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I am always amazed at people’s misconceptions concerning rumors. Just start rumors about something, (it doesn’t have to be the whole truth and nothing but…) and before long it winds up a part of the collective conscience. Throw out something on any topic and there will be a response that has been around for ages even though such response will espouse very little accuracy. Take prisons for instance, people want to look at the incarcerated as parasites feeding off the backs of the tax payer. The rhetoric will go like this… “Don’t they have it made, free meals, free medical, free housing all made possible with the hard earned cash from our pockets." Too many people are ignorant to the fact that today’s industrial world is based on profits and greed has run amuck trying to generate new ideas on how to squeeze profits from a stone.
Privatization helps those who think mainly in numbers ($$$ numbers) and prisons are the latest to go on the auction block. Hey, why not privatize jails, the individuals behind bars have the potential to bring in cash via labor and they don’t even have to be compensated. Indeed, they are in jail anyway, why not lease their labor out and make tons of moola without too much investment and overhead. Sure we have to provide living quarters and food but we can make that as austere and bleak as possible providing the minimum, they don’t deserve more; after all they have committed crimes. Read the article and watch the heartbreaking video of a judge who gave out maximum sentences to young kids for petty offenses, in order to get kickbacks from friends who have invested in such prisons. It will make your heart ache that is if you still have some of your human compassion intact, after the many heartless attempts by the conservatives to make life hell for the 47% , they deem unworthy. thinkingblue
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SLAVE AUCTION 1850 http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/slaveauction.htm
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Profiting from another person's misery has been around, since the beginning of civilizations. But isn't it about time, we stop this practice and start respecting one another?
Alas, It will never happen! Never, as long as people can rationalize that it's nothing but Business as Usual. I don't have much hope for our human race, not at the moment when I see how those who represent and lead us, work against benevolence, respect and generosity because they believe GREED is the only master we should worship.
... TOO BAD. Below another sad tale of a long injustice perpetrated in the name of GREED. thinkingblue
SEE VIDEO HERE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDdAmaHPKdYI am always amazed at people’s misconceptions concerning rumors. Just start... more
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What you say can and will be used against you...they are not protecting they serve the elitists and corporations the Big bis of Prisons for Profits have made the police the first line of offense against you . They gotta fill all those beds and keep the money coming in because its all about the profits forget justice thats an antiquated idea now money comes first and we are all potential customers enjoy your stay friends :)What you say can and will be used against you...they are not protecting they serve the... more
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The Smoking Baby - the 2-year old who became a global YouTube sensation in the summer of 2010, has unwittingly become the posterchild and symptom of a Big Tobacco-sponsored battle being waged in developing markets.
Christof Putzel heads to Indonesia, where he exposes Big Tobacco's successful and deadly expansion into that country, and observes the stage being set for a David vs. Goliath battle, as a small, underfunded group of concerned advocates battle Big Tobacco and a government drunk on profits and denial.The Smoking Baby - the 2-year old who became a global YouTube sensation in the summer... more
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Short Documentary exploring the current state of the world and some of the social, environmental and economic changes which could be put into place to create a better quality of life globally.Short Documentary exploring the current state of the world and some of the social,... more
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“Do you agree with the re-unification of the German Reich, and do you vote for the party of our leader, Adolph Hitler?”.... But let us not forget that our ballots are little better, if a lot less threatening. Where do I cast my vote to re-do the entire system? Why are there only two parties? Why is there still an electoral system? ..... read all http://www.freeturbine.com/index.php/news/artists-news/item/democracy-in-the-third-reich“Do you agree with the re-unification of the German Reich, and do you vote for... more
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Specialty Film Researcher Jeremy Juuso explains some of the potential downsides to self distributing your film. http://www.baselineintel.com/research-wrap?detail/C8/two_cons_of_diy_film_distributionSpecialty Film Researcher Jeremy Juuso explains some of the potential downsides to... more
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As we gather together in solidarity to express a feeling of mass injustice, we must not lose sight of what brought us together. We write so that all people who feel wronged by the corporate forces of the world can know that we are your allies. As one people, united, we acknowledge the reality: that the future of the human race requires the cooperation of its members; that our system must protect our rights, and upon corruption of that system, it is up to the individuals to protect their own rights, and those of their neighbors; that a democratic government derives its just power from the people, but corporations do not seek consent to extract wealth from the people and the Earth; and that no true democracy is attainable when the process is determined by economic power. .... read more http://www.makeahistory.com/index.php/recent-news/43010-declaration-of-the-occupation-of-new-york-cityAs we gather together in solidarity to express a feeling of mass injustice, we must... more
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Guillermo Gomez-Sanchez is a 50 year old legal resident with a mental disability. In 2004 Gomez was detained because of a dispute at a grocery store over a bag of tomatoes.
Guillermo spent 2 years at a private CCA (Corrections Corporation of America) detention facility - the corporation neglected to report his medical condition.
CCA profited close to $90,000 off of Gomez' incarceration, and ensured greater profit by failing to disclose his mental disability effectively leaving Guillermo trapped for 2 years. In 2010 CCA CEO Damon T. Hininger received $3,266,387 in total compensations.
Guillermo Gomez-Sanchez is a 50 year old legal resident with a mental disability. In... more
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In the past 20 years, the US economy has grown nearly 60 percent. This huge increase in productivity is partly due to automation, the internet, and other improvements in efficiency. But it's also the result of Americans working harder—often without a big boost to their bottom lines. Oh, and meanwhile, corporate profits are up 20 percent. (Also read our essay on the great speedup and harrowing first-person tales of overwork.)
Click below to see all charts and full article:
http://motherjones.com/politics/2011/06/speedup-americans-working-harder-chartsIn the past 20 years, the US economy has grown nearly 60 percent. This huge increase... more
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Immigrants are for sale in this country. Sold to private prison corporations who are locking them up for obscene profits!
Here are the top 3 things YOU need to know about the Private Prison money scheme:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuGE1VxVsYoImmigrants are for sale in this country. Sold to private prison corporations who are... more
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Freeganism is a total boycott of an economic system where the profit motive has eclipsed ethical considerations and where massively complex systems of productions ensure that all the products we buy will have detrimental impacts most of which we may never even consider. Thus, instead of avoiding the purchase of products from one bad company only to support another, we avoid buying anything to the greatest degree we are able.
Freegans are people who employ alternative strategies for living based on limited participation in the conventional economy and minimal consumption of resources. Freegans embrace community, generosity, social concern, freedom, cooperation, and sharing in opposition to a society based on materialism, moral apathy, competition, conformity, and greed. http://www.makeahistory.com/index.php/recent-news/42951-freegan-Freeganism is a total boycott of an economic system where the profit motive has... more
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I can appreciate the need to have the "control" over raw materials; however the best way to ensure TRUE profit is to be in the refining and distribution of fuel.
If the KOCH bros want to get the American people honestly on their side, perhaps they should consider INVESTING all their BILLIONS in refineries.....talk about an entrepenurial boom!! Hell, Trump brags about his "net worth"; wanna get elected????? build a refinery instead of the faux reality show; less money, more jobs, more votes more, more , more.....I can appreciate the need to have the "control" over raw materials; however... more
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CAN THE PEOPLE OWN THEIR OWN BANK?
After predatory and exploitive banks nearly caused the collapse of the international banking system, have you wondered whether the people could start their own public bank, and in the process starve some of the banking beasts which have been preying upon us?
With the current success of online banking, the possibility is not that impractical. In discussing this issue with those learned in banking, I've recognized that all it would take to create our own public bank, is for a few committed individuals to join together and start one. It seems that rather than start one from scratch, a quicker and easier approach would be to purchase an existing, and possibly failing, bank, to serve as an already chartered brick and mortar base, or hub, and grow the bank online from there. Online banking is already proven viable and profitable.
The question, after securing the initial investors, is whether to keep the bank stock private to the original investors, but structure the bank's practices as public serving, not public exploiting, or, to offer bank stock for purchase to all depositors who wish to purchase them. This option would result in a bank with the greatest public character. There is also the possibility, depending on the sentiments of the original investors, to structure the bank as a non profit. This, of course, begs the question of why would the original investors put up the seed money, if it isn't for a return on their investment. Profit is not of itself, bad, of course. But here we have the option, a non profit public bank, or a socially responsible profit making bank. It would be very worthwhile to take the socially conscious person's pulse on this issue. Would you do business with a principally online bank, if it afforded you better value for your money, was more socially responsible than traditional banks, and, simultaneously deprived the out of control banks which have been wrecking havoc with all of us, from all profit possible?CAN THE PEOPLE OWN THEIR OWN BANK?
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Billionaire financier George Soros stands to make handsome profits with his newly launched investment fund, established to capitalize on new “green energy” — a policy agenda largely dependent on government subsidies supported by the Obama White House.
In a statement announcing the new venture — dubbed Silver Lake Kraftwerk (SLKW) — Soros describes the fund’s role to “leverage technology and business model innovation to improve energy efficiency, reduce waste and emissions, harness renewable energy, and more efficiently use natural resources, among other applications… Developing alternative sources of energy and achieving greater energy efficiency is both a significant global investment opportunity and an environmental imperative.”
SLKW is “focused on providing growth capital to business innovators in the energy and resource sectors” and will operate in Silicon Valley and China.
The Washington Examiner’s Tim Carney notes the connection between Soros’ generous financing for liberal groups and their advancement of the “green” agenda. “The big-government policies advanced by the liberal outfits he funds — like Center for American Progress — will enrich the companies in which Soros is investing.”
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/new-soros-investment-fund-to-profit-from-obama-green-agenda/Billionaire financier George Soros stands to make handsome profits with his newly... more
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It has been with great opposition that the current congress oppose the EPA. They speak of how they met with business owner after business owner and how they are forced to move the jobs over seas. This is not imposed by the EPA but it is a direct indication that they refuse to abandon such archaic practices and move toward technological advances that would free us from NON- renewable energy sources. Meanwhile, the impacts on our health and environment is compromised. If adhering to the rules means that the industries that support the old methods will crumble then so be it. The EPA protects us from the pollutants they create and also protects the environments we aim to protect.
The latest technologies would allow them to drill under such monumental protective lands such as Yellow Stone and Yosemite. The raping of our planet for the sake of PROFIT does not meet in the public interest of co-existence. Our technological advances are packed away for there is little to profit from something that is in abundance. I haven't heard any of those in favor of the bill step up and say "I just got done talking to the American people and they say..." Big business is not in the business to keep a clean environment(look at the cancer growth in the countries they now occupy), They are in the business for exploitation of the environment and the people. Oil-Obsolete / Coal-Obsolete usher in the new technologies such as Solar, Wind,Tidal and Geothermal...and what exactly was Wardencliff? Did Tesla have a plan?It has been with great opposition that the current congress oppose the EPA. They speak... more
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by Lindsay Beyerstein, Media Consortium blogger
Flickr user DonkeyHotey, via Creative CommonsWith millions of Americans out of work, House Republicans are focusing in on real priorities: decimating private abortion coverage and crippling public funding for abortion, as Jessica Arons reports in RH Reality Check.
In AlterNet, Amanda Marcotte notes that the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, or H.R. 3, also redefines rape as “forcible rape” in order to determine whether a patient is eligible for a Medicaid-funded abortion. Under the Hyde Amendment, government-funded insurance programs can only cover abortions in cases of rape and incest, or to save the life of the mother. Note that the term “forcible rape” is legally meaningless. Supporters of the bill just want to go on the record as saying that a poor 13-year-old girl pregnant by a 30-year-old should be forced to give birth.
Feminist blogger Sady Doyle has launched a twitter campaign against the bill under the hashtag #dearjohn, a reference to Speaker John Boehner (R-OH). Tweet to let him know how you feel about a bill that discriminates against 70% of rape victims because their rapes weren’t violent enough for @johnboehner, append the hashtag #dearjohn.
Everybody chill out
A federal judge in Florida ruled the entire Affordable Care Act unconstitutional on Monday. However, as political scientist and court watcher Scott Lemieux explains at TAPPED, the ruling is not necessarily a death blow to health care reform:
[T]his ruling is less important than the controversy it will generate might suggest. Many cornerstone programs of the New Deal were held unconstitutional by lower courts before being upheld by the Supreme Court. This ruling tells us nothing we didn’t already know: There is a faction of conservative judges who believe the individual mandate is unconstitutional. Unless this view has the support of five members of the Supreme Court — which I still consider very unlikely — it won’t matter; Vinson’s reasoning would have a much greater impact if adopted by the Court, but for this reason it is even less likely to be adopted by higher courts.
In a follow-up post, Lemieux explains the shaky legal reasoning behind Judge Robert Vinson’s decision. The judge asserts bizarrely that being uninsured has no effect on interstate commerce. That premise is objectively false. Health insurers operate across state lines and the size and composition of their risk pools directly affects their business.
Given the glaring factual inaccuracies, Judge Vinson’s decision may be overturned by a higher court before it gets to the Supreme Court.
Scamming Medicare
Terry J. Allen of In These Times win’s the headline of the week award for an article entitled “Urology’s Golden Revenue Stream.” She reports that increasing numbers of urologists are investing millions on machines to irradiate prostate cancer in the office. The doctors can bill Medicare up to $40,000 per treatment, but they have to use the machines a lot to recoup the initial investment. So what does this mean for patients? Allen explains:
Rather than accessing centralized equipment and sharing costs, physicians are concentrating their own profits by buying expensive in-practice technologies that pay off only if regularly used. One result is overtreatment, which is driving up health care costs, exposing patients to unnecessary radiation and surgeries, and is frequently no better than cheaper approaches.
One third of Medicare patients with prostate cancer undergo the expensive IMRT therapy, as the procedure is known. In 2008, Medicare shelled out over a billion dollars on a treatment that has not shown to be any better for patients than less expensive therapies.
Obstetric fistula in the developing world
Reproductive Health Reality Check is running a special series on the human rights implications of obstetric fistula. Fistula is a devastating complication of unrelieved obstructed labor in which the baby’s head gets stuck in the birth canal and presses against the soft tissues of the pelvis. If labor goes on long enough, the pressure will starve the pelvic tissues of blood, and they will die, creating a hole between the vagina and the bladder, and/or between the vagina and the rectum. Fistula patients face lifelong incontinence, chronic pain, and social ostracism.
The condition is virtually unknown in the developed world, where women with obstructed labor have access to cesarean delivery. However, an estimated 2 million women, primarily in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia, have untreated fistulas with an estimated 50,000 to 100,000 new cases occurring each year. Without reconstructive surgery, these women will be incontinent for life.
Sarah Omega, a fistula survivor from Kenya, tells her story. Omega sustained a fistula when she delivered her first child at the age of 19. She suffered for 12 years before she finally obtained the surgery she needed. As Agnes Odhiambo explains in another installment in the series, fistula is a symptom of a dysfunctional health care system. Women suffer needlessly because they can’t get access to quality health care.
The most likely victims of fistula are the most vulnerable members of their respective communities. Early childbearing increases a woman’s risk of fistula. Pregnant rape victims may face even greater barriers to a safe delivery, thanks to the social stigma that accrues to victims of sexual violence in many societies. (Not to mention any names, House Republicans…)
Preventing and repairing obstetric fistula is a major human rights issue. The U.S. should make this effort a high priority for foreign aid.
This post features links to the best independent, progressive reporting about health care by members of The Media Consortium. It is free to reprint. Visit the Pulse for a complete list of articles on health care reform, or follow us on Twitter. And for the best progressive reporting on critical economy, environment, health care and immigration issues, check out The Audit, The Mulch, and The Diaspora. This is a project of The Media Consortium, a network of leading independent media outlets.by Lindsay Beyerstein, Media Consortium blogger
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McDonald’s, the world's largest restaurant chain, has announced its plans to hike the price of some of the items on its menu.McDonald’s, the world's largest restaurant chain, has announced its plans... more
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Oil giant BP has announced a return to profit in the three months to September after last quarter's record loss.
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Legendary TV producer Stephen J. Cannell has died
By Alan Duke, CNN
October 1, 2010 4:26 p.m. EDT
Stephen J. Cannell produced many hit shows including "Greatest American Hero," "The A-Team," "21 Jump Street," and "Silk Stalkings."
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* His family says Cannell died from complications associated with Melanoma
* Cannell's long list of iconic TV shows dates back to the 1970s
* Shows include "The Rockford Files," "The A-Team," "21 Jump Street"
Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- Television producer Stephen J. Cannell, known for his work on shows including "21 Jump Street" and "The A-Team," died Thursday, his publicist said. Cannell was 69.
Cannell died from complications associated with melanoma at his Pasadena, California, home surrounded by family and loved ones, said a family statement.
He created, wrote and produced several iconic TV series, starting in the 1970s with "The Rockford Files."
His other hit series included: "Greatest American Hero," "The A-Team," "Hunter," "Riptide," "Hardcastle & McCormick," "21 Jump Street," "Wiseguy," "The Commish," "Profit," and syndicated shows "Renegade" and "Silk Stalkings."
Video: Stephen J. Cannell's 'At First Sight'
Viewers may best remember the trademark closing for Cannell's productions, which showed him at a typewriter tossing a sheet of paper over his shoulder.
He also acted, sometimes appearing in his own shows. Cannell had a recurring role on ABC-TV's hit series "Castle."
Cannell authored 16 novels, including the "Shane Scully" series.
He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Marcia, three children and three grandchildren, the family said.
Cannell overcame severe dyslexia as a child growing up in Pasadena, and later became a spokesman for the International Dyslexia Associationand an advocate for children and adults with learning disabilities.
He formed an independent production company, Stephen J. Cannell Productions, in 1979, which gave him control and ownership of his shows.
His studio is developing feature film versions of several of his hit TV shows, including "21 Jump Street" and "The Greatest American Hero." "The A-Team" movie was released in theaters last summer.
CNN's Jack Hannah contributed to this report.Legendary TV producer Stephen J. Cannell has died
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