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Moshe Adler: Without a Debt Deal, Obama Can Make the Rich Pay - Truthdig - 0 views

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In the debate about the proper size of government, an agreement should be easy to reach: If the government stops serving the interests of the rich, the rest of us will not need to rely on it to dress the wounds that it inflicts.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">In the debate about the proper size of government, an agreement should be easy to reach: If the government stops serving the interests of the rich, the rest of us will not need to rely on it to dress the wounds that it inflicts.</div>

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Obama didn't cave ... Presidential Power: A Middlebury College Professor's Blog - 0 views

avivajazz jazzaviva on 01 Aug 11

Maybe some of you can tell me why so many very smart people have, since the day Obama was inaugurated, deluded themselves into thinking that this admittedly very smart man, albeit one with limited political experience at the national level, was somehow going to step into office and proceed to rewrite the political laws that have governed presidential politics for the last two centuries? I'm listening.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Maybe some of you can tell me why so many very smart people have, since the day Obama was inaugurated, deluded themselves into thinking that this admittedly very smart man, albeit one with limited political experience at the national level, was somehow going to step into office and proceed to rewrite the political laws that have governed presidential politics for the last two centuries? I'm listening.</div>

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Taxes on Work vs. Taxes on Wealth | The Social Contract | NYTimes - 0 views

avivajazz jazzaviva on 27 Sep 11

"There is nobody in this country who got rich on his own. Nobody," she declared, pointing out that the rich can only get rich thanks to the "social contract" that provides a decent, functioning society in which they can prosper.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"There is nobody in this country who got rich on his own. Nobody," she declared, pointing out that the rich can only get rich thanks to the "social contract" that provides a decent, functioning society in which they can prosper.</div>

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What Have We Done to Democracy? | Arundhati Roy - 0 views

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What happens now that democracy's institutions have all metastasized into something dangerous? <<>> What happens now that democracy + free market have fused into a single predatory organism?

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">What happens now that democracy's institutions have all metastasized into something dangerous? <<>> What happens now that democracy + free market have fused into a single predatory organism?</div>

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It's Confirmed, no one Will be Rescuing Your Dollars - 0 views

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10/05/09 Stockholm, Sweden Even with the US dollar's deterioration over the past six months, the G7 has decided to let it continue to fall. Forbes reports today that the G7 "abandons the dollar." This is despite problems, such as economic instability, that a weakening dollar can cause central bankers around the world. From the US perspective, there are some benefits associated with a weaker dollar, in terms of increased exports and the possibility of inflating away the massive debt the government is building up so quickly.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">10/05/09 Stockholm, Sweden Even with the US dollar's deterioration over the past six months, the G7 has decided to let it continue to fall. Forbes reports today that the G7 "abandons the dollar." This is despite problems, such as economic instability, that a weakening dollar can cause central bankers around the world. From the US perspective, there are some benefits associated with a weaker dollar, in terms of increased exports and the possibility of inflating away the massive debt the government is building up so quickly. </div>

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In Homeowners' Latest Woe, Banks Are Abandoning Foreclosed Homes to Litter Neighborhood... - 0 views

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The way mortgages are bundled and resold, it can be enormously time-consuming just trying to determine what company holds the loan on a property thought to be in foreclosure. ___In Ms. James's case, the company that was most recently servicing her loan is now defunct. Its parent company filed for bankruptcy and dissolved. And the original bank that sold her the loan said it could not find a record of it.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The way mortgages are bundled and resold, it can be enormously time-consuming just trying to determine what company holds the loan on a property thought to be in foreclosure. ___In Ms. James's case, the company that was most recently servicing her loan is now defunct. Its parent company filed for bankruptcy and dissolved. And the original bank that sold her the loan said it could not find a record of it.</div>

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Correspondence and collusion between the New York Times and the CIA | Glenn Greenwald |... - 0 views

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"Correspondence and collusion between the New York Times and the CIA Mark Mazzetti's emails with the CIA expose the degradation of journalism that has lost the imperative to be a check to power"

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Correspondence and collusion between the New York Times and the CIA Mark Mazzetti's emails with the CIA expose the degradation of journalism that has lost the imperative to be a check to power"</div>

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Monsanto's Harvest of Fear | Politics | Vanity Fair - 0 views

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Monsanto developed G.M. seeds that would resist its own herbicide, Roundup, offering farmers a convenient way to spray fields with weed killer without affecting crops. Monsanto then patented the seeds. For nearly all of its history the United States Patent and Trademark Office had refused to grant patents on seeds, viewing them as life-forms with too many variables to be patented.
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in 1980 the U.S. Supreme Court, in a five-to-four decision, turned seeds into widgets, laying the groundwork for a handful of corporations to begin taking control of the world’s food supply. In its decision, the court extended patent law to cover “a live human-made microorganism.”
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So far, the company has produced G.M. seeds for soybeans, corn, canola, and cotton. Many more products have been developed or are in the pipeline, including seeds for sugar beets and alfalfa.
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marketing an artificial growth hormone for cows that increases their output, and it is taking aggressive steps to put those who don’t want to use growth hormone at a commercial disadvantage.
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It’s estimated that Monsanto seeds now account for 90 percent of the U.S. production of soybeans, which are used in food products beyond counting.
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FBI Building Biometrics System That "Blows Away" Fingerprinting - 0 views

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The Federal Bureau of Investigation is expanding beyond its traditional fingerprint-focused collection practices to develop a new biometrics system that will include DNA records, 3-D facial imaging, palm prints and voice scans, blended to create what's known as "multi-modal biometrics." "The FBI today is announcing a rapid DNA initiative," said Louis Grever, executive assistant director of the FBI's science and technology branch, during his keynote presentation at the Biometric Consortium Conference in Tampa.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The Federal Bureau of Investigation is expanding beyond its traditional fingerprint-focused collection practices to develop a new biometrics system that will include DNA records, 3-D facial imaging, palm prints and voice scans, blended to create what's known as "multi-modal biometrics." "The FBI today is announcing a rapid DNA initiative," said Louis Grever, executive assistant director of the FBI's science and technology branch, during his keynote presentation at the Biometric Consortium Conference in Tampa. </div>

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New analysis of 40-year-old recording of Kent State shootings reveals that Ohio Guard w... - 0 views

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"New analysis of 40-year-old recording of Kent State shootings reveals that Ohio Guard was given an order to prepare to fire"

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The Problem With Elena Kagan Is Barack Obama: This Isn't Change We Can Believe In; It's... - 0 views

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