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6 Ways the Rich Are Waging a Class War Against the American People | AlterNet
Great story from Alternet by Joshua Holland:
6 Ways the Rich Are Waging a Class War Against the American People | AlterNet
“The belief that there exists a large pool of ‘undeserving poor’ who suck the lifeblood out of the rest of society lies at the heart of the Right’s demonstrably false ‘culture of poverty’ narrative. [...]
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McCain Aide Has One Word For Santorum On Enhanced Interrogation : It’s All Politics : NPR
McCain Aide Has One Word For Santorum On Enhanced Interrogation : It’s All Politics : NPR.
Article by Frank James
Check out Bill G.’s comment about Rick Santorum’s remark that John McCain “doesn’t understand torture”:
Bill G. (Bill_Gx) wrote:
“I mean, you break somebody, and after they’re broken, they become cooperative.” – Rick Santorum
cooperative adj. – marked by a [...]
In America, Being Poor is a Criminal Offense | Common Dreams
In America, Being Poor is a Criminal Offense
By Rania Khalek
“With regard to welfare legislation, it’s beneficial to highlight where on the class ladder members of Congress stand. According to a study by the Center for Responsive Politics released late last year, nearly half of the members in congress — 261 — were millionaires, [...]
Anti-Monopoly Laws Were a Crazy Liberal Idea | PoliticalLoudmouth.com
“Everyone knows that “big government” is the enemy of freedom, right?
Well, not if you’re a small farmer who is at the mercy of the railroad to transport your crops to market. Not if you own a small petroleum refinery that faces unfair competition from a much larger rival. Not if you’re a mother who just [...]
Young Turks – Giffords Shooting – Right Wing Media & Politicians To Blame?
YouTube – Giffords Shooting – Right Wing Media & Politicians To Blame?.
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Rachel Maddow on the impenetrable echo chamber
Very important topic. A bit long, but prescient, insightful and scary. A must watch:
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President Clinton kicks the crap out of Fox News
This is why I’d like President Obama to go on Fox News. Fox pundits would not be able to stand up to him and it would put some truth out there in the echo chamber. We need the Debunker in Chief on the job!
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Falling Into the Economic Chasm – NYTimes.com
“The tragedy here is that if voters do turn on Democrats, they will in effect be voting to make things even worse.” —Paul Krugman
via Falling Into the Economic Chasm – NYTimes.com.
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Why The Tea Party Elections On November 2, 2010 Will Ultimately Make No Difference
John Dean, former counsel to President Nixon, makes some cogent and, I hope, prescient points in an article he wrote for his FindLaw blog:
“Progressives, however, find the Tea Party’s populism to be faux: ‘Tea Party populism is driven by anger at our government and at our country. Real populism fights for all Americans, while Tea [...]
Paul Krugman: The Third Depression – NYTimes.com
More classic Krugman:
“It is … the victory of an orthodoxy that has little to do with rational analysis, whose main tenet is that imposing suffering on other people is how you show leadership in tough times.”
via Op-Ed Columnist – The Third Depression – NYTimes.com.
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