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Edward Snowden!
Edward Snowden is an American hero who has significantly raised public awareness about the United States' government's threat to global freedom by using extreme and illegal measures of surveillance.
Category Archives: GOVERNMENT
Limousine Liberals? Number of Government-Owned Limos Has Soared Under Obama
By Joe Eaton, iwatch news reporter The Center for Public Integrity Limousines, the very symbol of wealth and excess, are usually the domain of corporate executives and the rich. But the number of limos owned by Uncle Sam increased by … Continue reading
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SOLUTIONS: Feds Target Top Execs For Health Fraud
By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar HUFFINGTON POST By some estimates, health care fraud costs taxpayers $60 billion a year, galling when Medicare faces insolvency. … “When you look at the history of health care enforcement, we’ve seen a number of Fortune 500 … Continue reading
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Confidential Federal Audits Accuse Five Biggest Mortgage Firms Of Defrauding Taxpayers
By Shahien Nasiripour HUFFINGTON POST The audits conclude that the banks effectively cheated taxpayers by presenting the Federal Housing Administration with false claims: They filed for federal reimbursement on foreclosed homes that sold for less than the outstanding loan balance … Continue reading
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States Shortchange The Unemployed With Junk Debit Card Fees: Study
By Arthur Delaney HUFFINGTON POST WASHINGTON — Many states shortchange the jobless by distributing unemployment benefits on debit cards loaded with obnoxious fees, according to a new study by the National Consumer Law Center. Of the 40 states that have … Continue reading
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The Unwisdom of Elites
By Paul Krugman The New York Times What happened to the budget surplus the federal government had in 2000? The answer is, three main things. First, there were the Bush tax cuts, which added roughly $2 trillion to the national … Continue reading
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THE AFTERMATH
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Chris Hedges Speaks on Osama bin Laden’s Death
Truthdig If it is correct that Osama bin Laden is dead, then it will spiral upwards with acts of suicidal vengeance. And I expect most probably on American soil. The tragedy of the Middle East is one where we proved … Continue reading
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Julian Assange: Facebook Is ‘Appalling Spy Machine’
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The Corporate State Wins Again
The Corporate State Wins Again, by Chris Hedges, Published on Monday, April 25, 2011 by TruthDig.com When did our democracy die? When did it irrevocably transform itself into a lifeless farce and absurd political theater? When did the press, labor, … Continue reading
Posted in AUSTERITY, bankruptcy, CAPITAL, CAPITALISM, DEFENSE DEPARTMENT, DEMOCRACY, ECONOMY, EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, EVIL CORPORATIONS, GLOBALIZATION, GOVERNMENT, GREED, Health, HOMELAND SECURITY
Tagged CAPITAL, capitalism, Chris Hedges, corporate capitalism, corporate money, DEMOCRACY, Democratic Leadership, permanent underclass, The Corporate State, underclass
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Jon Stewart: Friends Without Benefits
The Daily Show – Friends Without BenefitsTags: Daily Show Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,The Daily Show on Facebook