"We were liberated not only empty-handed but left in the power of a people who resented our emancipation as an act of unjust punishment to them. They were therefore armed with a motive for doing everything in their power to render our … [Read more...]
Are The Republicans Cracking Up?
I always get lots of direct mail asking me to donate to political campaigns. I've been buried under a pile of letters from Al Franken, Russ Feingold, James Carville, etc. Today, I got a letter from the Friends of Sharron Angle. … [Read more...]
Saving Our Schools: Balancing Books and Bombs
In the midst of election rush, we hear lots of talk about jobs, and deficits and failing infrastructure. One place where we can find money is in the military budget. Come find out how much of our resources are lost to a defense budget … [Read more...]
Their Country?
They played politics while Americans suffered. They repeatedly said "No", "No", "No" while tens of millions of Americans lost their homes, their jobs, their life savings. They promoted fear . . . and anger . . . and lies . . . and … [Read more...]
Halliburton Gets $2 Billion Contract For Florida “Cardboard Condos”
Nearly two years in development, the new product, officially known as the Emergency Living Device, Experimental, Regular Length, Yard (ELDERLY), is a response to the 2014 privatization of the Social Security program and the 2016 stock … [Read more...]
Who says “Crime doesn’t pay”?
The Washington Post reported in 2008 that Mr. Angelo pocketed FOUR HUNDRED TEN MILLION DOLLARS in salary, bonuses, and stock-option gains between 1999 and 2008. At the time of this piece (January 12, 2008), he stood to gain an addition ONE … [Read more...]
WBZ – the narrative trumps the truth
Recent history would beg to differ: After 4 years of all-Republican government: Dow Jones Industrials, Jan 2007 - 12,398.01 After 2 years of divided government: Dow Jones Industrials, Jan 2009 - 9,034.69 After almost 2 years of … [Read more...]
The president, “Robo Signing,” and you. Why Obama should not sign H.R.3808.
Although the coverage in the press is presented in the context of the ongoing home foreclosure crisis, the practice of "robosigning" is also prevalent in the universe of consumer credit and debt litigation. That is my experience, so that is … [Read more...]
On Why Voting Matters, Or, Could You Outrun The Toxic Red Flood?
"...Oui, ma foi, c'est un bougre déterminé..." --A sailor aboard the French ship Héros describing his Admiral, Pierre André de Suffren de Saint Tropez, 1783. Quoted from the book "Command at Sea", by Oliver Warner. So here's the long and … [Read more...]
After Bathtub Accident, O’Donnell Changes Position
O'Donnell's new position, said to be one of several she assumed during Saturday's "Eureka Moment", is that a situation such as hers in now acceptable: individuals who are either showering or bathing while thinking about policy issues or … [Read more...]
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