thing in the world, but he is determined to not understand what the problem might be
Daily Kos: Chuck Hagel throws gauntlet down..
Daily Kos: Chuck Hagel throws gauntlet down..:
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel fired a shot across the bow today of Nine Red states that have refused to follow directives from the Dept of Defense and issue Military identification cards to the Spouses and children of same sex couples. Follow along below the orange jump and I will tell you why this is a big effing deal and how it is not going to end well for the states involved.
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel fired a shot across the bow today of Nine Red states that have refused to follow directives from the Dept of Defense and issue Military identification cards to the Spouses and children of same sex couples. Follow along below the orange jump and I will tell you why this is a big effing deal and how it is not going to end well for the states involved.
Billionaire Feels 'Guilty' About 'Having Gotten Rich At The Expense' Of All Of Us
Billionaire Feels 'Guilty' About 'Having Gotten Rich At The Expense' Of All Of Us:
It's a Halloween miracle: A member of the 1 percent is fighting for the rest of us, and probably spooking the hell out of his own kind.
I've always like Bill Gross. He has, in my considered opinion, nothing to feel guilty about. The fact that he's motivated to help correct the imbalanced rewards in society is encouraging.
It's a Halloween miracle: A member of the 1 percent is fighting for the rest of us, and probably spooking the hell out of his own kind.
I've always like Bill Gross. He has, in my considered opinion, nothing to feel guilty about. The fact that he's motivated to help correct the imbalanced rewards in society is encouraging.
'Two Buck Chuck' CEO Says Don't Freak Out About Wine Shortage
'Two Buck Chuck' CEO Says Don't Freak Out About Wine Shortage:
If you are panicking about the possible impending global wine shortage, you can stop now.
“No fear, Charles Shaw will not change,” Fred Franzia, the CEO of the company that makes the famous "Two Buck Chuck," told The Huffington Post Thursday.
I wasn't worried. I was too smashed to notice :)
If you are panicking about the possible impending global wine shortage, you can stop now.
“No fear, Charles Shaw will not change,” Fred Franzia, the CEO of the company that makes the famous "Two Buck Chuck," told The Huffington Post Thursday.
I wasn't worried. I was too smashed to notice :)
9 Surprising Everyday Items That Can Wreck Your Health | Alternet
9 Surprising Everyday Items That Can Wreck Your Health | Alternet:
Your cozy, safe home is a veritable mine field of endocrine disruptors.
Your cozy, safe home is a veritable mine field of endocrine disruptors.
Glenn Greenwald and NY Times' Bill Keller Do Battle Over the Hidden Bias in Corporate News | Alternet
Glenn Greenwald and NY Times' Bill Keller Do Battle Over the Hidden Bias in Corporate News | Alternet:
Greenwald plans to stand up to authority and "throw out all the old rules."
Greenwald plans to stand up to authority and "throw out all the old rules."
5 Ways Fox News Is Ripping Off the Over 60 Set | Alternet
5 Ways Fox News Is Ripping Off the Over 60 Set | Alternet:
Many Fox ads are aimed at older people. Several of the companies have been accused of crimes, including misleading and deceptive advertising, by city and state prosecutors.
Many Fox ads are aimed at older people. Several of the companies have been accused of crimes, including misleading and deceptive advertising, by city and state prosecutors.
5 Reasons Obama Never, Ever Should Have Trusted the Healthcare Industry | Alternet
5 Reasons Obama Never, Ever Should Have Trusted the Healthcare Industry | Alternet:
The industry keeps putting profits before serving the public.
The industry keeps putting profits before serving the public.
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