Tag: politics
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Poking the Bear
I finally got around to listening to Dan Carlin's podcast titled Common Sense #270 - Poking the Bear which was published last week. It gets off to a slow start, but I think he does a great job of port…
Unrest in Turkey
It has been interesting to watch the ongoing strife and turmoil that has been shaking Turkey. We were there for two weeks in March & April and had a chance to speak with a number of people in differen…
The shocking increase in federal disability payments
This American Life in coordination with Planet Money created a show which dives deep into structural issues related to employment which have been dogging the US (and frankly other wealthy western nati…
The trickle-down comeback
I think some people have amnesia. I've heard several times over the last few months that several politicians (namely Ryan & crew) are espousing a return - or more accurately an acceleration - of suppl…
What is SOPA and how does it work?
The Verge has a great writeup on SOPA/PIPA if you are not familiar with it: What is SOPA and how does it work? The Stop Online Piracy Act explained
The beast is starved, now what?
We had a conversation with a neighbor today about the republican party punishing members that reminded me of this article by Krugman: The Bankruptcy Boys Voters may say that they oppose big government…
KPBS and the Marine Life Protection Act
I was literally pounding my steering wheel while listening to the KPBS Editors round table butcher coverage of the Marine Life Protection Act this morning. They did minimal research (at best), but wer…
Birthers
If you want to see some crazies, take 10 minutes and watch this: ‘Birthers’ bring down Republican base
Skellys in the closet
" Just one day after George W. Bush left office, an NSA whistleblower has revealed that the National Security Agency's warrantless surveillance program targeted U.S. journalists, and vacuumed in all d…
Ticket breakups are hard
The LA Times reports " Tensions between McCain and Palin camps come to light ". Might be interesting, let's take a look: "...aides to John McCain disclosed new details about her expensive wardrobe pur…