‘Grand Bargain’ Charade a Scheme to Protect Corporate Welfare
From Common Dreams: http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/11/15-2 Preserve Benefits: Cut Gouging and Inequities by Ralph Nader Published on Thursday, November 15, 2012 by Common Dreams Congress is...
View ArticleThe Growing Global Movement Against Austerity
From Truth Dig: http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/the_growing_global_movement_against_austerity_20121115/ By Amy Goodman Nov 15, 2012 Amaia Engana didn’t wait to be evicted from her home. On Nov. 9,...
View ArticleWalmart hit by walk-outs in build-up to ‘Black Friday’ disruptions
From The Guardian UK: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/nov/15/walmart-walkout-action-black-friday Workers plan week of action ahead of major shopping day in response to perceived greed from the...
View ArticleWomen and Gay People of Texas, Beware! Tea Partying State Senator Dan Patrick...
From RH Reality Check: http://www.rhrealitycheck.org/article/2012/11/15/women-and-gay-people-texas-beware-tea-partying-state-senator-dan-patrick-is-comin by Andrea Grimes November 15, 2012 Women and...
View ArticleGay Vote Proved a Boon for Obama
From The New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/16/us/politics/gay-vote-seen-as-crucial-in-obamas-victory.html By MICAH COHEN Published: November 15, 2012 While President Obama’s lopsided...
View ArticleHow Republicans persuaded women to re-elect President Obama
From The Guardian UK: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/nov/15/republicans-persuaded-women-reelect-obama For the activists of Emily’s List, working to improve women’s political...
View ArticleThe Welcome, Long-Awaited Death of Political Homophobia and Transphobia
From Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dana-beyer/the-welcome-long-awaited-death-of-political-homophobia-and-transphobia_b_2119574.html Dana Beyer 11/13/2012 Last week my friend Richard...
View ArticleThe Social Crisis in Spain and Beyond
From Common Dreams: http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/11/16-0 by Vicente Navarro Published on Friday, November 16, 2012 by Common Dreams Today we are witnessing a frontal attack (and there is no...
View ArticleLife, Death and Deficits
From The New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/16/opinion/life-death-and-deficits.html By PAUL KRUGMAN Published: November 15, 2012 America’s political landscape is infested with many zombie...
View ArticleHostess Blames Union For Bankruptcy After Tripling CEO’s Pay
From Think Progress: http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2012/11/16/1203151/why-unions-dont-shoulder-the-blame-for-hostesss-downfall/ By Annie-Rose Strasser on Nov 16, 2012 Today, Hostess Brands inc. —...
View ArticleS.E. Cupp wrongly tells a nun welfare increases poverty
From Raw Story: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/11/16/s-e-cupp-wrongly-tells-a-nun-welfare-increases-poverty/ By Stephen C. Webster Friday, November 16, 2012 Working off the conservative premise that...
View ArticleWhen Right-Wing Christians Stopped Thinking of Women as People
From Alternet: http://www.alternet.org/when-right-wing-christians-stopped-thinking-women-people You’d be surprised at Christian denominations’ positions on abortion in the 1970s. By Valerie Tarico...
View ArticleGOP Not Budging On Violence Against Women Act
From Talking Points Memo: http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/11/gop-not-budging-on-violence-against-women-act.php?ref=fpb Sahil Kapur November 15, 2012 If Republicans have been chastened by...
View ArticleBarber: Gays Want To Use Gay Marriage As Weapon Against Religious Free Speech
From The New Civil Rights Movement: http://thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/3barber-gays-want-to-use-gay-marriage-as-weapon-against-religious-free-speech/politics/2012/11/15/53860 by David Badash on...
View ArticleTrans community looks ahead to global day of remembrance
From Pink News UK: http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2012/11/15/trans-community-looks-ahead-to-global-day-of-remembrance/ by Scott Roberts 15 November 2012 Organisers in the UK are raising awareness of next...
View ArticleSen. Sanders Rages: ‘Social Security Has Nothing to Do With Deficit Reduction’
From Truth Dig: http://www.truthdig.com/avbooth/item/sen_bernie_sanders_rages_social_security_20121117/ Senator Sanders Nov 17, 2012 At a mid-November meeting of the Defending Social Security Caucus,...
View ArticleLiving Up to “The New Deal”: Half the Nation Is Still Waiting
From Truth Out: http://truth-out.org/news/item/12800-living-up-to-the-new-deal-half-the-nation-is-still-waiting By Susan F. Feiner Saturday, 17 November 2012 President Franklin Delano Roosevelt gave...
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