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Chamber of Commerce Admits Funding Anti-Worker Ads with Bailout Money
Billboards standing 50-feet high in Washington, D.C. support the Employee Free Choice Act. However, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is using bailout funds to finance its newly-launched program of television ads opposing the act. The Chamber of Commerce is using … Continue reading
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Tagged Advertising, Chamber of Commerce, Free Choice Act, Labor Unions, Union Busting
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Note from Big Brother : Room 101, Meet Zubaydah’s Box
‘…you will actually place a harmless insect in the box, such as a caterpillar.’The Obvious Comparison By Hilzoy / April 16, 2009 OLC memo of August 1, 2002, signed by Jay Bybee: “You would like to place Zubaydah in a … Continue reading
Austin : Some ‘Poopers’ at the ‘Tea Party’
A different message at Austin Tea Party: The Rag Blog’s Susan Van Haitsma and Fran Hanlon (right), both with CodePink. Photo by Andy McKenna / The Rag Blog.Speaking of taxes:I can’t afford more war. Can you? By Susan Van Haitsma … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, Peace Movement, Political Protest, Rick Perry, Social Action, Tax Protests
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BOOKS / Jonah Raskin on Chesa Boudin’s ‘Gringo’
Chesa rarely if ever takes anything or anyone for granted, least of all his own privilege. He looks behind the scenes, asks difficult questions and gets underneath social pretense, hypocrisy and phoniness. By Jonah Raskin / The Rag Blog / … Continue reading
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Tagged Authors, Books, Che Guevara, Criticism, Interview, Latin America, Sixties, Travel
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Feds Warn Cops : Watch Out for Right Wing Hate
Klan cross burning. Could the fire next time be sooner than we think? Homeland Security has issued an alarming report — alarming, at least, to those who haven’t been paying attention — that warns of further substantial growth in already … Continue reading
Dr. Gerry Lower : Pierre Teilhard de Chardin and Human Evolution
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin / Graphic from Wikipedia CommonsPierre Teilhard de Chardin and Human Evolution Pierre Teilhard de Chardin was a well-educated French Jesuit priest who first attempted to blend evolution with religion in his book ‘The Phenomenon of Man.’ … Continue reading
Democrats Are Letting Net Neutrality Die
Graphic from techrepublican. [Network neutrality is a principle proposed for residential broadband networks and potentially for all networks. A neutral broadband network is one that is free of restrictions on content, sites, or platforms, on the kinds of equipment that … Continue reading
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Tagged Congress, Democratic Party, FCC, Internet, Net Neutrality, Telecoms
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Sacramento : Tea Bagger Hate-Fest
“Tea bagger” protests took place all over the United Sates Wednesday. Pictured is Vince Schuck at a rally in Montpelier, Vt. Photo by Toby Talbot / AP. Too many liberals are trying to deal with this with dismissive humor, but … Continue reading
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Tagged Conservatives, Political Protest, Right Wing Media, Talk Radio, Tax Protests
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Perry to Limbaugh : ‘Ya’ll Come On Down, Y’Hear?’
Mr. Hospitality his own self: the Hon. Rick Perry, Governor of Texas. Photo by Harry Cabluck / AP. Gov. Rick Perry: ‘I think Austin would be an awesome place for Rush Limbaugh. You know, keep Austin weird.’ By Eric Zimmermann … Continue reading
Gov. Rick Perry says he’s delighted that Rush Limbaugh has mentioned maybe moving to Texas. And the governor is throwing out the welcome mat to the conservative radio talker. Limbaugh says he’s tired of the taxes in New York and … Continue reading
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Greg Moses : The Perry Laffer Kudlow Report
Whenever the Laffer idea takes hold, as it did in 1980 and 2001, taxes are generally cut to a level below their ability to keep up with actual costs of government. The result is a combination of easy money and … Continue reading
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Tagged Conservatives, Economics, Reaganomics, Taxation, Texas
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Keith Olbermann Special Comment : ‘Mr. President, You are Wrong.’
Keith Olbermann, Special Comment, Countdown, April 16, 2009 U.S. future depends on torture accountability We cannot let mistakes of the past haunt our future. By Keith Olbermann / April 16, 2009 [The following was delivered as a “Special Comment” by … Continue reading →