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Category Archives: GOVERNMENT
Two Cheers and One Jeer for the American Jobs Act
by Robert Reich Two cheers for the President and his America’s Jobs Act. Cheer Number One: In presenting it to a joint session of Congress, he sounded as passionate and determined as he’s ever sounded. Second cheer: He laid out … Continue reading
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A Decade After 9/11: We Are What We Loathe
Our (the United State’s) brutality and triumphalism, the byproducts of nationalism and our infantile pride, revived the jihadist movement. We became the radical Islamist movement’s most effective recruiting tool. We descended to its barbarity. We became terrorists too. By Chris … Continue reading
Posted in CAPITALISM, EMPIRE, FASCISM, GOVERNMENT, GREED, HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES, NATIONAL SECURITY, POLICY
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Options: Slave Labor
Policy makers are scrambling to do anything to put people to work … including slave labor (under the guise of “job training”). However, rather than addressing the real issues and solutions – the need for rigorous regulation of corporations, closing … Continue reading
Posted in CAPITALISM, CORPORATE BRUTALITY, ECONOMY, EMPLOYMENT, EVIL CORPORATIONS, FASCISM, GOVERNMENT, GREED, POLICY
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Happy Labor Day! (If you’re a CEO): HOW LABOR IS GETTING SHAFTED BY CORPORATE AMERICA
By Josh Harkinson Mother Jones The red line is the share of the economy taken up by wages, salaries etc. The blue line is the share taken up by corporate profits. So the graph shows that corporations have bounced back … Continue reading
Posted in CAPITALISM, ECONOMY, EMPLOYMENT, EVIL CORPORATIONS, GLOBALIZATION, GOVERNMENT, GREED, POLICY
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Olbermann: “What The Hell Is Going On In The White House?”
Posted in CAPITALISM, GOVERNMENT, GREED, MEDIA, POLICY
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Obama’s Close Ties To CEOs Whose Firms Dodge Taxes
By Zach Carter and Jordon Howard HUFFINGTON POST WASHINGTON — As the nation struggles with a stagnant economy, President Barack Obama has preached overhauling the U.S. tax code to spur economic growth. But as he gears up for what looks … Continue reading
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How to Party Like a Billionaire Financier With a 15% Tax Rate
A full moon rises over the Hamptons as the crocs come out to play. By Lynn Parramore, August 22, 2011, Re-posted from AlterNet While the world economy trembles and their fellow Americans face blown-up 401Ks, foreclosure threats, and fruitless job … Continue reading
Suicides and Student Loan Debt
CIO!: One Solution to these suicides and to the worsening U.S. economy is for the federal government to Forgive All Student Loan Debt! Rather than continuing to throw (away) money at Wall Street, the U.S. government should help Main Street … Continue reading
Posted in CAPITALISM, DEMOCRACY, ECONOMY, EDUCATION, GOVERNMENT, GREED, Health, POLICY
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The Rescue That Missed Main Street
Government officials rewarded imprudent institutions with stupefying amounts of free money. Even so, we are still in economically stormy seas. Doesn’t that indicate that it’s time to try a different tack? By Gretchen Morgenson The New York Times FOR the … Continue reading
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U.S. Cities Continue To Violate Human Rights and Make It A Crime To Be Homeless
By Janell Ross HUFFINGTON POST The challenges poor and homeless Americans often face accessing clean drinking water and restroom facilities violate international human rights standards, according to a report issued by a United Nations investigator this month. Catarina de Albuquerque, … Continue reading
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