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GOP Attaches Provision Killing Key Part of Health Care Reform to Student Loan Bill Preventing Doubling of Rates
Seeded on Fri Apr 27, 2012 1:59 PM EDT (Raw Story)
President Obama has said repeatedly that student loan rates must not go up — which they will on July 1 without Congressional action — and the Interest Rate Reduction Act would indeed accomplish those ends. However, it would do so by eliminating the Prevention and Pub …
Why the Occupy Movement Matters; Looking into the Crystal Ball - Occupy is More than a Movement, It's an Idea
Wed Apr 18, 2012 10:38 AM EDT
Ever since the winter hit the US the Occupy Movement that many have now claimed dead has been very much alive. Many main stream media outlets refute this claim with questions such as why have their numbers dwindled in the streets, and where is the change that was their clarion ca …
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Astrophysicist deGrasse Tyson schools former GM exec Lutz on Climate Change
Seeded on Sun Mar 4, 2012 12:47 PM EST (Raw Story)
Popular astrophysicist –and director of the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History– Neil deGrasse Tyson schooled former vice-chairman of General Motors Bob Lutz on the reality of climate change during Friday night’s edition of Real Time wit …
Why the Right Wing Base Loves Newt Gingrich
Fri Jan 20, 2012 2:38 PM EST
As of the past few days in South Carolina and around the nation as a whole Newt Gingrich has received a bump in the polls in the GOP Presidential race for the nomination.
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Why the Obama Administration Nixed the Keystone XL Pipeline
Wed Jan 18, 2012 3:48 PM EST
The Keystone XL Pipeline is a project to bring oil from the tar sands of Alberta Canada through the middle of America's heartland to the gulf of Mexico. There are presently two other pipelines that are smaller in size that do the exact same thing.
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A New Turn for Occupy Wall Street - The International Movement
Thu Dec 22, 2011 10:36 AM EST
Occupy Wall Street originated in Zuccotti Park NYC. Once the protest got media coverage it started gaining satellites all over the US; first in large urban areas and moved to smaller cities.
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The Republicans are inflicted with Obama Derangement Syndrome
Thu Dec 22, 2011 9:30 AM EST
On Wednesday morning Joe Scarborough on Morning Joe commented on the current state of the GOP and their hatred for President Obama. To summarize, he stated that many of the democrats throughout the previous presidency had bush derangement syndrome.
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Where the Occupy Wall Steert Movement is Going...
Sun Nov 20, 2011 12:32 PM EST
Students are being beat with billy clubs, blasted with pepper spray from point blank range, having their skull fractured by a flash bang canister, the list goes on and on; and this is not the 1970s.
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The Herman Cain Americans For Prosperity Connection - Linda Hansen
Mon Oct 31, 2011 1:46 PM EDT
The Herman Cain Campaign has a history and a pattern that not only aligns itself with right wing groups such as Americans for Prosperity and the American Enterprise Institute, it is literally run by their operatives. The Associated Press did a nice expose on this connection.
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We Are the 99% - My Own Personal Declaration
Sat Oct 15, 2011 10:17 PM EDT
In the course of human events there comes a time when the people must throw off the chains of oppression and assert their will for the common good.
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Political Discontent Radio - Your Independent New Media Source for Political News
Seeded on Tue Oct 11, 2011 6:11 PM EDT (Political Discontent Radio)
This is a new site that I am a part of broadcasting on a weekly basis. My friend Loren and I have taken to the airways debating the political topics of the week. Please check us out either here or on facebook.
Politics are to Blame for the US Credit Downgrade
Mon Aug 8, 2011 8:00 AM EDT
S&P, Standard and Poors, has downgraded the US Credit rating from AAA, the highest rating possible, to AA+, the second highest.
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The Black President Precedent
Wed Aug 3, 2011 5:34 PM EDT
From day one a large contingency on the right has stated that their main political goal is to make President Barack Obama a one term President. This has been felt by those on the right before about previous Presidents, or even spoken behind closed doors in select company.
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The Democrats Need to Bluff and Bluff Big
Wed Aug 3, 2011 4:52 PM EDT
The recent political posturing going on in Washington DC is analogous to a game of High Stakes No Limit Texas Hold 'em. Each big debate is a hand of poker. At the beginning of the game each party is dealt two cards.
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Your Child's Future is the First to Go With Budget Cuts...
Mon Aug 1, 2011 4:11 PM EDT
The recent debt deal proposed by congressional leaders is a hard pill to swallow for all parties. Republicans believe that the cuts in spending are not nearly enough and are but a drop in the bucket.
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JP Morgan Tells Investors Why Middle Class Americans Are Screwed
Seeded on Tue Jul 26, 2011 6:13 AM EDT (Politics USA)
How many working class Republicans do you know? How many blindly vote against their own economic interest? It is not their fault, they have just been duped into believing the conservative mantra that the government is stealing their money, when in actuality it is the wealthy …
The Big Banks are Stealing Unemployment Benefits
Mon Jul 25, 2011 9:25 AM EDT
There are few industries in America that are as hated as much as wall street and the financial institutions here in America, and there is good reason for it.
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Can Washington Catch Up to 2011?
Seeded on Fri Jul 1, 2011 10:32 AM EDT (The Washington Post)
Americans live in a new economic reality, and it’s long past time that Washington did, too. In the short term, the nation faces a jobs crisis; in the long-term, a debt crisis. Each crisis presents opportunities to overhaul the state for a new era.
Americans Do Support Higher Taxes
Seeded on Fri Jul 1, 2011 10:21 AM EDT (Political Wire)
Contrary to Republican talking points, Bruce Bartlett finds 19 polls since the beginning of the year that show that Americans "strongly support higher taxes to reduce the deficit and improve income inequality."
SCOTUS issues limited campaign finance ruling
Seeded on Mon Jun 27, 2011 2:08 PM EDT (Politico)
The Supreme Court on Monday issued a 5-4 decision striking down part of an Arizona law providing public funds for campaigns. The case, Arizona Free Enterprise Club’s Freedom Club PAC v.
Administration To Use Mystery Shoppers To See How Hard It Is To Get A Doctors Appointment
Seeded on Mon Jun 27, 2011 10:51 AM EDT (Crooks and Liars)
WASHINGTON — Alarmed by a shortage of primary care doctors, Obama administration officials are recruiting a team of “mystery shoppers” to pose as patients, call doctors’ offices and request appointments to see how difficult it is for people to get care …
Cost of air conditioning for U.S. troops in MidEast more than NASA budget
Seeded on Mon Jun 27, 2011 9:32 AM EDT (Raw Story)
The United States spends $20.2 billion annually on air conditioning for troops stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan — more than NASA's entire budget, NPR reported. In fact, the same amount of money that keeps soldiers cool is the amount the G-8 has committed to helping the …
Our Untransparent President
Seeded on Mon Jun 27, 2011 7:59 AM EDT (The New York Times)
AS a longtime supporter and colleague of Barack Obama at the University of Chicago, as well as an informal adviser to his 2008 campaign, I had high hopes that he would restore the balance between government secrecy and government transparency that had been lost under George W.
The GOP Should Take a Page From Ronald Reagan
Mon Jun 27, 2011 7:41 AM EDT
"I can only tell you... that talking to each other instead of about each other is the way to stay out of trouble." Recently Eric Cantor walked out of talks with Joe Biden and other republicans about the deficit, and the debt ceiling.
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We Need to Raise Taxes
Sat Jun 25, 2011 10:42 AM EDT
Simply put, we need to raise taxes. Many on the right like to state that the US government is the largest corporation in the world. Despite the obvious differences and distinctions between a federal government and a corporation, there are some similar aspects.
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GOP Attaches Provision Killing Key Part of Health Care Reform to Student Loan Bill Preventing Doubling of RatesPresident Obama has said repeatedly that student loan rates must not go up — which they will on July 1 without Congressional action — and the Interest Rate Reduction Act would indeed accomplish those ends. However, it would do so by eliminating the Prevention and Pub …
- Who will be the Third Party Candidate of the 99%?
Who will be the Third Party candidate of the 99%? I have been suggesting Rocky Anderson, but the seed here undermines the likelihood of that possibility. The other viable choice seems to be Jill Stein of the Green Party. Ralph Nader is conflicted; Rocky seems much more …
- PHOTO: Obama Seated In Rosa Parks Bus | TPM Livewire
This is going to drive the right absolutely nuts. Just how far will they contort themselves to bend this into an Obama fueling of racist passions issue. I predict a throwdown of "the racist card card" in three, two,... one.
What if Tomorrow, No One Was a Jerk?
In the Christian Bible, it says that a man is not defiled by what goes into his mouth, but by what comes out of it. I'm not a Christian and haven't been for some time, but I cannot argue the wisdom of this statement. I cannot help but agree that it is one's words and actions tha …
Why the Occupy Movement Matters; Looking into the Crystal Ball - Occupy is More than a Movement, It's an Idea
Ever since the winter hit the US the Occupy Movement that many have now claimed dead has been very much alive. Many main stream media outlets refute this claim with questions such as why have their numbers dwindled in the streets, and where is the change that was their clarion ca …
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Why the Occupy Movement Matters; Looking into the Crystal Ball - Occupy is More than a Movement, It's an Idea
Why the Occupy Movement Matters; Looking into the Crystal Ball - Occupy is More than a Movement, It's an Idea
GOP Attaches Provision Killing Key Part of Health Care Reform to Student Loan Bill Preventing Doubling of Rates
GOP Attaches Provision Killing Key Part of Health Care Reform to Student Loan Bill Preventing Doubling of Rates
GOP Attaches Provision Killing Key Part of Health Care Reform to Student Loan Bill Preventing Doubling of Rates
Why the Occupy Movement Matters; Looking into the Crystal Ball - Occupy is More than a Movement, It's an Idea
Why the Occupy Movement Matters; Looking into the Crystal Ball - Occupy is More than a Movement, It's an Idea
GOP Attaches Provision Killing Key Part of Health Care Reform to Student Loan Bill Preventing Doubling of Rates
Why the Occupy Movement Matters; Looking into the Crystal Ball - Occupy is More than a Movement, It's an Idea
GOP Attaches Provision Killing Key Part of Health Care Reform to Student Loan Bill Preventing Doubling of Rates