Who’s the Pimp? Congress prostitutes just loooove their pimps, as the recent legislative lynching of ACORN demonstrates. We already know what most American politicians are, so their cowardly ganging up on a poor people’s organization is hardly surprising. Meanwhile, a usual, after a few platitudes the great sphinx in the White House had no trouble [...]
By Harold Meyerson Thursday, September 24, 2009 Washington Post So what does ACORN actually do, anyway? Raising the minimum wage, for one. ACORN conceived and led the successful initiative campaign to raise the wage in Florida in 2004 and in four more states in 2006. In the past four years, it successfully pressured seven legislatures [...]
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/251/story/75201.html Posted on Thu, Sep. 10, 2009 Most US citizens slowly sinking as top segment makes off with the lion’s share By Tony Pugh | McClatchy Newspapers First posted September 11, 2009 03:47:59 PM WASHINGTON — The early impact of the worst recession since the 1930s pushed median incomes down, forced millions more people into [...]
I, ________________________, do solemnly swear to uphold the principles of a socialism-free society and heretofore pledge my word that I shall strictly adhere to the following: I will complain about the destruction of 1st Amendment Rights in this country, while I am duly being allowed to exercise my 1st Amendment Rights. I will complain about the destruction of my [...]
• Nothing will change until capitalism is eradicated By Gilles d’Aymery, Editor in Chief, Swans.com (Swans – September 21, 2009) I’ve read that last year over 20 percent of medical claims in California were denied by the private health-insurance companies. According to the knowledgeable and often-entertaining Harper’s Index (Harper’s Magazine, September 2009) the average premiums [...]
In Sunday television interviews Obama seeks to defuse opposition on healthcare, Afghanistan By Patrick Martin 21 September 2009 FROM: The World Socialist Web Site In a Sunday morning media blitz, Barack Obama appeared on interview programs on the three major television networks and two cable channels to discuss his proposed healthcare restructuring program as well [...]
DATELINE: September 12, 2009 04:51 PM DAVE LINDORFF: What’s Wrong with Calling Out Lies in Congress? One of the big problems with American democracy is that the presidency has over the years been elevated to the level of a monarchy, with all the imperial trappings and pomposity formerly associated with royalty. Presidents surely should get [...]
Half measures never accomplished anything (Open letter exchange, Sept. 13, 2009) Hey Joe, I’ve written to you before. I said that you had pointed me in the right direction about dealing with class and race and all. I think I spoke too soon. I’m not working class. At least, not really. For starters, I’m Asian. [...]
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