All Things Political
// The New York Times reports: “He is a tycoon, but he is also a crusader for justice: Bruce Wayne is coming to Wall Street, and how the 99 percent will receive him is the latest worry facing a beleaguered … Continue reading
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// Bernie Madoff‘s family speaks out for first time in new book and 60 Minutes and Today Show interviews: The Atlantic Wire reports that in these interviews, Ruth Madoff, wife to Bernie Madoff, says she didn’t know what a Ponzi … Continue reading
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// In my role as a columnist at the California Independent Voter Network, I was lucky enough (or I should say, had a cool enough editor score this interview) to conduct a half hour interview by phone this weekend with … Continue reading
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// Some pontif over at socialistworker.org named Elizabeth Schulte has published a diatribe titled “Ideas that don’t belong at Occupy” that’s making the rounds. In it she explains why welcoming libertarians into the Occupy Movement is counterproductive. Not only is … Continue reading
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// Before we dive in to the latest news and commentary regarding the machinations of the Federal Reserve, let’s take a moment to examine the graph above. While an alarmist mainstream media has popularized Mann’s Hockey Stick in the minds … Continue reading
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// You can visit Lady Magdalene’s site as well to watch the movie in its entirety.
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// I have precious little time before I get back out there, so I’m going to let images do the talking for me. After the pre-dawn raid of OccupyOakland yesterday the displaced Occupants performed an impromptu march through downtown Oakland … Continue reading
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// For the courage to peacefully assemble and share their political beliefs in the face of police violence and brutality, we award the demonstrators of Occupy Oakland the title of Rebel of the Week, and that includes our own Silver … Continue reading
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// It’s hard to believe that kind of time has passed since George W. signed into law something that would forever change this country from the land of the free, to the land of the “secure”. The ability of the … Continue reading
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