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Latest Articles: Opinions/Editorials
The Final Death of the 20th Century
Post Date: 2011-02-25 17:37:17 by jwpegler
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The last few weeks have been among the most exciting and promising in recent memory. People all over the middle east are rising up against the tyrants who have lorded over them for decades. Even Colonel Gaddafi -- a brutal dictator, who has been in power for 42 years -- is fighting for his survival. This should tell us all that something very big is happening in the world. The turmoil isn't just occurring in the middle east. Beleaguered taxpayers in Europe and America have staged their own revolutions as well -- booting out fiscally irresponsible politicians who have run up their public debt and torpedoed their economies. In America, the Tea Party movement helped spur an electoral ...
It's the Inequality, Stupid
Post Date: 2011-02-25 15:19:30 by go65
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Eleven charts that explain everything that's wrong with America. Click for Full Text!
The Republicans’ Radical Nihilism
Post Date: 2011-02-25 11:44:34 by Brian S
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“Conservatives cannot govern well,” wrote Alan Wolfe in a widely circulated 2006 Washington Monthly essay, “for the same reason that vegetarians cannot prepare a world-class boeuf bourguignon: If you believe that what you are called upon to do is wrong, you are not likely to do it very well.” Now that Republicans control the House of Representatives, thanks in no small part to the rabidly anti-government Tea Party movement, Wolfe has updated his thesis. Conservatives, now that they have a chance, simply won’t govern. He writes in Democracy Journal: Every indication we have suggests that in the wake of their midterm success, Republicans will continue on the same ...
A Foreign Policy for the Tea Party
Post Date: 2011-02-25 07:09:54 by We The People
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The British Empire, the Ottoman Empire, and even the Romans are examples for America. England’s empire was ruined by the costs of two world wars. The Ottomans of Turkey depended on borrowed money, the last empire to do so. Rome went down because taxes became so high that citizens welcomed the barbarian invasions as a way of escaping Roman tax collectors. Today, they are gone, but we can learn from their failures. We may not see ourselves as having an empire, but with some 800 military stations abroad and two unending trillion dollar wars, we do. Even a great and blessed country can become an empire when it extends itself, even with the best intentions, into the farthest corners of ...
Lodwick of freedom4um on Khadaffi Speech "Great speech, and right thinking, and understanding of world history. ":
Post Date: 2011-02-24 20:08:41 by A K A Stone
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Here is the Speech Lodwick or Lod was commenting about. Here is Lods Comment Great speech, and right thinking, and understanding of world history. Something that's sorely lacking in our country. Thanks for bringing it. Somewhere in Kenya, a village is missing its idiot. Lod posted on 2011-02-24 17:59:06 ET
The Liquidation of Society vs. The Global Labor Revival
Post Date: 2011-02-24 18:44:45 by go65
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Today, the city of Providence, Rhode Island sent out layoff notices to every single teacher in the city. Every single one of them. If you want to understand why this is happening, why wages in the US keep getting cut, this chart tells the story. That’s the number of strikes since 1947. What you’ll notice is that people in America just don’t strike anymore. Why? Well, their jobs have been shipped off to factory countries, their unions have been broken, and their salaries until recently have been supplemented by credit. It’s part of a giant labor arbitrage game, that the Federal Reserve and elites in both parties are happy to play. Strike, and you’re fired. ...
'Awakening Tightens Noose Around Israel'
Post Date: 2011-02-24 15:40:47 by Brian S
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A senior Iranian commander says Israel is facing increasing pressure as a wave of Islamic awakening against Western-backed dictatorships surges through the Middle East. “Islamic awakening has been underway for years,” said Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Naqdi, commander of Iran's Basij (volunteer mobilization) Force. He described Iran's Islamic Revolution in 1979 as the flash point of this trend, Mehr News Agency reported on Thursday. Naqdi said the movement has, however, been set back in some countries due to the oppression and the stifling atmosphere imposed by their dictatorial rulers, who resorted to “murder, torture and expelling popular leaders.” The ...
Geithner Butt of Jokes No More as Obama's Money Man Now on Top of Economy
Post Date: 2011-02-24 13:02:42 by Brian S
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Feb. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner says the U.S. economy is in a “much stronger position” than it was two years ago. The same could be said of him. Once the focal point for criticism of the administration’s struggle to resolve the financial crisis, opposed by almost all Senate Republicans for confirmation, and the butt of jokes by late-night comedians, Geithner has emerged as President Barack Obama’s most powerful economic policy maker. His influence on everything from overhauling housing finance to remaking the corporate tax code is reminiscent of the clout that Robert Rubin and James Baker enjoyed when they ran Treasury. “Many would have ...
Whiz Kid Wee-Wees Himself
Post Date: 2011-02-24 00:03:30 by Brian S
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Well, that was fast. Here I was, having breakfast at the diner this very morning, reading an op-ed piece in the NY Post by John Podhoretz, whose current position as editor of Commentary has nothing whatsoever to do with his father having held the same position, nepotism playing no role in the plush career of this utterly mediocre mind and author. So what was this soft-boiled egg so excited about in his column? A manly new figure on the Republican stage who might be just the rock 'em sock 'em upper-cutter needed to knock Obama out of the ring in 2012. Wis. Kid is GOP's sudden White House star The "Wis.kid" whiz kid is, of course, Wisconsin governor Scott Walker, ...
An End to Foreign Aid
Post Date: 2011-02-22 19:39:58 by We The People
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The reasons for the current protests in Wisconsin are somewhat complex but ultimately represent the need to address an unsustainable status quo versus a deep, although understandable, attachment to it. Naturally, government and union workers don’t want their pay or benefits reduced, just like those in the private sector don’t like it when they are downsized, fall victim to budget cuts or are outright fired. But whether private or public, changing circumstances often mean, well, circumstances must change. Such realignments are almost always controversial, even when they make sense. This is particularly the case when any such reform proposals target longstanding assumptions or ...
Impeachable Offenses? Has Obama Crossed the Line?
Post Date: 2011-02-21 22:35:26 by A K A Stone
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And so it begins. As Islamist insurrections erupt across the world, President Obama incites a battle at home between producers and parasites that his union supporters parallel with the struggle of the Egyptian people. Interjecting himself into the sovereign matters of state governments Obama moved to directly violate the expressed will of the Wisconsin People by actively mobilizing his political organization to affect contractual relationships between the state and its employees, and supporting the shut down of the Wisconsin state government - a direct violation of his oath of office. Ignited by Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker’s proposal to limit public sector collective bargaining ...
When Obama Says Things Like "Cut Out Things 'We' Can't Afford", Does He Actually Put Himself In the Same Catagory As Americans Who Do Sacrifice? You Can't Make This Shit Up! (my title)
Post Date: 2011-02-21 20:38:56 by Murron
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When Obama Says Things Like "Cut Out Things 'We' Can't Afford", Does He Actually Put Himself In the Same Catagory As Americans Who Do Sacrifice? You Can't Make This Shit Up! (my title)
Entire Speech Here
Excerpt:
"So government has to do what American families do every day: live within our means. But even as we do so, we can't sacrifice our future. I'll just give you guys an analogy. If you're trying to cut back in your family, you might decide, we're not going to go out to dinner so often; maybe we'll skip the vacation;..."
King Obama: "If you're trying to cut back in your family, you might decide, we're not going to go out to dinner so often; maybe we'll skip the vacation;..." ...
Getting to a Wisconsin Senate Quorum
Post Date: 2011-02-20 11:39:19 by A K A Stone
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Wisconsin Senate rules require a 3/5 quorum in the Senate. There are currently 19 Republican senators, and 14 Democrat senators. The GOP needs one more to get to 20. The Democrat senators have apparently said they will stay away for weeks if necessary. If the GOP majority could replace one Democrat with a Republican, that would give them 20. The remaining Democrat state senators could stay in Illinois watching ESPN and chatting up the waitresses as long as they want. The GOP could proceed without them. If the length of play really is weeks then Article XIII, Sec. 12 of the Wisconsin Constitution, which provides for recall elections, could be used. The qualified electors of the state of ...
Patrick J. Buchanan: A Middle East Without America?
Post Date: 2011-02-19 15:31:28 by Brian S
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The fever sweeping the Middle East is now coursing through Libya, Yemen, Iran and Bahrain, where the U.S. Fifth Fleet is based. In all four nations, state violence is being used to crush the rebels, and regime survival hangs on whether security forces and the army stand behind the government or stand aside. A new Middle East is dawning. What will it look like? Perhaps the nation to study is Turkey, which has already gone through a democratic and dramatic transformation. In 2000, Turkey was a reliable U.S. ally, a friend to Israel, an aspiring candidate for membership in the EU. Since then, Turkey has set a different course, welcomed by her people, that has measurably enhanced her ...
Wisconsin: The First Stop in An American Uprising?
Post Date: 2011-02-19 14:52:57 by Brian S
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The uprising that swept Tunisia, Egypt, and parts of Europe is showing signs of blossoming across the United States. In Wisconsin, public employees and their supporters are drawing the line at Governor Scott Walker’s plan to eliminate collective bargaining and unilaterally cut benefits. School teachers, university students, firefighters, and others descended on the capital in the tens of thousands, and even the Superbowl champion Green Bay Packers have weighed in against the bill. Protests against similar anti-union measures are ramping up in Ohio. Meanwhile, another protest movement aimed at protecting the poor and middle class is in the works. Cities around the country are preparing ...
If Protests In Milwaukee Turn Bloody, Who Is to Blame? Most Would Think the Protesters Themselves, But WHO Is Responsible for the Bussing In of Thousands of Potentially Violent Mobs? (My Title)
Post Date: 2011-02-19 14:41:51 by Murron
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"You have ZERO idea of how much blood and death and violence the STATE has brought to bear to eliminate Collective Bargaining.~ mcgowanjm If Protests In Milwaukee Turn Bloody, Who Is to Blame? Most Would Think the Protesters Themselves, And They Would Be 'Partly' Right. But WHO Is Responsible for the Bussing In of Tens of Thousands of Potentially Violent Mobs? Obama Announces "Organizing for America" The new group had been long expected within Obama's inner circle and, although no details on how it would be staffed were released by the transition office today, it is expected that longtime Obama loyalists will be placed in charge -- following the blueprint set ...
Why There Should Be A Case Against George W. Bush Under Torture Law
Post Date: 2011-02-19 14:37:15 by Brian S
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New York (CNN) -- There was widespread support among scores of human rights groups and many others for recent efforts to have Switzerland open a preliminary investigation for torture against former President George W. Bush during his planned (and now canceled) visit to Geneva. Our belief is that Bush violated U.S. and international law when he authorized torture, including the water boarding of detainees. Torture is a crime under a federal statute, Torture Statute, as well as under the War Crimes Act, and the Convention Against Torture, of which the U.S. was a major proponent. The support for the investigation stems from Bush's open admission that the authorized water boarding, the ...
Milwaukee Teachers Earn More than $100,000 a Year
Post Date: 2011-02-19 12:59:14 by jwpegler
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The Wisconsin teacher strike has ignited another debate about America's supposedly underpaid teachers. Let's talk reality here. According to the MacIver Institute total teacher compensation in Milwaukee is $100,005 a year. Salaries average $56,500 and benefits are $43,505. It's a strange salary to benefit ratio, but unions have been pushing benefits over salaries for decades. It was their choice to do this. Teachers work less than 37 weeks a year. They get 10 weeks off in the summer, 1 week at Christmas, 1 week for mid-winter break, 1 week for spring break, and 11 holidays. The leaves 1472 hours for work. $100,005 / 1472 hours is $68 an hour. Over the last couple of years, I ...
Winds Of Change Blowing Through The Suez Canal
Post Date: 2011-02-18 20:34:07 by Brian S
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Cairo, 18 February – To the dismay of Israel Egypt's Foreign and Defence Ministries approved Iran's request to permit the passage of two of its warships through the Suez Canal. Israel's Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman described the move as a provocation of his country. The Suez Canal Authority has yet to receive the approval by the Defence Ministry in Cairo, but Tehran, which asserts the ships are not carrying weapons nor nuclear material, expects a smooth processing of its request. The Iranian ships are heading to a Syrian port, where they are awaited by the Syrian Navy to help in training naval forces. It is the first time since the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran ...
Shirley Jackson Thinks Murdering Babies Is A Right. !
Post Date: 2011-02-18 19:01:10 by A K A Stone
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Re "Ohio considers abortion limits. "Fed 13: This article was very troubling to me because it was all about how abortion will be more difficult in Ohio because of the conservative Reputlicans who are now in office.
I remember what it was like before Roe V. Wade in Ohio. Illegal abortions were gotten by many women and some died as a result.
It is important that abortions are available in Ohio and elsewhere. Restrictions proposed by conservative Republicans-who are mostly men, by the way-will put Ohio women at risk.
Do you remember how it was to get an abortion before Roe V. Wade? I do and it wasn't a pretty site.
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This wack job talks about it being troubling if ...
Bill Moy, The Moron
Post Date: 2011-02-18 18:51:49 by A K A Stone
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Re Abortion limits: Thank you, pro-life politicians for making sure every fetus has a chance.
Since most of these unwanted babies are born to desperately poor single moms and will never know a father, please remember to fully fund family services, food stamps, hot lunches, after-school programs, scholarships, welfare, adoption agencies, foster care, drug and alcohol programs, juvenile hall, prison, Medicaid and the Ohio HIV Drug Assistance Program when you pass your bill.
I think your sincerity would be greatly enhance if you step up and adopt a crack or meth addicted, deformed or poverty-born orphan at the same time you sign your bill.
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So this moron thinks if you ...
Haley Barbour's silence speaks volumes
Post Date: 2011-02-18 09:39:26 by go65
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Does Haley Barbour really have a warped and offensive view of America's racial history? Or is he just playing a dangerous game? Perhaps both. The Mississippi governor, considered a potential Republican candidate for president in 2012, keeps displaying what appears to be an astonishing level of ignorance about our nearly 400-year struggle with issues of race. At this point, it's more than a pattern. It's either a pathology or a plan. The latest outrage - and I don't use that word lightly - came Tuesday, when Barbour was asked to comment on a proposal for a state license plate honoring one of the most notorious figures of the Civil War era, Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford ...
Overcoming Israel's Attempts To Discredit Protest
Post Date: 2011-02-16 17:40:38 by Brian S
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Instead of addressing human rights concerns, Israel seeks to delegitimize those leveling the charges. (ActiveStills) In recent months, Israel's tactics to discredit legitimate protestors have become increasingly Orwellian as it steps up its campaign against human rights activists within the country and abroad, especially in the United Kingdom. Human rights groups in Israel will now face scrutiny following the formation of a government-approved parliamentary committee to investigate Israeli organizations which criticize Israel's occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Thus, instead of tackling legitimate human rights concerns, Israel seeks to delegitimize those leveling the ...
The Toxic Residue Of Colonialism
Post Date: 2011-02-16 16:58:07 by Brian S
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The overt age of grand empires gave way to the age of covert imperial hegemony, but now the edifice is crumbling. Richard Falk Last Modified: 14 Feb 2011 15:44 GMT Email Article Print ArticleShare Article Send Feedback As traffic returns to Tahrir Square, Egyptians are left to wonder if they've been sold out - like so many revolutionaries before them - and if the demands of the revolution will survive the perils of governance [GALLO/GETTY] At least, overtly, there has been no talk from either Washington or Tel Aviv - the governments with most to lose as the Egyptian revolution unfolds - of military intervention. Such restraint is more expressive of ...
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