The Kochs’ war on poverty By Kenneth P. Vogel, Politico 12/14/15 05:13 AM EST The political operation created by the billionaire conservative mega-donors Charles and David Koch is quietly investing millions of dollars in programs to win over an unlikely demographic target for their brand of small-government conservatism ― poor people. The outreach includes everything …
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Dec 14 2015
You know, this actually happened.
I can’t get the video the WaPo is referencing to post, you can find it here. In heartbreaking video, Sandy Hook teachers recall 2012 massacre: ‘I’ll never be the same’ By Sarah Larimer, Washington Post December 14 at 3:50 PM One woman thought she was hearing fireworks. Another recognized the noises she heard as gunshots, …
Dec 14 2015
Popcorn
Personally I think this viewpoint is waaay too optimistic. If the election is Trump v. Hillary it would be much harder and closer than Versailles Villagers predict. Of course they will be rooting for Hillary, she is entirely unthreatening to the status quo. What Trump taps into is not just the racism and tribalism of …
Dec 13 2015
Pay Fors
Advocates of Modern Monetary Theory, or even straight Keynesians, will tell you that in today’s economy worrying about budget deficits, which are in any event declining, is howling lunacy. Still, you have to love sticking it to the banksters. Big Banks In a Tizzy Want to Take Their Billions and Go Home by David Dayen, …
Dec 12 2015
It’s all a bunch of hooey.
Regular readers know I am avowed atheist. While I have a specific disdain for Christianity because of the prevailing culture and my upbringing, my rejection of religion is ecumenical. Islam is no better or worse than Mormonism. Now I’m not militant about it, I don’t feel I have a life purpose debunking your belief in …
Dec 10 2015
No Trump
This post is going to be way too long anyway so I’ll keep my commentary to a minimum (the title refers to a Bridge bid). The thing about The Donald, the reason he’s so popular and remains that way, is that he expresses the rage people feel at the current Neoliberal governing consensus. As Ian …
Dec 07 2015
The Neoliberal View
Is Greece a country or not? Greece is a Nation Under Occupation By Raúl Ilargi Meijer, Naked Capitalism December 6, 2015 Athens is very capable of protecting its borders, but it has stated -quite correctly, it would seem- that it protects its borders from enemies, and the refugees are not enemies. The reason the refugees …
Dec 05 2015
Yes, we have no bananas.
Frankly, I don’t like them. Tasteless sticks of Potassium (and if your blood levels are over 5 or under 4 you’re actually in a world of hurt as I found out the last time my doctors tried to kill me), but fortunately there are other choices like Orange Juice and Spinach that also provide some …
Dec 05 2015
USA! USA!
You may wonder why I’m depressed. U.S. First Shields Its Torturers and War Criminals From Prosecution, Now Officially Honors Them by Glenn Greenwald, The Intercept Dec. 4 2015, 5:43 a.m. As vice president, Dick Cheney was a prime architect of the worldwide torture regime implemented by the U.S. government (which extended far beyond waterboarding), as …
Dec 03 2015
Rio
She just doesn’t see. The Sax is Stan Getz. Rio 2016: ‘Chance of infection very likely’ after tests show extent of pollution Associated Press Wednesday 2 December 2015 12.21 EST Olympic sailor Erik Heil floated a novel idea to protect himself from the sewage-infested waters he and other athletes will compete in during next year’s …
Dec 03 2015
Dog Bites Man
TMC and I have our philosophical disagreements and this is one. I think the Second Amendment is explicitly about the ability of a populace armed with state of the art military weapons to rise in rebellion against an oppressive government. I sometimes refer to this as my ‘nuke in every pot’ theory and argue that …