[Signal boosts are awesome! --L.]
- Ailes and Murdoch: Beck is their man. To employees who are troubled: "Shut up. You’re getting a paycheck."
- [Hullabaloo - digby]
…This is how it works in Randian hell world where the workers aren't "citizens" they are parasites who are "getting a paycheck." It's a little bit startling to see it played out in a Media corporation… but I think we are all adjusting just fine to our new reality where money equals speech and the wealthy are just a little bit better than the rest of us [due] to their superior "productivity."
Having said that, what's really interesting about this is the fact that Murdoch is obviously Beck's protector and that he sees Fox News as his best growth product. Considering that he owns half the world's media, that's fairly alarming. Just what does he have in mind?
- 10 Epic Failures of the Bush Tax Cuts
- [Crooks and Liars - Jon Perr - an easy read, with many charts and links]
1. Dismal Economic Growth
2. A Decade of Budget Deficits
3. Red Ink as Far as the Eye Can See
4. Disastrous Job Creation
5. Declining Incomes
6. Increasing Poverty
7. A Massive Windfall for the Wealthy
8. Record Income Inequality
9. A Sagging Stock Market
10. Jeopardizing Future Economic Growth
- Authentic hero — Wendell Potter
- [Hullabaloo - digby]
If you haven't seen this segment with Michael Moore and insurance company whistle-blower Wendel Potter take the time. to do it. It's a rare moment of authentic, unscripted television discussing a very creepy episode of corporate thuggery. [videos, with link to transcripts]
- Welcome to the Tax Blogosphere: Pat Cain's Same Sex Tax Law Blog
- [TaxProf Blog - Paul Caron]
- Why "OK" Is America’s Most Useful and Compact Invention
- [GOOD - Mark Peters]
- Winner Announced: Tell Us About Your Nontraditional Education
- [GOOD]
You can see the top five submissions here. Sadly, we didn't have room to post every single submission, but we are grateful to everyone who sent in their stories. They are all moving and poignant. Thank you for sharing and keep up the good work.
- Science vs. Social Sciences, the Map
- [Stephen's Lighthouse]
- North Korea Attacks South
- [Little Green Footballs]
Today's world news: North Korea has shelled South Korea, with a three-hour artillery barrage that killed several people. There are 30,000 US troops still stationed in South Korea, but so far there has been no reaction from the US. Here's a video report from MSNBC:…
[Holy crap. -L]
- The U.S. Chamber Of Commerce’s History Of Placing Narrow Corporate Interests Over Public Interest
- [Think Progress - Lee Fang with bullet points, links, links, and links.]
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- Dispelling DREAM Act Myths
- [ImmigrationProf Blog]
- Now in Prison, ‘Tough on Crime’ Congressman Becomes Advocate for Reform
- [Change.org's Blog Network - Charles Davis]
"I didn't know jack weenie about what people were going through in here," Cunningham said…
Cunningham resigned from Congress in 2005 after he was caught accepting $2.4 million in bribes from defense contractors… Currently housed in a minimum security facility in Arizona, Cunningham now teaches GED courses and English as a second language for his fellow prisoners…
"Maybe that’s why God put me here," he recently wrote … "to bring about much needed prison reform."
[Or maybe it was because you took bribes, asshat. -L]
Having now experienced the system himself, Cunningham also recognizes the enormity of the task before him. "The USA has more prisoners than any other nation, including Russia & China," he notes.
[In case it needs to be said: I don't agree with every word of everything I link to. --L.]
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