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Category Archives: 2014-02-02
Video Interview: Edward Snowden in His Own Words
Whistleblower Edward Snowden Leaked The Documents About US Mass Surveillance. He Spoke About His Disclosures And His Life To NDR Investigative Journalist Seipel in Moscow on January 26, 2014. 30-Minute Video: https://archive.org/details/snowden_interview_en
John Nichols: Chris Christie’s 2016 Access Lane Has Been Closed
It should be clear by now that the sorting out of this governor’s troubles is going to take a very long time. By John Nichols The Nation (1/31/14) Chris Christie was never going to be the president … Continue reading
Really Sick: What G.O.P.-Style Health Care ‘Reform’ Looks Like
The plan claims to guarantee coverage for people with pre-existing conditions, but there is a big catch. he New York Times, Editorial (2/1/14) Three Republican senators — Orrin Hatch of Utah, Tom Coburn of Oklahoma and Richard … Continue reading
Want to Rein in the Runaway NSA Surveillance State? Cut Off Big Brother’s Juice
Activists urging a halt to state-level support for the NSA include people who disagree on other matters but are determined to undermine the Big Brother hierarchies of both parties. By Norman Solomon Common Dreams (1/27/14) The National Security … Continue reading
We Made New Cancer Drug For Rich White People Not (Ick) Poor Indian People, Pharma Giant CEO Actually Says Out Loud by Abby Zimet
By Abby Zimet Common Dreams (1/31/14) Right up there in the annals of multinational corporations doing heinous things in the name of obscene profits comes the response of the German-based Bayer to India’s unprecedented ending of the pharmaceutical giant’s monopoly for a … Continue reading
Watch Chris Hayes Explain Why We Are All Addicts When it Comes to Oil
MSNBC (1/31/14) Chris Hayes employed a lengthy metaphor when discussing the controversial Keystone pipeline on his Friday show, saying President Obama has been like an addict who knows he has a problem—in this case, with oil—but isn’t taking the steps to do … Continue reading
Reanimated and Ready for 2016? The Unstoppable Huckenstein
He’s thinner than Christie, smoother than Rubio, and warmer than Ryan. He’s got Jindal beat on the Southern thing—and Jeb too. By James Poulos The Daily Beast (1/31/14) There’s no gentle way to say this, so let’s get right … Continue reading
Georgia Weather Forecast: Blustery Austerity BS Hammers Citizens
What happened in Atlanta has more to do with the austerity mindset than snow and ice. By John Nichols The Nation (1/31/14) Americans are surrounded by examples of the extent to which the austerity compulsion has twisted the thinking … Continue reading
Our Sick Election System: Fake Pro-Clinton Group Fades After Scrutiny
By Michael Beckel Center for Public Integrity (1/31/14) A purportedly pro-Hillary Clinton super PAC known as Time for Hillary — which was launched in August by individuals with long histories of financial woes — appears to be partway through a … Continue reading
Dept. of Much Needed Humor — Gay Couple Weirded Out by Pope Francis Standing in Back of Wedding Ceremony
The Onion (1/30/14) BELLEVUE, WA—While emphasizing that they appreciated the pontiff’s support, local newlyweds John Greene and Adam Liu admitted today that they were nevertheless a little weirded out by Pope Francis standing in the back of their wedding ceremony … Continue reading
Sunday / February 2, 2014
“Life was a wheel, it’s only job was to turn, and it always came back to where it had started.” – Stephen King, “Doctor Sleep”