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Saturday, June 22, 2013
Supreme Court Approves Use of Faux Arbitration to Eliminate Consumer Rights | Alternet
Supreme Court Approves Use of Faux Arbitration to Eliminate Consumer Rights | Alternet
"In the American Express case, the Court opens the the door for powerful companies to prevent consumers from challenging all types of illegal practices."
"In the American Express case, the Court opens the the door for powerful companies to prevent consumers from challenging all types of illegal practices."
Care For Millions Of American Women At Stake In Texas Abortion Fight
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Bernie Sanders’ Youth Jobs Plan That Will Create 400,000 Jobs Advances In The Senate
www.politicususa.com/2013/06/21/bernie-sanders-youth-jobs-plan-create-400000-jobs-advances-senate.html
"Bernie Sanders is still fighting, and his battle should inspire others to remember that this country’s government is supposed to be for, of, and by the people."
"Bernie Sanders is still fighting, and his battle should inspire others to remember that this country’s government is supposed to be for, of, and by the people."
Hey, Paul Ryan -- We All Depend on Government - Even You (and Your Mom)! | Common Dreams
Hey, Paul Ryan -- We All Depend on Government - Even You (and Your Mom)! | Common Dreams
"This is the Paul Ryan whose budget plan would have slashed funding for public education, roads, and public services that are the investments we need to lift people out of poverty and strengthen our economy. Now he's taking aim at the most vulnerable people in society -- food stamp recipients.
Ryan worships at the altar of novelist Ayn Rand, the philosopher of you're-on-your-own selfishness, whose books were required reading for his Congressional staffers."
"This is the Paul Ryan whose budget plan would have slashed funding for public education, roads, and public services that are the investments we need to lift people out of poverty and strengthen our economy. Now he's taking aim at the most vulnerable people in society -- food stamp recipients.
Ryan worships at the altar of novelist Ayn Rand, the philosopher of you're-on-your-own selfishness, whose books were required reading for his Congressional staffers."
The Two Political Parties Are Remarkably Far Apart on Basic Issues | Alternet
The Two Political Parties Are Remarkably Far Apart on Basic Issues | Alternet
"Contrary to popular wisdom, the fundamental difference between Republicans and Democrats is not on the size of government but the purpose and goals of government."
"Contrary to popular wisdom, the fundamental difference between Republicans and Democrats is not on the size of government but the purpose and goals of government."
Friday, June 21, 2013
McConnell: 'Absurd' to Ban Corporations From Having Same Rights as 'People'
McConnell: 'Absurd' to Ban Corporations From Having Same Rights as 'People'
"Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) on Friday said that he opposed a constitutional amendment to ban corporations from having the same rights as people because the idea was "absurd"."
"Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) on Friday said that he opposed a constitutional amendment to ban corporations from having the same rights as people because the idea was "absurd"."
Why Cities Should Use Public Banks Instead of Big Banks | Common Dreams
Why Cities Should Use Public Banks Instead of Big Banks | Common Dreams
"Matt Taibbi’s well-read Rolling Stone article, “The Scam Wall Street Learned from the Mafia,” details the struggle of municipalities, schools, and other public entities after big private banks induced them to gamble their public funds on the direction of the market -- often resulting in debts that far exceeded their budgets and the original cost estimates for the projects they were seeking to fund."
"Matt Taibbi’s well-read Rolling Stone article, “The Scam Wall Street Learned from the Mafia,” details the struggle of municipalities, schools, and other public entities after big private banks induced them to gamble their public funds on the direction of the market -- often resulting in debts that far exceeded their budgets and the original cost estimates for the projects they were seeking to fund."
Lochnerized: Corporations have Constitutional Rights. Unions? Not So Much | Common Dreams
Lochnerized: Corporations have Constitutional Rights. Unions? Not So Much | Common Dreams
"Corporate Personhood is a farce, a facade conceived to subvert the rights of real people, a fictional idea imagined to ignore democracy in the name of enriching plutocrats, and it’s a legal fiction that destroys what it means to be a human being. It must end now!"
"Corporate Personhood is a farce, a facade conceived to subvert the rights of real people, a fictional idea imagined to ignore democracy in the name of enriching plutocrats, and it’s a legal fiction that destroys what it means to be a human being. It must end now!"
How American Society Unravelled After Greedy Elites Robbed the Country Blind | Alternet
How American Society Unravelled After Greedy Elites Robbed the Country Blind | Alternet
"Thirty years ago, the old deal that held US society together started to unwind, with social cohesion sacrificed to greed."
"Thirty years ago, the old deal that held US society together started to unwind, with social cohesion sacrificed to greed."
The Tea Party’s Legacy of Racism
www.consortiumnews.com/2013/06/20/the-tea-partys-legacy-of-racism/
"The anger of Southern whites was taken out primarily on the modern Democratic Party, which had led the fight for civil rights. Opportunistic Republicans, such as Richard Nixon, fashioned a “Southern strategy” using racial code words to appeal to Southern whites and turned the region from solidly Democratic to predominantly Republican as it is today."
"The anger of Southern whites was taken out primarily on the modern Democratic Party, which had led the fight for civil rights. Opportunistic Republicans, such as Richard Nixon, fashioned a “Southern strategy” using racial code words to appeal to Southern whites and turned the region from solidly Democratic to predominantly Republican as it is today."
Fact-Checking the Sean Hannity Playboy Interview
Fact-Checking the Sean Hannity Playboy Interview
"Fox News propagandist Sean Hannity sat down with Playboy, and though I'm not going to attempt to correct every one of his lies, it's worth spotlighting just how much wrongness he can cram into a single interview."
"Fox News propagandist Sean Hannity sat down with Playboy, and though I'm not going to attempt to correct every one of his lies, it's worth spotlighting just how much wrongness he can cram into a single interview."
Senate Republicans Try To Buy Off Their Base
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Matt Taibbi Reveals Financial Crisis Smoking Gun
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High-Frequency Trading Actually Does More Harm Than Good
High-Frequency Trading Actually Does More Harm Than Good: Computerized financial trading that takes advantage of milliseconds of lag to capture profits isn’t actually good for markets, as high-frequency trading (HFT) proponents have long argued, according to wew work by University of Michigan economists. Instead, Quartz’s Simone Foxman writes, a common type of computerized HFT activity “harms the average investor” by skewing actually markets. [...]/p
Farm Bill Dies; Hypocrisy Lives
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Tennessee Official Says Complaining About Water Quality Could Be Considered 'Act of Terrorism' | Alternet
Tennessee Official Says Complaining About Water Quality Could Be Considered 'Act of Terrorism' | Alternet
"The claim was made during a meeting with residents who say the "cloudy, odd-tasting water" is making their children sick."
"The claim was made during a meeting with residents who say the "cloudy, odd-tasting water" is making their children sick."
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Launches A New Attempt To Kill Social Security
www.politicususa.com/2013/06/21/u-s-chamber-commerce-launches-attempt-kill-social-security.html
"It is a sad commentary indeed, that the people who built America and contributed to the obscene wealth Wall Street, banks, and corporate giants conceal offshore are facing a prospect of working until they drop dead. Republicans are attempting to cut Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, SNAP, and any program for the people at the behest of America’s real leaders; ALEC, Wall Street, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and to ensure the government lacks funds to maintain, let alone strengthen, those programs, they are keeping wages low, jobs scarce, and given the opportunity, will raise taxes on those least able to subsist in the Republican economy."
"It is a sad commentary indeed, that the people who built America and contributed to the obscene wealth Wall Street, banks, and corporate giants conceal offshore are facing a prospect of working until they drop dead. Republicans are attempting to cut Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, SNAP, and any program for the people at the behest of America’s real leaders; ALEC, Wall Street, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and to ensure the government lacks funds to maintain, let alone strengthen, those programs, they are keeping wages low, jobs scarce, and given the opportunity, will raise taxes on those least able to subsist in the Republican economy."
Top Ten Things The President Should Announce In His Highly-Anticipated Climate Speech
Top Ten Things The President Should Announce In His Highly-Anticipated Climate Speech: On Wednesday at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, President Obama said “we have to get to work on” climate change, “the global threat of our time.” The president has said as much many times over the last five years. His remarks on global warming under the surprisingly sweltering German sun were only a few paragraphs [...]/p
Insurers To Rebate Consumers $500 Million As A Result Of Obamacare
Insurers To Rebate Consumers $500 Million As A Result Of Obamacare: This summer, over 8.5 million Americans will get back $500 million in rebates from insurance companies that charged them too much thanks to an Obamacare consumer protection that limits how much insurers can profit off of premiums, according to new government data. But the size of Americans’ rebate checks varies wildly by geographic region, highlighting [...]/p
How Wall Street Fraudsters Plunder Public Finances, And How to Fight Back | Alternet
How Wall Street Fraudsters Plunder Public Finances, And How to Fight Back | Alternet
"Let’s take a look at how bankers cooked up scams to drain the public coffers and why they continue to get away with it."
"Let’s take a look at how bankers cooked up scams to drain the public coffers and why they continue to get away with it."
Preemptive Strike: Conservatives Vow To Defy Supreme Court If It Rules For Marriage Equality
Preemptive Strike: Conservatives Vow To Defy Supreme Court If It Rules For Marriage Equality: Drawing what they called a line “we cannot and will not cross,” more than 200 conservative activists released a letter Thursday vowing to ignore any U.S. Supreme Court ruling in favor of marriage equality for same-sex couples. The signers include prominent anti-LGBT activists and major figures from the national conservative movement. Circulated by Liberty Counsel [...]/p
Thursday, June 20, 2013
"Free Trade" Was Never Really About Trade | Common Dreams
"Free Trade" Was Never Really About Trade | Common Dreams
"If trade is good, then free trade must be better, right? So consider this old joke about "free trade."
"If trade is good, then free trade must be better, right? So consider this old joke about "free trade."
- It's not free.
- It's not trade.
Twenty years after NAFTA we can add that it doesn't work. It's bad for millions of workers, families and communities around the world."
Wealthy Capitalist Says Minimum Wage should be $15 Hour
Wealthy Capitalist Says Minimum Wage should be $15 Hour
"Some business people oppose an increase in the minimum wage as needless government interference in the workings of the market. In fact, a big increase would substantially reduce government intervention and dependency on public assistance programs."
"Some business people oppose an increase in the minimum wage as needless government interference in the workings of the market. In fact, a big increase would substantially reduce government intervention and dependency on public assistance programs."
Prepare for the Slanderous Return of the Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy if Hillary Clinton Runs in 2016
Prepare for the Slanderous Return of the Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy if Hillary Clinton Runs in 2016
"The right had fought the Clintons tooth and nail for decades. In 2000, when Hillary went out on her own and ran for the Senate from New York State, "Hillary hunting" became a reliable right-wing mantra."
"The right had fought the Clintons tooth and nail for decades. In 2000, when Hillary went out on her own and ran for the Senate from New York State, "Hillary hunting" became a reliable right-wing mantra."
The end of sockeye salmon?
The end of sockeye salmon?
"The habitat for half the world supply of wild sockeye salmon — as well as a critical area for other wildlife, tourism and native peoples — is at urgent risk of being filled with pollutants, and sterilized in the name of gold and copper mining."
"The habitat for half the world supply of wild sockeye salmon — as well as a critical area for other wildlife, tourism and native peoples — is at urgent risk of being filled with pollutants, and sterilized in the name of gold and copper mining."
From Middle Class To Peasant Class: How Republicans Made America A Top Poverty Creator
www.politicususa.com/2013/06/20/middle-class-peasant-class-republicans-america-top-poverty-creator.html
"America became an exceptional nation with the rise of the great middle class, and it is sliding into a nation of peasants as Republicans thirty year effort to destroy the middle class is reaching fruition. Nearly a quarter of America’s children are living in poverty, millions of Americans earn a pathetic minimum wage insufficient to put a roof over their heads, and the idea of ever achieving anything more is being thwarted by Republicans in all areas of government, but particularly the states. Right to work laws, banning minimum wage, eliminating healthcare, prohibiting paid sick leave, robbing food and housing assistance for seniors and the poor to provide more of the nation’s wealth for the rich and their corporations are all part of the Republicans’ three decade effort to destroy the middle class"
"America became an exceptional nation with the rise of the great middle class, and it is sliding into a nation of peasants as Republicans thirty year effort to destroy the middle class is reaching fruition. Nearly a quarter of America’s children are living in poverty, millions of Americans earn a pathetic minimum wage insufficient to put a roof over their heads, and the idea of ever achieving anything more is being thwarted by Republicans in all areas of government, but particularly the states. Right to work laws, banning minimum wage, eliminating healthcare, prohibiting paid sick leave, robbing food and housing assistance for seniors and the poor to provide more of the nation’s wealth for the rich and their corporations are all part of the Republicans’ three decade effort to destroy the middle class"
Clear Evidence That Corporate America Wants the Govt. to Treat Protesters as 'Terrorists' | Alternet
Clear Evidence That Corporate America Wants the Govt. to Treat Protesters as 'Terrorists' | Alternet
"Corporations are trying to use the PATRIOT Act in ways that have nothing to do with Osama Bin Laden because the PATRIOT Act gives transnational corporations the power to snuff out the activism of all those who oppose them."
"Corporations are trying to use the PATRIOT Act in ways that have nothing to do with Osama Bin Laden because the PATRIOT Act gives transnational corporations the power to snuff out the activism of all those who oppose them."
Even Small Businesses Can’t Shake Mega-Corporations’ Chokehold On Access To The Courts
Even Small Businesses Can’t Shake Mega-Corporations’ Chokehold On Access To The Courts: In case it weren’t clear already, the U.S. Supreme Court hammered home Thursday morning that it will protect the rights of corporations to go to arbitration over the individuals’ access to the court system at any expense. In a 5-3 ruling with Justice Sonia Sotomayor recused, Justice Antonin Scalia eviscerated any opportunity small merchants have [...]/p
Day 1: Netroots Nation 2013 in San Jose CA
Day 1: Netroots Nation 2013 in San Jose CA
"If you've been depressed about the state of the nation, I guarantee you: Watching Netroots Nation will cheer you up. There's no other gathering like this, where progressives from all over the country meet to share successful strategies and tactics with everyone. There's nothing like it for breaking out of the Beltway Bubble."
"If you've been depressed about the state of the nation, I guarantee you: Watching Netroots Nation will cheer you up. There's no other gathering like this, where progressives from all over the country meet to share successful strategies and tactics with everyone. There's nothing like it for breaking out of the Beltway Bubble."
In Major Blow To Consumers, Supreme Court Protects Mega-Corporations From Liability
In Major Blow To Consumers, Supreme Court Protects Mega-Corporations From Liability: In case it weren’t clear already, the U.S. Supreme Court hammered home Thursday morning that it will protect the rights of corporations to go to arbitration over the individuals’ access to the court system at any expense. In a 5-3 ruling with Justice Sonia Sotomayor recused, Justice Antonin Scalia eviscerated almost any opportunity small merchants [...]/p
REPORT: DC’s Paid Sick Leave Law Had No Negative Effect On Businesses
REPORT: DC’s Paid Sick Leave Law Had No Negative Effect On Businesses: A new audit of Washington, DC’s paid sick leave law finds that it didn’t discourage business owners from basing their businesses in the city, nor did it encourage them to move to another location, as detractors had warned could happen. The Office of the District of Columbia Auditor interviewed business owners from when the law [...]/p
Health Care Plans Under Obamacare Will Cost Even Less Than Expected
Health Care Plans Under Obamacare Will Cost Even Less Than Expected: A new analysis of health care premiums proposed under the Affordable Care Act concludes that health plans will cost even less than originally expected. That’s likely because the insurance marketplaces will encourage more competition between insurers. Avalere Health looked at insurers’ proposed rates for Obamacare’s statewide insurance marketplaces in nine different states, and found that [...]/p
Millionaire Campaign Donor Could Singlehandedly Kill North Carolina’s Public Financing for Judicial Races
Millionaire Campaign Donor Could Singlehandedly Kill North Carolina’s Public Financing for Judicial Races: For nearly ten years, North Carolina’s judicial elections have been spared the multi-million-dollar slugfests that have swamped other states. Rather than relying on wealthy campaign contributors, appellate court candidates had access to public financing for their campaigns. A recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling made the program’s “matching” funds unconstitutional, and the 2012 N.C. high court [...]/p
Republicans Continue Quest To Cut $2 Billion A Year From Food Stamp Program
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What Poverty Looks Like In America
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6 Unbelievable Ways the Big Banks Are Scamming You | Alternet
6 Unbelievable Ways the Big Banks Are Scamming You | Alternet
"Five years since the crash, the big banks continue to screw over their customers."
"Five years since the crash, the big banks continue to screw over their customers."
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s Supreme Court Warning - Truthdig
Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s Supreme Court Warning - Truthdig
"Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass, vocalized concerns that the Supreme Court is being captured by corporate special interest groups during a speech last week at the American Constitution Society for Law and Policy National Convention in Washington, D.C."
"Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass, vocalized concerns that the Supreme Court is being captured by corporate special interest groups during a speech last week at the American Constitution Society for Law and Policy National Convention in Washington, D.C."
A Reminder: Todd Akin and Richard Mourdock Aren't Outliers in Today's GOP
A Reminder: Todd Akin and Richard Mourdock Aren't Outliers in Today's GOP
"this rhetoric accurately reflects Republican Party platform positions. As long as the party vows to criminalize all abortions, they're going to have people explaining why--which is what got Akin in trouble."
"this rhetoric accurately reflects Republican Party platform positions. As long as the party vows to criminalize all abortions, they're going to have people explaining why--which is what got Akin in trouble."
Darrell Issa Proven to be a Fraud: Full Transcripts Reveal No IRS White House Conspiracy
www.forwardprogressives.com/darrell-issa-proven-to-be-a-fraud-full-transcripts-reveal-no-irs-white-house-conspiracy/
"Basically, Issa knew there was nothing, continued to push a lie—helped build the lie—all while continuing the false conspiracy that somehow President Obama was ordering the IRS to target conservative groups."
"Basically, Issa knew there was nothing, continued to push a lie—helped build the lie—all while continuing the false conspiracy that somehow President Obama was ordering the IRS to target conservative groups."
Issa Angry As Transcripts Show He Fixed ‘Facts’ Of IRS Case Around His Claims Of White House Corruption
www.addictinginfo.org/2013/06/19/issa-angry-as-transcripts-show-he-fixed-facts-of-irs-case-around-his-claims-of-white-house-corruption/
"Once again we witness the slow death of another Republican manufactured “scandal"."
Read more: http://www.addictinginfo.org/2013/06/19/issa-angry-as-transcripts-show-he-fixed-facts-of-irs-case-around-his-claims-of-white-house-corruption/#ixzz2WhWZv8hx
"Once again we witness the slow death of another Republican manufactured “scandal"."
Read more: http://www.addictinginfo.org/2013/06/19/issa-angry-as-transcripts-show-he-fixed-facts-of-irs-case-around-his-claims-of-white-house-corruption/#ixzz2WhWZv8hx
Republican rebranding fail, continued: Congressman calls immigrants 'takers' at anti-reform rally
www.dailykos.com/story/2013/06/19/1217273/-Republican-rebranding-fail-continued-Congressman-calls-immigrants-takers-at-anti-reform-rally
"You need only listen to his words to know that Mr. Weber is a bigot. But he's also an idiot: Immigration reform isn't just the right thing to do from a moral perspective, according to the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office, it would reduce the deficit—by a lot. This isn't a tough choice: Immigration reform isn't just good for people who want to become Americans, it's also good for people who already are Americans."
"You need only listen to his words to know that Mr. Weber is a bigot. But he's also an idiot: Immigration reform isn't just the right thing to do from a moral perspective, according to the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office, it would reduce the deficit—by a lot. This isn't a tough choice: Immigration reform isn't just good for people who want to become Americans, it's also good for people who already are Americans."
The President and the Media Must Educate the American People on How to Remove the Cancer From Our Politics
The President and the Media Must Educate the American People on How to Remove the Cancer From Our Politics
"The right wing of the Republican Party no longer has the leadership or agenda to gain the presidency through a popular vote. Instead, it is relying on ruthless obstruction of the party in power, slowing down economy and voter suppression. The right wing will continue on this path until the American people put a stop to it and remove this cancer from our politics."
"The right wing of the Republican Party no longer has the leadership or agenda to gain the presidency through a popular vote. Instead, it is relying on ruthless obstruction of the party in power, slowing down economy and voter suppression. The right wing will continue on this path until the American people put a stop to it and remove this cancer from our politics."
Maine Governor Blacklists Newspapers After They Criticize His Administration’s Energy Policies
Maine Governor Blacklists Newspapers After They Criticize His Administration’s Energy Policies: Following a critical series of articles in three Maine newspapers this week, Maine Gov. Paul LePage’s (R) office has cut off those papers’ access to administration officials. The same week the Portland Press Herald, the Kennebec Journal, and the Morning Sentinel published an in-depth analysis of the administration’s work to undermine environmental protections, a spokeswoman [...]/p
Right-Wing Immigration Foes Get Burned by Reality | Alternet
Right-Wing Immigration Foes Get Burned by Reality | Alternet
"Right-wing opponents of immigration reform expected to get a potent weapon when they requested that the Congressional Budget Office score the reforms offered by the Senate “Gang of Eight.” But it turned out to be one of those 'be careful of what you wish for' moments, when CBO projected that the Senate bill would cut the dreaded federal deficit by $197 billion over the next ten years, and $700 billion more in the decade after that."
"Right-wing opponents of immigration reform expected to get a potent weapon when they requested that the Congressional Budget Office score the reforms offered by the Senate “Gang of Eight.” But it turned out to be one of those 'be careful of what you wish for' moments, when CBO projected that the Senate bill would cut the dreaded federal deficit by $197 billion over the next ten years, and $700 billion more in the decade after that."
Buzz off, Monsanto
Buzz off, Monsanto
"Last week, the term “bee-washing” emerged in public conversation. It doesn’t refer to some new bee cleaning service, but to the insidious efforts of Monsanto and other pesticide corporations to discredit science about the impacts of pesticides on bees — especially neonicotinoids — by creating public relations tours, new research centers and new marketing strategies."
"Last week, the term “bee-washing” emerged in public conversation. It doesn’t refer to some new bee cleaning service, but to the insidious efforts of Monsanto and other pesticide corporations to discredit science about the impacts of pesticides on bees — especially neonicotinoids — by creating public relations tours, new research centers and new marketing strategies."
US and Rest of G8 Won’t Follow UK on Corporate Transparency | Common Dreams
US and Rest of G8 Won’t Follow UK on Corporate Transparency | Common Dreams
"The United States is being singled out for criticism after the Group of Eight (G8) rich countries failed to adopt a plan pushed by British Prime Minister David Cameron to require the creation of public country-level registries with detailed information on corporate ownership and activity."
"The United States is being singled out for criticism after the Group of Eight (G8) rich countries failed to adopt a plan pushed by British Prime Minister David Cameron to require the creation of public country-level registries with detailed information on corporate ownership and activity."
Beltway Interest Group Cash Floods Major State Judicial Elections, Investigation Finds
Beltway Interest Group Cash Floods Major State Judicial Elections, Investigation Finds: As interest groups have funneled more and more secret spending into elections of all kinds, judicial races have been no exception. In states with competitive elections for judgeships, spending has increased exponentially, moving judicial candidates to campaign in ways that may threaten their neutrality and turn them into politicians. A new investigation by the Center [...]/p
Republicans Want To Cut $20 Billion From Food Stamps
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Big Lie: America Doesn't Have #1 Richest Middle-Class in the World...We're Ranked 27th! | Alternet
Big Lie: America Doesn't Have #1 Richest Middle-Class in the World...We're Ranked 27th! | Alternet
"America is the richest country on Earth. We have the most millionaires, the most billionaires and our wealthiest citizens have garnered more of the planet's riches than any other group in the world. We even have hedge fund managers who make in one hour as much as the average family makes in 21 years!
"America is the richest country on Earth. We have the most millionaires, the most billionaires and our wealthiest citizens have garnered more of the planet's riches than any other group in the world. We even have hedge fund managers who make in one hour as much as the average family makes in 21 years!
This opulence is supposed to trickle down to the rest of us, improving the lives of everyday Americans. At least that's what free-market cheerleaders repeatedly promise us. Unfortunately, it's a lie, one of the biggest ever perpetrated on the American people."
Bank Of America Employee: 'We Were Told To Lie'
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Tuesday, June 18, 2013
The Less Facts Favor the GOP, the More Scandal Narratives Do
The Less Facts Favor the GOP, the More Scandal Narratives Do
"In both these issue areas, conservative opposition to popular policies has only been maintained by concerted and disciplined lying."
"In both these issue areas, conservative opposition to popular policies has only been maintained by concerted and disciplined lying."
Immigration Bill Would Lower Country’s Deficit By $197 Billion Over 10 Years
Immigration Bill Would Lower Country’s Deficit By $197 Billion Over 10 Years: The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimated on Tuesday that passage of the Senate’s comprehensive immigration bill, known as S.744, would decrease federal budget deficits by $197 billion over a ten year period between 2014 to 2023. It also estimates that 8 million undocumented immigrants would be legalized. Between 2024 and 2033, the CBO estimates that [...]/p
How Republicans Who Took Millions In Farm Subsidies Justify Cutting Food Stamps
How Republicans Who Took Millions In Farm Subsidies Justify Cutting Food Stamps: The House plans to vote this week on a farm bill that cuts nearly $21 billion from food stamps, and several members who support the cuts have benefited significantly from the various forms of farm subsidies provided by the same legislation. The ten Republicans in question have collected about $6.7 million in federal farm money [...]/p
Celebrate the Defeat of the Granny Bashers! Billionaire-backed Campaign Fails to Cut Social Security and Medicare | Alternet
Celebrate the Defeat of the Granny Bashers! Billionaire-backed Campaign Fails to Cut Social Security and Medicare | Alternet
"Just to remind everyone, the Campaign to Fix the Debt (CFD) is yet another Peter Peterson-inspired initiative that has as its main goal cutting and/or privatizing Social Security and Medicare. Peterson has used the billions of dollars he earned as a Wall Street investment banker and private equity fund manager to finance a whole slew of Washington-based outfits for this purpose over the last two decades."
"Just to remind everyone, the Campaign to Fix the Debt (CFD) is yet another Peter Peterson-inspired initiative that has as its main goal cutting and/or privatizing Social Security and Medicare. Peterson has used the billions of dollars he earned as a Wall Street investment banker and private equity fund manager to finance a whole slew of Washington-based outfits for this purpose over the last two decades."
John Cornyn and the Government Teat
John Cornyn and the Government Teat
"You know how Texas Senator John Cornyn just hates, hates, hates government? But even worse how he hates people who get “entitlements” like social security and Medicare?
"You know how Texas Senator John Cornyn just hates, hates, hates government? But even worse how he hates people who get “entitlements” like social security and Medicare?
Not so much in his own feedlot."
Unelected Emergency Manager Preparing To Break Detroit’s Pension Promises
Unelected Emergency Manager Preparing To Break Detroit’s Pension Promises: Detroit’s unelected “emergency manager” wants to stiff the city’s pensioners while repaying the large financial firms that hold the city’s debts. Emergency manager Kevyn Orr unveiled the plan last Friday while announcing that the city is unable to pay its current debts. The proposal asserts that the funding gap for Detroit’s pension obligations is five [...]/p
The Health Care Cost Slowdown Could Be Here To Stay, Saving Companies And The Government Billions
The Health Care Cost Slowdown Could Be Here To Stay, Saving Companies And The Government Billions: U.S. health costs have been slowing down — and will continue to do so thanks to changes in the health care industry spurred by Obamacare, according to a new analysis by consulting giant PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). PwC’s report finds that a combination of factors — including Americans’ increasing use of inexpensive retail clinics for basic medical [...]/p
Teachers Need A Louder Voice In Setting Education Policies
Teachers Need A Louder Voice In Setting Education Policies: The Common Core – a set of K-12 national education standards – were conceived of by governors, designed by consultants, and have the support of teachers across the country. Yet Republicans are standing in the way in states like Michigan and Indiana. Michigan’s State Senate passed a budget measure preventing the Michigan Department of Education [...]/p
Giving Arms to Syrian Rebels Is a Bad Idea
Giving Arms to Syrian Rebels Is a Bad Idea
"This is how quagmires begin, with one reluctant step after another toward the yawning abyss. (See: Vietnam.)"
"This is how quagmires begin, with one reluctant step after another toward the yawning abyss. (See: Vietnam.)"
Author Of Arizona’s Anti-Immigrant Law: Immigration Rally Shows The ‘Reason We Have The Second Amendment’
Author Of Arizona’s Anti-Immigrant Law: Immigration Rally Shows The ‘Reason We Have The Second Amendment’: Over the weekend, a group of immigration reform supporters held a rally in front of Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach’s home. It is in situations like this that make him grateful he has guns on his property, Kobach later told Fox News’ Todd Starnes. Kobach told Fox that the “mob” of “illegal aliens” could [...]/p
The Terror Con | Common Dreams
The Terror Con | Common Dreams
"For defense contractors, the government officials who write them mega checks, and the hawks in the media who cheer them on, the name of the game is threat inflation. And no one has been better at it than the folks at Booz Allen Hamilton, the inventors of the new boondoggle called cyber warfare."
"For defense contractors, the government officials who write them mega checks, and the hawks in the media who cheer them on, the name of the game is threat inflation. And no one has been better at it than the folks at Booz Allen Hamilton, the inventors of the new boondoggle called cyber warfare."
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