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Bill Maher: New Rule: Not Everything in America Has to Make a Profit
Mha Atma sent this. Real food for thought and consideration. mbPosted by Michael Butler, Friday, July 31, 2009
America’s recession The beginning of the end
"New GDP figures suggest some hope for America’s economy. But the pain is far from over"Posted by Michael Butler, Friday, July 31, 2009
Robert Creamer: Fear, Anger, Hope and Inspiration Will Decide Health Care Battle
Posted by Michael Butler, Friday, July 31, 2009Obama’s Empire: An Unprecedented Network of Military Bases That is Still Expanding
Posted by Michael Butler, Friday, July 31, 2009Health Deal Sparks Fury on the Left
Posted by Michael Butler, Friday, July 31, 2009NYT Op-Eds (4)
Paul Krugman continues his primer on health care ("Many Americans don’t understand that getting the government involved in health care wouldn’t be radical: the government is already deeply involved, even in private insurance"); David Brooks on the Fed ("The Federal Reserve is not the most democratic institution, but under Ben Bernanke, Henry Paulson, Tim Geithner and others it seems to have done a good enough job"); A surprise in Kurdistan ("Gorran, the new political party in Iraqi Kurdistan with a strong showing in recent elections, may finally present a challenge to the government’s corruption and cronyism"); and the current vampire mega-craze ("Vampire creature myths seem to cross every culture, language and era, and one clue to their continuing appeal may be because they emphasize the eternal in us").Posted by Ian Alterman, Friday, July 31, 2009
NYT (11): National News
Judge has last word (for now) over Obama re detainee release; House passes important food safety bill; $1 billion car rebate plan sells out, will be extended; Saving saltwater fish; Where ads are concerned, online privacy is a myth; A unique homeless "community"; Was Red Sox 86-year losing streak only ended thru steroid use?; and Sony, Disney, Nintendo and even the unstoppable ExxonMobil post significant first-quarter losses.Posted by Ian Alterman, Friday, July 31, 2009
NYT (3): International Affairs
Senior U.S. military advisor in Iraq: "Declare victory and go home"; Iranian opposition remains active despite crackdown; and last ruling Communist Party voted out in Moldova.Posted by Ian Alterman, Friday, July 31, 2009
Firedoglake: The August Recess Is Going To Be A Bloody Battle
Firedoglake is ground zero for Health Care reform news and direct action .. Slinkerwink gives a rundown of the month to come in the health care battle, including what the 57 members of the progressive caucus who signed a letter promising not to vote for the blue dog compromise bill should expect from the well funded opposition, and, um, their own party (my crystal ball sees Rahm pressuring them to vote for a shitty bill, and succeeding) .. and Jane Hamsher points out the elephant in the room - "Organizing for America" (or OFA, previously "Obama for America") and their 12 million-strong members that, one would assume, are being mobilized to fight the up-coming PR War in a less than half assed manner .. one would assume - mabPosted by Mike Blaxill, Friday, July 31, 2009
Gates, police officer share beer and personal histories with President
Posted by Bill Swiggard, Friday, July 31, 2009Patching things up over a beer at the White House is nice, but equal protection is better
Posted by Bill Swiggard, Friday, July 31, 2009Over beers, a taste of what’s to come
Posted by Bill Swiggard, Friday, July 31, 2009Rajmata Gayatri Devi (Ayesha Jaipur) RIP
Posted by Alexander Harper, Thursday, July 30, 2009Chalmers Johnson – Dismantaling the Empire
More great stuff from Chalmers Johnson. If it could only happen. mbPosted by Michael Butler, Thursday, July 30, 2009
t r u t h o u t | Profits Before Patients
Posted by Michael Butler, Thursday, July 30, 2009JK Wedding Entrance Dance [VIDEO]
Time we had some fun. Sent by George MilmanPosted by Michael Butler, Thursday, July 30, 2009
Bend It Like Obama?
Posted by Michael Butler, Thursday, July 30, 200912,000 AMERICAN CHILDREN TO BE USED AS GUINEA PIGS FOR H1N1 VACCINE [VIDEO]
from Bill AltmillerPosted by Michael Butler, Thursday, July 30, 2009
NYT Editorial & Op-Eds (3)
The Times weighs in on posse comitatus ("More needs to be done to ensure that the military is not illegally deployed in this country"); A guest op-ed on culture vis-a-vis the Internet ("The Internet courses with all the raw ambition and creative energy that the hard times seem to have drained from New York"); and Nick Kristof continues his heart-wrenching reporting from Pakistan ("One of the most lethal forms of sex discrimination is the systematic inattention to reproductive health care, from family planning to childbirth").Posted by Ian Alterman, Thursday, July 30, 2009
NYT (7): National News
As House impasse on health care bill ends, Obama may nevertheless be losing the PR war; Senate proposes ban on texting while driving; Woman sues California over IOUs; Stimulus plan gives food banks some much-needed help; 911 caller in Gates arrest case outraged at being misquoted; and a simple, cheap energy-saving device - a white roof.Posted by Ian Alterman, Thursday, July 30, 2009
NYT (5): International Affairs
SecDef Gates may accelerate withdrawal from Iraq; Spain offer more help to U.S. in Afghan war; Micheletti supports plan for return of Zelaya; and as China looks to limit dealth penalty crimes, Uighur leader claims that 10,000 have been "disappeared."Posted by Ian Alterman, Thursday, July 30, 2009
Materialism on the Playground: Study Shows Power of Consumption Starts Early
From Misty Harris in the Montreal GazetteNew research finds that children as young as five are already capable of judging who's "cool" and who's not based on their peers' consumption habits. The study, which will appear in a forthcoming issue of the Journal of Consumer Research, sheds light on what you might call popularity economics: social value as the sum of products and brands flauntedThere's gotta be a way to address and reverse these trends - mab .. read more
Posted by Mike Blaxill, Thursday, July 30, 2009
