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- U.S. War Costs Reach At Least $3.7 Trillion And Counting — Imagine all the people…
- Factory Farming Is Manufacturing Superbugs — and Endangering Us All
- Greasy Burgers, Sausages Don’t Belong In President’s Photo-Op
- What would happen if Americans had a say in how their tax money is spent?
- Cost Of Tax Cuts For America’s Rich Exceeds Value Of Budget Cuts
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U.S. War Costs Reach At Least $3.7 Trillion And Counting — Imagine all the people…
Given the current state of economic affairs in the United States (and elsewhere), it’s rather painful to imagine all the jobs that could have been created from investing in BUILDING things, rather than BLOWING THEM UP (cough cough). ….. When … Continue reading
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Factory Farming Is Manufacturing Superbugs — and Endangering Us All
Here is a news story that could determine whether you live or die. Many of the world’s scientists are warning that one of the mightiest weapons doctors have against sickness is being rendered useless — so a few people can … Continue reading
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Greasy Burgers, Sausages Don’t Belong In President’s Photo-Op
Last month, two food-related stories dominated the press. First, the World Cancer Research Fund announced that no one should eat processed meat ever because of its incontrovertible link to colon cancer. Second, President Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron … Continue reading
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What would happen if Americans had a say in how their tax money is spent?
Via Grist: What if U.S. taxpayers were allowed, for some small portion of their taxes — say, 10 percent — to specify on their tax returns where they’d like to direct the money? Lamberton ran some experiments to find out. … Continue reading
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Cost Of Tax Cuts For America’s Rich Exceeds Value Of Budget Cuts
Via HuffPo: Today, as Americans submit their tax returns, the wealthiest earners will each reap hundreds of thousands of dollars in tax savings. As part of a law passed late last year, the Bush-era tax cuts for the richest Americans … Continue reading
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A Warning to the World
By Amy Goodman A reporter, describing the devastation of one city in Japan, wrote: “It looks as if a monster steamroller had passed over it and squashed it out of existence. I write these facts … as a warning to … Continue reading
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Fukushima USA: Hell or High Water
Some politicians are so determined to serve their corporate patrons that even disasters like Fukushima can’t lessen their deregulatory zeal. The expression for that kind of determination is “Come hell or high water.” Now, thanks to deregulation, we’ve seen both. … Continue reading
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Cutting $100 Billion?… Easy — If Only Washington Had a Brain
Here’s the latest news from Congress, in case you’ve been in Afghanistan for the last couple of weeks. A debate about slashing the federal budget is now upon us, while fears of a possible government shutdown as spring approaches are … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Foreign Policy, Obama White House, Politics
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From 9/11 to 2/11
By ROGER COHEN Published: February 13, 2011 Perhaps the most effective antidote to 9/11 will prove to be 2/11, the day Hosni Mubarak conceded the game was up with his 30-year-old dictatorship and left town under military escort for the … Continue reading
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NYT Editorial: Obama’s State of the Union: Inspiring vision for the country
This nation faces huge problems — putting millions of Americans back to work, investing to compete in a 21st-century global economy and wrestling down a long-term budget deficit that threatens everyone’s future. Ever since the 2010 campaign, we have heard … Continue reading
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