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Restore the Basic Bargain
Post Date: 2011-11-29 08:29:14 by tom007
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Restore the Basic Bargain Posted: 11/28/11 09:34 PM ET For most of the last century, the basic bargain at the heart of the American economy was that employers paid their workers enough to buy what American employers were selling. That basic bargain created a virtuous cycle of higher living standards, more jobs, and better wages. Back in 1914, Henry Ford announced he was paying workers on his Model T assembly line $5 a day -- three times what the typical factory employee earned at the time. The Wall Street Journal termed his action "an economic crime." But Ford knew it was a cunning business move. The higher wage turned Ford's auto workers into customers who could afford ...
US official says Iran should not issue threats (Ya Can't Make It Up)
Post Date: 2011-11-29 08:26:09 by tom007
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US official says Iran should not issue threats stumbleupon: US official says Iran should not issue threats digg: US Works With Sudan Government Suspected Of Aiding Genocide reddit: US official says Iran should not issue threats del.icio.us: US official says Iran should not issue threats November 29, 2011 08:03 AM EST | AP Compare other versions » ANKARA, Turkey — A senior U.S. official has dismissed Iran's threats against NATO missile defense installations in Turkey, saying they benefit no one. An Iranian general said Saturday that Tehran will target NATO's early warning radar in Turkey if the U.S. or Israel attacks the Islamic Republic. Antony Blinken, national ...
he First Amendment Upside Down. Why We Must Occupy Democracy
Post Date: 2011-11-29 08:21:41 by tom007
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The First Amendment Upside Down. Why We Must Occupy Democracy By Robert Reich November 25, 2011 "Information Clearing House" -- You’ve been seeing this across the country … Americans assaulted, clubbed, dragged, pepper-sprayed … Why? For exercising their right to free speech and assembly — protesting the increasing concentration of income, wealth, and political power at the top. And what’s Washington’s response? Nothing. In fact, Congress’s so-called “supercommittee” just disbanded because Republicans refuse to raise a penny of taxes on the rich. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court says money is speech and corporations are people. The ...
Bankers Have Seized Europe Goldman Sachs Has Taken Over By Paul Craig Roberts
Post Date: 2011-11-29 08:06:57 by tom007
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Bankers Have Seized Europe Goldman Sachs Has Taken Over By Paul Craig Roberts November 26, 2011 "Information Clearing House" -- On November 25, two days after a failed German government bond auction in which Germany was unable to sell 35% of its offerings of 10-year bonds, the German finance minister, Wolfgang Schaeuble said that Germany might retreat from its demands that the private banks that hold the troubled sovereign debt from Greece, Italy, and Spain must accept part of the cost of their bailout by writing off some of the debt. The private banks want to avoid any losses either by forcing the Greek, Italian, and Spanish governments to make good on the bonds by imposing ...
Pakistan Has Had Enough
Post Date: 2011-11-29 08:04:05 by tom007
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Pakistan Has Had Enough The assumption that it has no choice but to obey America may turn out to be a dire strategic error By Simon Tisdall November 27, 2011 "The Guardian" -- Readers of Dawn newspaper, commenting online, were in no doubt how the Pakistani government should respond to Saturday's killing by US forces of 24 soldiers on Pakistan's side of the Afghan border. "Pakistan should acquire anti-aircraft defence systems ... so that in the future Pakistan can give Nato forces a proper reply," said Ali. "This is outrageous," wrote another reader, Zia Khan. "We should cut off all ties with the US. As long as we are getting US [anti-terror] aid ...
Kansas gov. says staff overreacted to teen's tweet
Post Date: 2011-11-29 07:57:49 by tom007
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Kansas gov. says staff overreacted to teen's tweet By BILL DRAPER and JOHN MILBURN | AP – 12 hrs ago 4 Email Print Save this List Related Content Shown in her Fairway, Kan. home on Monday, Nov. 28, 2011, high school senior Emma … High school senior Emma Sullivan does a phone interview from her Fairway, Kan. home, Monday, Nov. 28, 2011. Sullivan has garnered national attention since she sent a tweet critical of Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback after listening to him speak to a group of students last week. Since posting the tweet, Sullivan was called into the principal's office and ordered to write an apology to Brownback but instead Brownback offered an apology for his ...
'Bugsplat': The ugly US drone war in Pakistan
Post Date: 2011-11-29 07:52:00 by tom007
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'Bugsplat': The ugly US drone war in Pakistan It's time for the US to re-examine the consequences of its dehumanising, deadly er Pakistanis have become increasingly angry over US drone attacks that kill civilians, such as 16-year-old Tariq Aziz [EPA] This weekend, Pakistan ordered the closure of the US drone base after a US attack killed 26 Pakistani soldiers near the Afghan border. This news will be welcomed by the people of Waziristan, where communities have borne the brunt of the "collateral damage" of the US covert drone war. But for many, this decision comes too little too late. For too long, authorities ignored the deaths of innocent civilians being ...
always finish what you start
Post Date: 2011-11-26 18:13:29 by freepatriot32
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I'm passing this on because it worked for me today. A Dr. on TV said to have inner peace we should always finish things we start & we all could use more calm in our lives. I looked around my house to find things I'd started & hadn't finished, so I finished off a bottle of Merlot, a bottle of Chardonnay, a bodle of Baileys, a butle of wum, tha mainder of Valiuminun scriptins, an a box a chocletz. Yu haf no idr how fablus I feel rite now.
Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber's vote is the only one that counts
Post Date: 2011-11-26 17:43:51 by Ferret
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In two dramatic moves — curiously timed for Thanksgiving week — Gov. John Kitzhaber has firmly established the pecking order in Oregon politics. Declaring the death penalty “a perversion of justice” and suspending all executions in Oregon, Kitzhaber reminds us that he feels empowered to overrule the vote of the people and the opinion of the Oregon Supreme Court. In shrugging off the dismissal of University of Oregon President Richard Lariviere, Kitzhaber asks us to believe, however, that he is powerless to second guess the State Board of Higher Education. Over the course of a lengthy political career, Kitzhaber has frequently displayed his preference for policy ...
Their Own Facts
Post Date: 2011-11-26 12:26:18 by tom007
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Their Own Facts David Frum of “Axis of Evil” fame — who is some kind of distant cousin of mine — has an excellent piece in New York explaining his apostasy from the modern GOP. Best line: Backed by their own wing of the book-publishing industry and supported by think tanks that increasingly function as public-relations agencies, conservatives have built a whole alternative knowledge system, with its own facts, its own history, its own laws of economics. Outside this alternative reality, the United States is a country dominated by a strong Christian religiosity. Within it, Christians are a persecuted minority. Outside the system, President Obama—whatever his policy ...
The fruits of liberation
Post Date: 2011-11-26 01:14:48 by tom007
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The fruits of liberation By Glenn Greenwald (updated below) In Afghanistan — yet again: Six children were among seven civilians killed in a NATO airstrike in southern Afghanistan, Afghan officials said Thursday. Those Afghan government officials claimed that the aircraft were chasing “insurgents” when they fired on the children, but the villagers and the children’s families — as usual — insist that is false: The victims were members of two families. Abdul Samad, an uncle of four of the children who were killed, disputed the government’s version of the attack. He said his relatives were working in fields near their village when they were attacked ...
How Students Landed on the Front Lines of Class War
Post Date: 2011-11-25 22:43:27 by tom007
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How Students Landed on the Front Lines of Class War Tuesday 22 November 2011 by: Juan Cole, Truthdig | Op-Ed The deliberate pepper-spraying by campus police of nonviolent protesters at UC Davis on Friday has provoked national outrage. But the horrific incident must not cloud the real question: What led comfortable, bright, middle-class students to join the Occupy protest movement against income inequality and big-money politics in the first place? The University of California system raised tuition by 9 percent this year, and the California State University system upped tuition by 12 percent. The UC system is seriously contemplating a humongous 16 percent tuition increase for fall 2012. ...
The shocking truth about the crackdown on Occupy
Post Date: 2011-11-25 20:16:47 by tom007
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The shocking truth about the crackdown on Occupy The violent police assaults across the US are no coincidence. Occupy has touched the third rail of our political class's venality reddit this Comments (299) wolf Naomi Wolf guardian.co.uk, Friday 25 November 2011 12.25 EST Article history Brandon Watts lies injured as Occupy Wall Street protesters clash with police in Zuccotti Park Occupy Wall Street protester Brandon Watts lies injured on the ground after clashes with police over the eviction of OWS from Zuccotti Park. Photograph: Allison Joyce/Getty Images US citizens of all political persuasions are still reeling from images of unparallelled police brutality in a coordinated ...
Shocking Pepper Spray Photo
Post Date: 2011-11-25 19:12:12 by tom007
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Ya Gotta See This
Post Date: 2011-11-25 18:38:22 by tom007
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Common Sense
Post Date: 2011-11-25 17:12:04 by Itistoolate
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This is a video explaining the destruction of America from within. It is Dr. James Wickstrom's latest video. He explains the trade agreements and how they are destroying America financially from within. Common Sense part 1
We Are the 99.9%By PAUL KRUGMAN
Post Date: 2011-11-25 11:16:43 by tom007
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We Are the 99.9%By PAUL KRUGMAN Published: November 24, 2011 Recommend Twitter Linkedin comments (42) Sign In to E-Mail Print Reprints Share Close DiggRedditTumblrPermalink. “We are the 99 percent” is a great slogan. It correctly defines the issue as being the middle class versus the elite (as opposed to the middle class versus the poor). And it also gets past the common but wrong establishment notion that rising inequality is mainly about the well educated doing better than the less educated; the big winners in this new Gilded Age have been a handful of very wealthy people, not college graduates in general. Fred R. Conrad/The New York Times Paul Krugman Go to Columnist ...
Romney Tells Iowa Audience: ‘I’m Not Trying To Put Money In People’s Pockets’ (At Last A True Pol)
Post Date: 2011-11-25 10:17:20 by tom007
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Romney Tells Iowa Audience: ‘I’m Not Trying To Put Money In People’s Pockets’ | Part of former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney’s (R) plan to boost economic growth, he says, is a tax cut that comes in the form of repealing certain taxes on investments for the middle class. As ThinkProgress has noted, however, those cuts won’t actually benefit most middle-class individuals. Romney may now be aware of that fact, as he told one local resident in Des Moines, Iowa today that he isn’t “trying to put money in people’s pockets. That’s the other party.” Watch it: Despite what he says, Romney is indeed trying “to reduce the tax ...
The Roads To War And Economic Collapse
Post Date: 2011-11-24 00:17:42 by bush_is_a_moonie
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November 23, 2011: The day before the Thanksgiving holiday brought three extraordinary news items. One was the report on the Republican presidential campaign debate. One was the Russian President’s statement about his country’s response to Washington’s missile bases surrounding his country. And one was the failure of a German government bond auction. As the presstitute media will not inform us of what any of this means, let me try. With the exception of Ron Paul, the only candidate in either party qualified to be the president of the US, the rest of the Republican candidates are even worse than Obama, a president who had the country behind him but sold out the American ...
Robert Reich Lists All The Things That Piss Him Off About America Today
Post Date: 2011-11-23 11:02:52 by tom007
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Robert Reich Lists All The Things That Piss Him Off About America Today Robert Reich | Nov. 22, 2011, 2:02 PM | 1,594 | 20 A A A inShare1 Robert Reich URL Robert Reich is an economist, a professor, and former Clinton labor secretary Recent Posts Stop the Austerity Train Wreck! The biggest question right... Mario Savio Memorial Lecture, November 15, 2011 ROBERT REICH: The First Amendment Has Been Hijacked By The Rich The First Amendment Upside Down. Why We Must Occupy... Stop the Austerity Train Wreck! The biggest question right... Mario Savio Memorial Lecture, November 15, 2011 You’ve been seeing this across the country … Americans assaulted, clubbed, dragged, pepper-sprayed ...
Russian Anchor Lady (Tatiana Limanova) Gives Obama The One-Finger Salute
Post Date: 2011-11-23 01:25:37 by James Deffenbach
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Poster Comment:Well deserved! Way to go lady.
Texe Marrs' Newest Video Documentary!
Post Date: 2011-11-21 23:04:43 by Itistoolate
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Printing money will ZOT all our economic problems!
Post Date: 2011-11-21 22:13:35 by Itistoolate
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Printing money will ZOT all our economic problems! ME of course! | k Moriens Posted on Tuesday, January 12, 2010 3:23:04 PM by kylemoriens Hi everyone! I just started blogging here and I thought I'd share my thoughts on the economy. But first about myself, Im 17 years old and live in Pawtucket Rode Island. I make a living as a profesional printer after I quit school and invented a revolutionary way to make money without working. I print it! YES! I can't believe no one ever thought of it before! I thought it up a year ago after I got fired from Wendys. I needed a quick way to make money so I printed it out on my computer using a scanner. I scan a 10 dollar or 20 dollar bill and ...
Pepper-Spraying Occupy: An Assault on Our Democracy
Post Date: 2011-11-21 21:21:01 by tom007
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Pepper-Spraying Occupy: An Assault on Our Democracy Posted: 11/21/11 08:23 PM ET React Important Funny Typical Scary Outrageous Amazing Innovative Finally Follow Michael Bloomberg , #Occupywallstreet , Pepper Spray , UC Davis , Occupy Movement , Occupy Wall Street , Occupy Wall Street Protest , Occupy Wall Street Protests , Uc Davis Pepper Spray , Politics News share this story 5 4 1 Get Politics Alerts Sign Up Submit this story This weekend, while listening to an NPR story about police using tear gas and rubber bullets to break up a demonstration, I was actually surprised when it turned out the newscaster was talking about Tahrir Square -- I had assumed it was about another brutal ...
Retirement: Is 80 the new 65?
Post Date: 2011-11-21 01:01:04 by Tatarewicz
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Slowing down may not be an option for many Americans. A new survey finds that many plan to keep working for years — whether they want to or not The traditional retirement age of 65 is a thing of the past, according to a new survey from Wells Fargo. Many Americans say they intend to work well into their retirement years, and a quarter say they won't have enough money saved to retire comfortably until they're 80, if ever. Three quarters of the 1,500 middle-class Americans surveyed said the amount you have squirreled away — not your age — should determine when you slow down. Meanwhile, just 20 percent said you should pick an age and quit then, no matter how much money ...
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