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Bill Maher gives $1 million to pro-Obama super PAC Priorities USA - Election 2012 - The Washington Post
Seeded on Sun Feb 26, 2012 1:01 AM EST (The Washington Post)
Comedian Bill Maher has pledged $1 million to a super PAC supporting President Obama's reelection bid, some welcome news for a group that has struggled to raise money compared with its conservative rivals. The gift to Priorities USA Action comes after the PAC’s dismal f …
10 reasons the U.S. is no longer the land of the free - The Washington Post
Seeded on Tue Jan 17, 2012 10:12 AM EST (The Washington Post)
According to one of the commentators on the Post site: Professor Turley's essay ought to be required reading for every American.
Capital gains tax rates benefiting wealthy are protected by both parties - The Washington Post
Seeded on Mon Sep 12, 2011 2:45 PM EDT (The Washington Post)
For the very richest Americans, low tax rates on capital gains are better than any Christmas gift. As a result of a pair of rate cuts, first under President Bill Clinton and then under Bush, most of the richest Americans pay lower overall tax rates than middle-class Americans do.
Canadians mourn passing of beloved Opposition Leader
Seeded on Tue Aug 23, 2011 2:23 AM EDT (CBC)
Canadians of every political stripe today mourned the passing of New Democrat Opposition Leader, Jack Layton just weeks after he led his party to an unprecedented 103 seats in Parliament. People who squared off politically against Layton, including former prime minis …
Our lawmakers and their "frugal" pretense - Barbara Shelley - Kansas City Star
Seeded on Fri Apr 1, 2011 11:51 AM EDT (The Kansas City Star)
Is government short of money? It must be time to get frugal. In Missouri and Kansas, the legislators say they're up to the task. They'll whack mental health funding, education and Medicaid - just like a family in hard times.
Weight Loss: The incredible diet of Dr. Du Toit
Seeded on Thu Feb 3, 2011 7:44 PM EST (therockymountaingoat.com)
When Dr. Stefan Du Toit began working with Valemount residents last year to help them lose weight, he didn't know just how popular the diet plan would become.
The New Silent Majority
Seeded on Thu Dec 9, 2010 12:28 PM EST (The Huffington Post)
According to Richard (RJ) Eskow, writer and Fellow of the Campaign for America's Futurre, only 4% of people polled by CBS News after November's election thought that Congress should focus on deficits, and only 2% thought Washington should make taxes its highest priority.
The Last Gasp of Aging White Power: But Time Is Not on Your Side -- Tim Wise | | AlterNet
Seeded on Sun Nov 14, 2010 11:08 AM EST (AlterNet.org)
Tim Wise reminds the denizens of the Far Right of the handwriting on the wall. An excerpt:
16 of the Dumbest Things Americans Believe -- And the Right-Wing Lies Behind Them | | AlterNet
Seeded on Sat Nov 13, 2010 2:38 PM EST (AlterNet.org)
Author Sarah Seltzer lists 16 of the most absurd beliefs held by a large percentage of Americans and calls out American media and politicians for not countering these lies with truth because it has become "impolite" to contradict a lie.
tax.com: So How Did the Bush Tax Cuts Work Out for the Economy?
Seeded on Sat Sep 25, 2010 12:56 PM EDT (tax.com)
The 2008 income tax data are now in, so we can assess the fulfillment of the Republican promise that tax cuts would produce widespread prosperity by looking at all the years of the George W. Bush presidency.
Capitalism, Small Business, Productivity, Supply and Demand - The Secrets to Prosperity and the Future of America
Sat Aug 14, 2010 3:35 AM EDT
The following is based on an article I wrote in response to Lu-1328381 on the Newsvine thread entitled "Europeans don't hate America; they pity us: 'The U.S. is [seen] as a fraying empire of obesity, ignorance, debt, gridlock, stagnation and mindless war.'"
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Anti-Christ, anyone?
Wed Jul 7, 2010 2:46 PM EDT
Earlier today, here on Newsvine, someone asked (paraphrased): Jesus said, "Thou shall not kill." Why is that so difficult for Christians to understand? That's easy to answer. According to every version of the New Testament, these people are not Christians.
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Robert Kuttner: Get a Grip: Austerity Does Not Produce Prosperity
Seeded on Mon May 24, 2010 1:50 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)
In this opinion piece, Robert Kuttner - co-founder and co-editor of The American Prospect - explains in clear terms why austerity is not the answer to all economic crisis, and how and why Europe's projected austerity program could lead to the collapse of the EU.
Randall Amster: Black Gold -- the Lifeblood of War
Seeded on Thu May 6, 2010 2:42 AM EDT (The Huffington Post)
Are we fighting a new Gulf War over oil? Randall Amster thinks so.
NYC: Bloomberg Outraged; Calls on Congress to Prohibit Gun Sales to Individuals on Terrorist Watch Lists
Seeded on Wed May 5, 2010 3:38 AM EDT (The Huffington Post)
New York City Mayor, Michael Bloomberg is upset about a federal loophole that, amazingly enough, allows people on the FBI's Terrorist Watchlist to legally buy guns and explosives.
John Odum: A 10 year old boy in Vermont meets "The Mean Society"
Seeded on Sun May 2, 2010 8:01 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)
Has America become a mean society? Are we more focused on punishing the guilty than building a just and healthy society? Green Mountain Daily Publisher John Odum says, "Yes."
FOXNews.com - Conservatives, Disaster Awaits If We Don't Embrace Immigration Reform
Seeded on Sun May 2, 2010 5:53 PM EDT (FOXNews.com)
The Republican plan for Immigration Reform? Mass migration, of course, to keep salary costs low for employers.
Louisiana Oil Spill Gets Worse: New Leak Increases Estimated Spill By Five Times
Seeded on Thu Apr 29, 2010 10:50 AM EDT (The Huffington Post)
NEW ORLEANS — A massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is even worse than believed and both Federal and State Governments are concerned that the rig's operator is ill-equipped to contain it.
Reuters Exclusive: WellPoint routinely targets breast cancer patients
Seeded on Thu Apr 22, 2010 4:04 PM EDT (Reuters)
Using a computer algorithm that automatically targets female policyholders diagnosed with breast cancer, WellPoint Insurance has been atomically launching investigations, to give the company time to search for a pretext to drop their policies, government investigators say.
Can the Democrats counter Republican Propaganda and sell America on the TRUTH?
Fri Apr 16, 2010 4:07 PM EDT
The Democrats in Congress recently passed a modest health insurance reform bill that will not only save Americans money, but protect them against policy cancellation, but many Americans don't believe it.
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Are members of the Christian Right "real" Christians?
Thu Apr 15, 2010 2:51 PM EDT
Who would you call a "real" Christian? Would it be one who followed the teachings of Jesus as recorded, or one who loudly proclaimed his/her membership in one of the numerous, and often conflicting, "Christian" groups we see today?
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Canadian Study: Smoking bans cut hospital admissions by more than 30%
Seeded on Mon Apr 12, 2010 3:21 PM EDT (CBC)
According to an article published today in the Journal of the Canadian Medical Association, public smoking bans seem to have paid off in fewer hospital admissions for heart and lung problems.
Gamutalarm: Disaster capitalists circling over Haiti
Seeded on Thu Jan 14, 2010 10:51 PM EST (gamutalarm.com)
While many in the world cry for the people of Haiti, those in the Disaster Business are smacking their lips. Blogger Gamutalarm seems to have a pretty clear view of the situation. He/she begins...
On the Verge of Oligarchy... How to Save America
Thu Dec 31, 2009 3:24 PM EST
Although the Obama Administration has been a disappointment in terms of its willingness to lead, and although more than a few conspicuous elected Democrats seem to be entrenched, with many of their Republican colleagues, at the trough, recent polls indicate that a majority of Ame …
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Elizabeth Warren: America Without a Middle Class
Seeded on Wed Dec 2, 2009 10:14 PM EST (The Huffington Post)
Elizabeth Warren, Chair of the Congressional Oversight Panel created to oversee the banking bailouts, explains how and why the American Middle Class has been progressively attacked and eroded while banks, Wall Street institutions, and the insurance industry have prospered at thei …
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- Homeless mother who sent six-year-old son to better school in the wrong town jailed for five years | Celebrity Gossip News
A mother who pleaded guilty to fraudulently enrolling her six-year-old son in the wrong school district has been sentenced to five years in prison. Tonya McDowell sent her son to an elementary school in Norwalk, Connecticut, instead of her home city of Bridgeport. The 34-year-o …
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