Depression and Autocracy From Merkel to Michigan
From The Nation: http://www.thenation.com/blog/165134/depression-and-autocracy-merkel-michigan Laura Flanders on December 14, 2011 “Depression and Democracy”—Paul Krugman’s Monday column took on a key...
View ArticleChristian Bookstore Stops Selling Bible Because Proceeds Support Cancer...
From Think Progress: http://thinkprogress.org/health/2011/12/15/390389/christian-bookstore-stops-selling-bible-because-proceeds-support-cancer-research-cite-link-to-planned-parenthood/ By Tanya...
View ArticleNearly 1 in 5 Women in U.S. Survey Say They Have Been Sexually Assaulted
From The New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/15/health/nearly-1-in-5-women-in-us-survey-report-sexual-assault.html?_r=1&scp=4&sq=rape&st=cse# By RONI CARYN RABIN Published:...
View ArticleAmericans say Wall St. has too much power, but CEO pay keeps climbing
From Raw Story: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/12/15/americans-say-wall-st-has-too-much-power-but-ceo-pay-keeps-climbing/ By Stephen C. Webster Thursday, December 15, 2011 Executive pay in 2010 was up...
View ArticleBarbara Ehrenreich and John Ehrenreich, The Fall of the “Liberal Elite”
From Tom Dispatch: http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/175480/tomgram%3A_barbara_ehrenreich_and_john_ehrenreich%2C_the_fall_of_the_%22liberal_elite%22/ Posted by Barbara Ehrenreich and John Ehrenreich...
View ArticleU.S. Poverty: Census Finds Nearly Half Of Americans Are Poor Or Low-Income
From Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/15/census-shows-1-in-2-peopl_1_n_1150128.html 12/15/11 WASHINGTON — Squeezed by rising living costs, a record number of Americans – nearly...
View ArticleClass Consciousness Is Back
From In These Times: http://www.inthesetimes.com/article/12413/class_consciousness_is_back Once you notice inequality, you can’t escape the realities of class in America. BY Susan J. Douglas December...
View ArticleWe Need a World War II Effort to Tackle Global Warming and the Great Recession
From New Deal 2.0 http://www.newdeal20.org/2011/12/12/we-need-a-world-war-ii-effort-to-tackle-global-warming-and-the-great-recession-67070/ by Jon Rynn Monday, 12/12/2011 If the government doesn’t go...
View ArticleChristopher Hitchens dies aged 62
Erudite and infuriating at times. Always thought provoking. Too damn few as outspokenly brilliant and courageous. I marveled at his writing, his use of language. Unrepentant in his non-belief, I will...
View ArticleList of Active Occupy Encampments Across the Country – Now at 61
From FireDogLake: http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2011/12/20/list-of-active-occupy-encampments-across-the-country-now-at-61/ By: Jane Hamsher Tuesday December 20, 2011 Although the media has grown...
View ArticleEven Canada doesn’t believe its own spin on tar sands
From The Guardian UK: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/damian-carrington-blog/2011/dec/20/oil-sands-tar-canada-uk-lobbying-emissions In public, Canada’s environment minister says tar sands are...
View ArticleDisgraced bishop apologizes for child porn, cites ‘powerful’ addiction
From The Ottawa Citizen: www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Bishop+child+porn+collection+included+Catholic+imagery/5888202/story.html By Andrew Seymour, Ottawa Citizen December 20, 2011 OTTAWA — Disgraced...
View ArticleThis bastardised libertarianism makes ‘freedom’ an instrument of oppression
From The Guardian UK: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/dec/19/bastardised-libertarianism-makes-freedom-oppression It’s the disguise used by those who wish to exploit without restraint,...
View ArticleSo long, George Whitman: Legendary Shakespeare and Company owner dies at 98
I have rarely found a place quite so wonderful as a good used bookstore. Preferably with overflowing shelves that line the walls from basement to roof. Some of the best are memorable indeed. The...
View ArticleCindy Jacobs Warns of Satan’s Grip in ‘Ungodly’ Education System
From Right Wing Watch: http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/cindy-jacobs-warns-satans-grip-ungodly-education-system by Brian Tashman December 20, 2011 Self-proclaimed prophet Cindy Jacobs told...
View ArticleDennis Kucinich on the NDAA and ‘War Without End’
From Truth Dig: http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/dennis_kucinich_on_the_ndaa_and_war_without_end_20111219/ By Rep. Dennis Kucinich Posted on Dec 20, 2011 Rep. Dennis Kucinich of Ohio, perhaps the...
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