Republicrats follow the money
Mike Lofgren recently argued that the super-rich have seceded from the United States. That’s obvious, but read to the end of his article to see how deeply he appreciates the implications of their secession. More here.
Mike Lofgren recently argued that the super-rich have seceded from the United States. That’s obvious, but read to the end of his article to see how deeply he appreciates the implications of their secession. More here.
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Mike Lofgren recently argued that the super-rich have seceded from the United States. That’s obvious, but read to the end of his article to see how deeply he appreciates the implications of their secession. More here. Bookmark It
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This is what the bozos who keep shrieking about “cutting government spending” don’t seem to get – that money’s spent on very useful things, like food safety. Oh well! The U.S. Agriculture Department announced Monday it will close nearly 260 offices nationwide, a move that won praise for cutting costs but raised concerns about the possible effect on food safety. Gee, ya think? Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said the goal was to save $150 million a year in the agency’s [...]
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Removed and arrested at a Romney event. Ho hum, nothing to see here. Bookmark It
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Terrence Malick’s movie makes life feel like a dream, but the dream seems more realistic than most conventional realistic dramas or, God help us, reality TV. More here. Bookmark It
Read more →Meteorologist Dr. Jeff Masters continues to sound the alarm on our extreme weather patterns. Maybe someone in a position to do something about manmade climate change policies should, you know, do something about it? Flowers are sprouting in January in New Hampshire, the Sierra Mountains in California are nearly snow-free, and lakes in much of Michigan still have not frozen. It’s 2012, and the new year is ringing in another ridiculously wacky winter for the U.S. In Fargo, North Dakota [...]
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For those of us who live in areas where charter schools flourish, we’ve seen some variation of this story over and over again – charter school CEOs who enrich themselves and their friends at the expense of the students and faculty. These schools are far too frequently vehicles for corruption: A Monroe County charter school has violated the state charter school law by having “improper entanglements” with a church run by the school’s founder, according to a preliminary report issued [...]
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This is all about the oligarchy and the plutocrats who dance to their tune. People like Stewart, and Bill Clinton, and Obama, and Romney, and the rest of the 1% who couldn’t care less about anything but money. They have corrupted our politics, our economy, and our daily lives. “The rich are different from us,” and they possess no redeeming values.