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    Another Wrong Not Righted

    Article by John on April 20th, 2009 at 9:56 am

    Gerald Ford, the 38th President of the United States, defending his pardon of former President Richard Nixon at a press conference. Image by Getty Images via Daylife

    Well it is official.  America tortured people.  And the people that committed these crimes and the people that devised these crimes are not going to be prosecuted or otherwise investigated.  Rahm Emanuel said so yesterday on TV.  [...]

    Category: Torture | 1 comment, Click HERE to chime in! | Show Discussion


    New Nationalism Speech – Teddy Roosevelt History Lesson

    Article by John on April 2nd, 2009 at 7:32 am

    Mt. Rushmore, Theodore Roosevelt closeup. Image via Wikipedia

    Since the 1980s (when I worked for Eastern Airlines, which no longer exists due to deregulation fever) we as a people have amnesia when it comes to the lessons that history teaches us.  Regulations did not just magically appear one day.  They were derived from the wisdom that came about from the mistakes of the past.  Reagan [...]

    Category: Corporate control, Dept. of just Sayin', Economic justice, Human rights, Labor | Click HERE to chime in! |


    Chomsky on Geithner (and some Colbert Comedy)

    Article by John on March 28th, 2009 at 7:08 am

    Noam Chomsky on the economy and democracy Pt2

    Noam Chomsky on the economy and democracy Pt3

    Stephen’s Angry Mob Will Crush AIG (click to show/hide Colbert video)

    The government can’t stop AIG but Stephen’s angry mob will crush these punks. He pulls out his pitchfork and gets the audience on his side. [...]

    Category: Fiscal policy | Click HERE to chime in! |


    We’re Stupid and We’re Fools

    Article by John on March 27th, 2009 at 5:32 am

    Cenk Uygur over at Huffpo sent me this story link this morning. 

    If you want to understand what is really going on re: the banking/wall street fiasco, read this article.  Here is an excerpt:

    The latest bailout came as AIG admitted to having just posted the largest quarterly loss in American corporate history — some $61.7 billion. In the final three months of last year, the [...]

    Category: Corporate control, Economic justice, Fascism, Fiscal policy | Click HERE to chime in! |


    Why Isn’t Simon Johnson the Treasury Secretary?

    Article by John on February 15th, 2009 at 8:37 pm

    This is the most succinct explanation I have come across of where we are at and of what to do with regard to the financial crisis affecting our country.  I hope Obama and Congress are listening.  From Bill Moyers Journal (you can watch the video here):

    February 13, 2009

    BILL MOYERS: Welcome to the Journal.

    The battle is joined as they say — and here’s the [...]

    Category: Congress, Economic justice, Ethics, Fiscal policy, Obama, President Barack H | 3 comments - Click HERE to chime in! | Show Discussion


    O Happy Day!

    Article by fantasticforrest on January 20th, 2009 at 11:37 am

    I couldn’t stop crying this morning.
    Don’t worry. They were tears of joy.

    Amazing Children and I watched the Inauguration of President Barack Obama live on television.

    There were many wonderful moments. I especially loved this part of our President’s speech:

    For we know that our patchwork heritage is a strength, not a weakness. We are a nation of Christians and [...]

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    ratcheting up the pressure

    Article by missy on January 8th, 2009 at 10:03 am

    I assume these recent speeches by Obama are intended to publicly call out Blue Dogs and Senate Republicans to get along and go along once the Economic Plan is presented. From today’s speech at George Mason University:

    This crisis did not happen solely by some accident of history or normal turn of the business cycle, and we won’t get out of it by simply waiting [...]

    Category: Congress, Corporate control, Economic justice, Fiscal policy, Obama, President Barack H | 1 comment, Click HERE to chime in! | Show Discussion


    Pelosi and Reid Must Go

    Article by John on December 29th, 2008 at 10:42 pm

    Just read this from Judith Shattuck, the Washington State Coordinator of the Progressive Democrats of America. Nice to be reminded there are many others that see what I see, think what I think and feel what I feel:

    My note to Pelosi ….

    Quoting: Pelosi: US must stand strongly with Israel Published: 12.28.08, 03:13 / Israel News …Speaker of the US House of [...]

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