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A Fair Response to Low-Wage Work: Redistributing the Gains

We can finance much of this redistribution to the working poor by ending unnecessary redistributions to the wealthy.   By Robert Reich RobertReich.org (12/5/13) The President’s speech yesterday on inequality avoided the “R” word. No politician wants to mention “redistribution” … Continue reading

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Krugman: The GOP’s Holiday Punishment Cure

Part of a general pattern of afflicting the afflicted while comforting the comfortable.   By Paul Krugman The New York Times (12/8/13) Six years have passed since the United States economy entered the Great Recession, four and a half since … Continue reading

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Nelson Mandela: A Lesson Before Dying

“It always seems impossible until it’s done.”   By Charles M. Blow The New York Times (12/6/13) One of the great lights of the world went dark on Thursday. Nelson Mandela left this world, having enormously altered it. And yet, … Continue reading

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Krugman: Obama Gets Real

The speech may matter a lot more than the cynics imagine. By Paul Krugman The New York Times (12/5/13) Much of the media commentary on President Obama’s big inequality speech was cynical. You know the drill: it’s yet another “reboot” … Continue reading

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ALEC Calls for Penalties on ‘freerider’ Homeowners in Assault on Clean Energy

By Suzanne Goldenberg and Ed Pilkington The Guardian (12/4/13) An alliance of corporations and conservative activists is mobilising to penalise homeowners who install their own solar panels – casting them as “freeriders” – in a sweeping new offensive against renewable … Continue reading

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How You Pay Billionaires a Cornucopia of Farm Subsidy Cash

You shouldn’t be punished for being poor, and you shouldn’t be subsidized if you’re a billionaire. By Jim Hightower Creators.com (12/4/13) December is a time of many holiday feasts — which makes it a good time to remember family farmers … Continue reading

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Nichols: Detroit Bankruptcy Bankrupts Democracy

This is not what democracy looks like. By John Nichols The Nation (12/3/13) Detroit elected a new mayor November 5 and he will take office in less than a month. But the future of this great American city and its … Continue reading

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On the Boil: Our Invisible Revolution is Bubbling

“The battle of ideas is percolating below the surface. It is a battle the corporate state is steadily losing. An increasing number of Americans are getting it.” By Chris Hedges Truth Dig (10/28/13) “Did you ever ask yourself how it … Continue reading

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The Cute Huggable Bankersters of Goldman Sachs

Goldman’s sly executives are not even donating their own dimes! It’s the shareholders’ money that these bankers are doling out. Worse yet, it’s also our money. By Jim Hightower Jim Hightower.com (11/05/13) On Wall Street, it’s assumed that anything can … Continue reading

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Minnesota Graphic Artist Takes on National Security Agency

(Editor’s Note: Support the art of resistance! I’m proud to say I ordered one of these. It’s a great message and a great shirt. I got mine through Cafe Press. Check it out at www.CafePress.com . — Mark L. Taylor) … Continue reading

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Unfortunately, We the People Have Little Control in Our Elections

By Dave Zweifel The Capital Times (10/20/13) In an editorial earlier this week, the State Journal noted the disconnect between American citizens and their representatives in Congress. While Congress is incredibly polarized, most Americans are quite moderate in their views, … Continue reading

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Make’m Squirm, Bernie! Independent Sen. Sanders Open to Presidential Run

By Aaron Blake The Washington Post (11/18/13) Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) says he doesn’t want to run for president, but will consider it if the race is without a strong liberal voice. In an interview with the Burlington Free Press, … Continue reading

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David Suzuki’s Fukushima Warning is Dramatic & Dire

The Huffington Post (11/04/13) David Suzuki has issued a scary warning about Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant, saying that if it falls in a future earthquake, it’s “bye bye Japan” and the entire west coast of North America should be evacuated. … Continue reading

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Typhoon Haiyan: The Global Poor Bear the Deadly Brunt of Climate Change

It is dishonest to analyze Typhoon Haiyan without acknowledging the global North’s historical carbon emissions. By Aura Bogado The Nation (11/12/13) In 1494, Spain and Portugal were in serious competition over other peoples’ lands. This bothered the church, and Pope … Continue reading

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The GOP’s Poverty Denialism

We see on the right a combination of poverty denialism and outright contempt. By Michelle Goldberg The Nation (11/6/13) Here is how little the Republicans care about the increasingly harrowing situation of the poor: they can’t even be roused to … Continue reading

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