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Category Archives: News and politics
IM to MajorityReport 16-060916-Unregulated capitalism, unlimited profit, extreme tax relief
Hi Sam Seder (majorityfm.com), thanks for the informative interview today with Rebecca Gordon. Profit making through increased prison populations must end. The constant force pushing against financial reform represented by groups like ALEC and the US Chamber of Commerce funded … Continue reading
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Tagged cannabis, financial reform, prison reform, profit, tax relief, unregulated capitalism, war on drugs
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UK flooding driven by soaring temperatures in Greenland, study says | Science | News | The Independent
Parts of Greenland have seen a 10C rise in the last 20 years and the resulting effect on the jet stream is bringing floods and Arctic weather to the UK There is a growing body of ‘pretty scary’ evidence that … Continue reading
Posted in News and politics, Science News, Uncategorized
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Rep Jim McDermott (D-WA) Responds to Sequestration Action Questions
The following is a copy of an e-mail I received from Rep Jim McDermott in response to questions I recently asked him about his stance on SEQUESTRATION: >>>>> Thank you for contacting me to express your concerns about upcoming automatic … Continue reading
Move To Amend – End Corporate Personhood
The National Campaign to End Corporate Personhood and Demand Real Democracy! About | Donate | Take Action Dear Larry,We are celebrating a historic moment: This week Move to Amend’s WE THE PEOPLE AMENDMENT was introduced in Congress!Our Congressional partners are … Continue reading
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Tagged Citizens United, Corporate Personhood, Move to Amend
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Occupy Wall Street (is now Global) news, comments, updates
#OccupyWallStreet #OccupySeattle #NationOfChange Day 28 Update #Occupy protesters move into Times Square and 1,500 cities around the globe. 74 arrested in Times Square but movement has shifted the political center in the US slightly to the left Day 25 Update … Continue reading
Alan Grayson on the Commission on Wartime Contracting Report
Yesterday, the Commission on Wartime Contracting released its final report. The Commission reported that between $31 billion and $62 billion of the tax money spent on contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan has been wasted. It also said that between $10 … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Alan Grayson, Commission on Wartime Contracting, CWC, Iraq, whistle blower
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Sen Bernie Sanders Focus on Jobs at United Steelworkers Convention
No. 1 Challenge America Faces is a Jobs Crisis Bernie speaks to United Steelworkers Sen. Bernie Sanders spoke to more than 3,000 enthusiastic union leaders from across North America in Las Vegas on Wednesday at the convention of the United … Continue reading
Posted in News and politics, Organizations, Uncategorized
Tagged convention, jobs, poll, Sen Bernie Sanders, speech, United Steel Workers
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US Day of Rage on September 17 (click on image)
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Tagged banksters, political action, US Day of Rage, USDOR
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Sen Maria Cantwell responds to my Letter about the Big 3: Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid
Thank you for contacting me regarding raising the debt ceiling and proposed cuts to Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security. I appreciate hearing from you on this issue. I have fought to preserve Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security throughout my career. … Continue reading
A Letter From Rep. Alan Grayson and My Comment
I recently received an e-mail from former FL Representative Alan Grayson in which he incorporates a popular new movie, GREEN LANTERN, to point out how like Green Lantern who can’t answer why he hadn’t ever helped people with black skin, … Continue reading
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