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Richard Eskow of Campaign for America's Future files t his harsh, utterly depressing report from the "Deficit Summit." Unfortunately, it rings true. The 2012 election is going to take most liberal folks' eyes off of this ball, but a major fight is looming - and within Democratic circles - over the Simpson-Bowles "bi-partisan" plan to gut government programs and shift wealth even more toward the 1% than it already has.
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Donna Cooper : Infographic Reveals Safety Net for the Wealthy
House leaders are unfortunately restricting their proposed budget cuts for the remainder of fiscal year 2011 to nonsecurity discretionary spending in an attempt to tame a $1.3 trillion deficit. This approach is especially shortsighted since the Federal Treasury loses twice as much revenue due to tax breaks as Congress appropriates on all non-security discretionary spending. The chart above compares the 10 safety-net programs slated for deep cuts with the cost of the tax breaks that should also be considered for reduction or elimination to bring the budget into balance. The column on the left is a list of safety-net programs that have already been targets of the House leadership’s budget ax.Chicago News Cooperative - Reporting and Analysis About What Matters in Chicago
One said goodbye, embracing his anxious parents. One left without a word, indignant and angry. After traveling thousands of miles by bus, train and on foot, the two young men met in a homeless shelter on Chicago’s Northwest Side. Oscar was a shy 15-year-old when his parents hired a local “coyote” in July 2008 to [...]
ProPublica
Despite years of evidence that feeding antibiotics to farm animals can be dangerous to human health, the FDA has taken few steps to regulate the drugs. Last month, a federal judge ordered them to finally take some action. Here we trace the history.
The Christian Science Monitor - CSMonitor.com
12:54 pm ET - Staff Sgt. Robert Bales joined the Army shortly after the 911 terrorist attacks, and he served three tours in Iraq before being sent to Afghanistan. Now he sits in the military prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, charged with killing 16 Afghan villagers.
One of Romney's staffers offered up a perfect crystallization: the Etch- A- Sketch candidate. The major difference being, the child’s toy works via magnetism, a concept that continues to elude the former governor of Massachusetts.
The Progressive | Peace and social justice since 1909
April 3, 2012 Progressives adore her. Conservatives despise her. But it's Massachusetts' fickle independents who'll decide her high-stakes showdown with Scott Brown.
The Nation
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The Consumerist
T-Mobile Admits It Made A $250 Error, Still Manages To Blame Me Welcome to the T-Mobile Customer Service Labyrinth, where every turn brings you back to the center, where headset wearing minotaurs tell you that the exit is right in front of you but it's not the exit, and where the company can admit in writing to making an error that costs you $250 but says it's your fault. More » Aer Lingus Really Doesn't Want Ryanair To Be All Up In Its Business Anymore Aer Lingus scored a hit against fellow Irish airline Ryanair in court today, which will allow British authorities to continue investigating the cheapo carriers over its ownership of a 30% stake in Aer Lingus. More » Broadcasters Would Rather Not Have To Post Political Ad Rates Online Last month, the FCC approved a new rule that requires broadcasters who air political ads to post on their websites the rates they charge — and other related information — for these commercials.
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Two recent NYT articles ignore altogether the need for a critical approach. In one, a front-pager billed as a news article, the reporter could easily be mistaken for a member of BlackRock's PR team. In the other, the reporter treated with contempt the idea that workers deserve to have bargained-for pensions benefits honored.
March 16, 2012 One thing I'm going to miss about the print edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica, now that it's been consigned to the dumpster of history, is the spines - all 45 of them, ranked across the shelf like stoic beefeaters. They're handsome things, somehow managing to be imposing and inviting at the same time. But the best part is that each one is branded with a pair of index words, there to tell you where the volume begins and where it ends.
Rough Type: Nicholas Carr's Blog
Neither host happy with Rush's comments on Sandra Fluke (NEWSER) - Jon Stewart worked himself up to a fever pitch last night over the Rush Limbaugh/Sandra Fluke controversy, wondering how exactly Limbaugh got "from 'young woman trying to get a private institution to cover contraception' to 'prostitution slut having constant sexy-sex on my dime.'" But, Stewart noted, "Personally, I don't get too worked up about the things Rush Limbaugh says. Because he is, and has been for many years, a terrible person."
Jon Stewart 'Put Awareness' on 9/11 First Responders Health Bill: White House
The Snob Blog - Danielle Belton's The Black Snob
In the lastest post by The Snob penned for Clutch Magazine Online I tackle the issue of people who think other people hate them because they're just so darn attractive . Really, girl? Really?With all of the Wall Street criminals taking Monday off, and apparently just sick and fucking tired of only being despised by gun nuts on the right, Attorney General Eric Holder sent his G-men in to bother a bunch of fucking hippies at Oaksterdam University. Joined by forces not ratified in the Constitution, and conveniently ignoring a little thing Southerners, Santorum, and racists (same thing) like to yammer on about (i.e. “states rights”), they set out with their $800 government hammers to crash their way through the doors of some of the world’s most dangerous pot growing teachers. Three local buildings were raided, with harshed witnesses watching agents load up their vans with sweet fucking bud and shit from the school. Oaksterdam president Richard Lee also found himself playing host to agents at his home the same morning. IRS spokeswoman Arlette Lee said a search warrant was being served and the probe was under seal in a Northern District Court.
Wonkette — The D.C. Gossip
After almost a year and half in the majority “ House Republicans are still struggling to show they are able to get something done ,” as the GOP has few if any real accomplishments under their belt, NBC News notes . From fights over the debt limit to funding the FAA, House Republicans have made a lot of noise but little legislative progress, and Congress will be mostly focused on the election from now on. Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) is releasing his much-anticipated budget today, but even fellow Republicans are slow to embrace the plan . Tea Party groups and hardline conservative representatives are balking at Ryan’s proposed spending ceiling.