Friday, September 30, 2011
© Matt Bors Like someone said recently, I’ll start believing in corporate personhood when we start executing corporations for their crimes.
Thursday, September 29, 2011
© Jen Sorensen Leaf blowers are one of my pet peeves. They pollute as much as an automobile, make horrible noise, and for what — to push leaves around your yard? I think they should be outlawed, or at the very least converted to battery power. And speaking of pet peeves, how come everything is […]
Thursday, September 29, 2011
A comic and commentary from Ed Stein: © Ed Stein Surprise! Health insurance went up again this year , at many times the inflation rate. A family of four now must spend more than $15,000 for health insurance. By the time deductibles and co-pays are factored in, who but the rich can afford it if […]
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Tuesday, September 27, 2011
The media is suddenly all atwitter about how our patent system is out of control. Some of this is (deservedly) brought on by the ridiculous patent wars currently going on between Apple, Microsoft, Samsung, HTC and others. Or by the increasing number of “patent trolls” — companies that don’t actually build much of anything but […]
Monday, September 26, 2011
© Ted Rall Somehow, despite the bad economy, the Republican campaigns seem to have lots of money. Even Sarah Palin is sending out fundraising letters just to get her to decide whether or not she is going to run for President.
Monday, September 26, 2011
I’ve noticed increasing use in politics of a propaganda tactic where you accuse your opponent of doing something that you yourself often do (e.g., class warfare). But Romney, in his effort to rehabilitate himself to the Republican base, is taking this to new heights. In a speech last Friday in Florida, Romney accused Obama of […]
Friday, September 23, 2011
© Jen Sorensen What I don’t get is that if Ron Paul wants everyone to chip in to help out people who have medical problems, why wouldn’t he just want the government to do it? Isn’t that somewhat the whole point of government — to provide things like education, police, defense, roads and other things […]
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Friday, September 23, 2011
© Ed Stein [commentary from Ed Stein] You knew this was inevitable. The Republicans have fallen back on their tried-and-true talking point, the one they use every time anyone asks for some simple fairness in the tax code. It’s class warfare. Never mind that the wealth of the nation has shifted dramatically to the richest […]
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Thursday, September 22, 2011
If the Tea Party audience cheers at the announcement of all the executions carried out by Rick Perry, and yells for the uninsured to die, then maybe they will really go for this idea: © Keith Knight
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Jon Stewart on the repeal of DADT:
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Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Child poverty is a leading predictor of how our country is going to do in the future. Children (especially very young children) who experience poverty have more difficulty learning and are much less successful as adults. They are less likely to graduate from high school, more likely to become very young parents, and will earn […]
Saturday, September 17, 2011
The problem with funding green energy seems to be that, unlike wars in Iraq — where billions of dollars went missing and even money that was accounted for often went into the coffers of companies that made major campaign contributions to Dubya — you can’t just dismiss those stories as unpatriotic or hide behind the […]
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Friday, September 16, 2011
© Lee Judge I guess one way to prove that government can’t do anything right is to destroy the things it does well: Social Security, Medicare, the Post Office, etc. And make Congress even more dysfunctional at the same time.
Thursday, September 15, 2011
We’ve all seen reports of the impending bankruptcy of the US Postal Service (USPS). How they need to stop Saturday home delivery, close post offices, and lay off 120,000 employees (18% of their workforce). But what you haven’t heard is why this is happening. Well, you will hear that it is the fault of the […]
Thursday, September 15, 2011
[This post was written by reader and regular commenter David Freeman] Ron Paul’s anti-militaristic stance has led many naive, often young, progressives to think he is somehow different, more thoughtful than other wing-nuts. His performance in the last two debates should clear up that confusion. He, along with the other candidates, said nothing when the […]
