Thursday, January 31, 2013
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Senator Catches NRA Head In Epic Flip Flop
Senator Catches NRA Head In Epic Flip Flop: pSenate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) caught National Rifle Association Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre in a significant contradiction during Wednesday’s hearing on preventing gun violence. Since the shooting in Newtown, Connecticut the nation’s most influential gun lobby has opposed the growing bipartisan push for universal background checks, arguing that such a policy would infringe [...]/p
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
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The Lovely Simulacrum: *The Life Span of a Republic*
The Lovely Simulacrum: *The Life Span of a Republic*: I thought parts of this were interesting, especially the 8 developmental stages of civilizations: "The United States is a Republic - but, h...
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Media Jump On Idea That Social Security Is Going Bankrupt, Ignore Easy Way To Ensure Its Future
Media Jump On Idea That Social Security Is Going Bankrupt, Ignore Easy Way To Ensure Its Future: pSocial Security is going broke even faster than expected, according to a report from the program’s actuaries released yesterday. At least, that’s the narrative the national media presented to the American public. Headlines from across the country — like the following from the Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, and New York Times — were [...]/p
Media Jump On Idea That Social Security Is Going Bankrupt, Ignore Easy Way To Ensure Its Future
Media Jump On Idea That Social Security Is Going Bankrupt, Ignore Easy Way To Ensure Its Future: pSocial Security is going broke even faster than expected, according to a report from the program’s actuaries released yesterday. At least, that’s the narrative the national media presented to the American public. Headlines from across the country — like the following from the Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, and New York Times — were [...]/p
Thursday, January 3, 2013
Ten People We Are Grateful Are No Longer Members Of Congress
Ten People We Are Grateful Are No Longer Members Of Congress: pUnder the Twentieth Amendment, “[t]he terms of the President and Vice President shall end at noon on the 20th day of January, and the terms of Senators and Representatives at noon on the 3d day of January.” Accordingly, as of this very moment, many members of 112th Congress are now unemployed. Here are ten that [...]/p
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
The GOP Clown Car Crashes, Again | Alternet
The GOP Clown Car Crashes, Again | Alternet
"The damage they routinely inflict on the country's economy and future is reaching incalculable levels -- and is almost certain to grow worse when they again hold the debt ceiling hostage next month."
"The damage they routinely inflict on the country's economy and future is reaching incalculable levels -- and is almost certain to grow worse when they again hold the debt ceiling hostage next month."
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