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AND THE GOOD NEWS IS……WHAT?

Broken Shards Of The Heart By David Michael Green/ OpEdNews/ June 8, 2012 I could tell you that my heart was broken by what happened in Wisconsin this week, but in truth that’s not quite accurate. I grew into political … Continue reading

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Misery Loves Company

 Scott Walker Survives the Recall: Get Ready for the Banana Republic By Jack Quirk/ A Different Perspective/ June 6, 2012 Governor Scott Walker of Wisconsin has survived the recall effort [1], and it is time to recognize which way the winds … Continue reading

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Wisconsin: The Final Nail in the Coffin of American Democracy

by Arlen Grossman/ The Big Picture Report American Democracy had struggled on life support for many years. It took its final breath on January 21, 2010, when a conservative Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in the landmark Citizens United case that … Continue reading

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Gender Gap

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ERIC HOLDER KNOWS THIS WELL

 BPR Quote of the Day “The greatest enemy of justice is privilege.” Marie von Ebner  (Von Ebner, 1830-1916,  was an Austrian writer.)

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WALL STREET REFORM: GOING…GOING…GONE

How Wall Street Killed Financial Reform It’s bad enough that the banks strangled the Dodd-Frank law. Even worse is the way they did it – with a big assist from Congress and the White House. By Matt Taibbi/ Rolling Stone/ … Continue reading

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Tough Beans

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THAT QUEASY ELECTION FEELING

Even Best-Case Election Scenarios Not Very Promising By Arlen Grossman/ The Big Picture Report dailycal.org Do you hold the belief that no matter how the 2012 election turns out America’s future is bleak? You have good reason for feeling that … Continue reading

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A FEW FACTS ARE IN ORDER……

Obama Spending Binge Never Happened Commentary: Government outlays rising at slowest pace since 1950s by Rex Nutting/ MarketWatch/ May 22, 2012 WASHINGTON — Of all the falsehoods told about President Barack Obama, the biggest whopper is the one about his … Continue reading

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What We Don’t Know Can’t Hurt Us, Right?

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