Egyptians might be some of the first graffiti artists in history with their famous hieroglyphics and carvings found everywhere on ancient Egyptian tombs, but this new...
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Yves Smith Via:Nakedcapitalism.com It’s remarkable how Masters of the Universe, the new financial elite first identified by Tom Wolfe in 1986, remember...
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On the one hand, it’s a badge of honor of sorts to see the most powerful political lobby, the Chamber of Commerce, have its operatives moving from the...
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→ Washington’s Blog ABC News reports today on Diane Sawyer’s recent interview with former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. Rumsfeld claims:...
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A case challenging the constitutionality of the health care reform bill passed by Congress is headed to the Supreme Court, and Justice Clarence Thomas has a supreme...
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a parallel universe where the Great Crash of 2008 was followed by a Tea Party of a very different kind. Enraged citizens gather in every city, week after...
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As the New York Times’ Lede wrote yesterday: Here is an excerpt from “Why It Is Wrong to Believe a Word Mubarak said,” one Egyptian...
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Gini Coefficients are like golf – the lower the score, the better (i.e. the more equality). According to the CIA World Fact Book, the U.S. is ranked as the...
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This weekend, for the eighth straight year, the billionaire Koch brothers will convene a meeting of roughly 200 wealthy businessmen, Republican politicians and...
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Monsanto wins Corporate Hall of Shame Award 2010 The votes are in! You and tens of thousands have voted. And if one thing from 2010 is clear – it’s that...
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Trillion-dollar back scratching at the intersection of business and government has become one of the most widely recognized and resented problems in modern politics....
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The sole black Republican Party district chairman in Arizona resigned from his post in the wake of Saturday’s shooting, citing threats from the Tea Party...
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We’ll analyze a proposal to fix the foreclosure mess put out by a DC think tank known as Third Way. Normally this blog steers clear of delving into random...
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For two years, GOP leaders in Congress fought tooth and nail to oppose health care reform. They did their best to keep tens of millions without coverage, decrying any...
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A WIKI History of John Boehner 61st Speaker of the House via : wikidicks Early life Boehner was born in Cincinnati to Mary Anne (Hall) and Earl Henry Boehner, not...
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One of the most frustrating parts of the financial reform game is how powerless most of us really are, most of the time. Take this story: Top policymakers at...
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via:PewResearch.org Were confirmation needed that the American public is in a sour mood, the 2010 midterm elections provided it. As both pre-election and...
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Even though banks piously insist that every one of their foreclosure actions is fully justified, evidence in the court system continues to prove that claim to be...
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Live updates from trial via The Guardian UK 4.59pm: More from Stephens about Assange's prospects of freedom: It is impossible to say how long it will...
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(here's a clip of the petition to sign go to link ) In his recent three-day “Puppet Master” series, Glenn Beck accused George Soros, prominent...
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