Wednesday, December 15, 2010
© Jim Morin Is it constitutional, or isn’t it? And if we don’t get reform, how many more people will die?
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Tuesday, December 14, 2010
UPDATE: Another musical take on WikiLeaks:
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
I haven’t seen Jon Stewart do this good a rant in a while: The rant is about Senate Republicans filibustering a bill that would have paid for health care for injured 9/11 first responders, or as Stewart called it, “The least we can do / No brainer act of 2010”. UPDATE: A Fox News legal […]
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
[I am reprinting this in its entirety because Michael Moore’s servers seem to be having problems.] Why I’m Posting Bail Money for Julian Assange By Michael Moore Yesterday, in the Westminster Magistrates Court in London, the lawyers for WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange presented to the judge a document from me stating that I have put […]
Monday, December 13, 2010
In a recent press briefing, a US State Department spokesman was asked whether the State Department considered WikiLeaks to be a media organization: Q: Do you know if the State Department regards WikiLeaks as a media organization? A: No. We do not. Q: And why not? A: WikiLeaks is not a media organization. That is […]
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Sunday, December 12, 2010
According to Beck, if you hate the American government you are a terrorist, and especially if you stir up hatred against the American government you are a terrorist. He was talking about Muslims of course, but what does that make Glenn Beck?
Saturday, December 11, 2010
War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, Ignorance is Strength. UPDATE: An interesting article in The Guardian makes the case that this is “the first really sustained confrontation between the established order and the culture of the internet. … Our rulers have a choice to make: either they learn to live in a WikiLeakable world, with […]
Thursday, December 9, 2010
In a move straight out of Orwell’s novel 1984, the US State Department has announced that it is hosting UNESCO’s World Press Freedom Day event. From the announcement: The theme for next year’s commemoration will be 21st Century Media: New Frontiers, New Barriers. The United States places technology and innovation at the forefront of its […]
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Wednesday, December 8, 2010
© Rob Rogers The rich are getting richer, and giving them tax cuts didn’t help the economy, but it is the only thing the Republicans insist on — more tax cuts for the rich. And investors already pay less in taxes on their earnings that people who work do. Not to mention that payroll taxes […]
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Wednesday, December 8, 2010
© Clay Bennett WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange surrendered to authorities in London, but will fight extradition to Sweden on charges that he had unprotected sex with two women. Meanwhile, Assange printed a thoughtful letter in an Australian newspaper.
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Felix Salmon on Reuters points out that Federal taxes (all taxes, not just income) haven’t been this low in 60 years. Also interesting is that while individual income taxes have remained about the same, corporate taxes have gone down significantly, and employment taxes (Social Security and related taxes) have gone way up. Excise taxes have […]
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This week, the National Association of Manufacturers issued a statement against HR 4853 (the Middle Class Tax Relief Act), which extends the Bush tax cuts for all income under $250,000 a year. Instead, they support extending the Bush tax cuts for all income. They state: Manufacturers strongly support extending the 2001 and 2003 tax rates […]
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Saturday, December 4, 2010
Today, the Senate took two votes. The first was to extend the Bush tax cuts on income of less than $250,000 a year. The second vote was similar, but raised the income threshold to $1 million. Since the Republicans say they will filibuster both bills, the votes were technically to limit debate and so under […]
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Saturday, December 4, 2010
Maybe I’m just angry today, but I rather enjoyed this rant by Senator Bernie Sanders. I am in no way a socialist, but I would have trouble disagreeing with much of what he says here: History shows us that many of the countries that went socialist or communist in the last century did so because […]
Saturday, December 4, 2010
Paypal bans WikiLeaks just before midnight Friday. WikiLeaks claims it was the result of US government pressure. I will no longer do business with Paypal. UPDATE: Reporters Without Borders explains why it is terribly wrong what is being done to WikiLeaks, even if you disagree with what WikiLeaks is doing.
