Tomgram: Mattea Kramer, Is the Pentagon Doomed -- To Be Flush Forever Or How the U.S. Military Avoided Budget Cuts, Lied About Doing So, Then Asked for Billions More By Mattea Kramer TomDispatch.com  March 4, 2014 Read Tom Engelhardt's introduction here. Washington is pushing the panic button, claiming austerity is hollowing out our armed forces and More
While the number of registered lobbyists last year was only 12,279, the true figure is closer to 100,000, says Professor James Thurber of American University's School of Public Affairs, and an advisor to the American Bar Association's Lobbying Reform Task Force. by recoveringConservative  for Progressive Policy Zone Sunday, February 23, 2014 Former Senator Christopher Dodd (D-Connecticut) swore when he retired in More
[youtube=http://youtu.be/7Ju4yzEHxJk]  Show Room 3D  Published on Jan 17, 2014 Related  thepeoplesrecord  (posted on Tumblr)  Glenn Greenwald “That, in general, has long been Obama’s primary role in our political system and his premiere, defining value to the permanent power factions that run Washington. He prettifies the ugly; he drapes the banner of change over systematic status quo More
[youtube=http://youtu.be/7Ju4yzEHxJk]  Show Room 3D  Published on Jan 17, 2014 Related  thepeoplesrecord  (posted on Tumblr)  Glenn Greenwald “That, in general, has long been Obama’s primary role in our political system and his premiere, defining value to the permanent power factions that run Washington. He prettifies the ugly; he drapes the banner of change over systematic status quo More
45%   Fewer than half of Americans said their country made a lot of progress toward racial equality in the past half century. BY GEORGE GAO January 17, 2014  PewResearch FactTank   Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is widely viewed as a national hero for racial equality and justice, and Americans honored his legacy with the unveiling More
And were a wedding party to be obliterated on a highway anywhere in America on the way to, say, a rehearsal dinner, whatever the cause, it would be a 24/7 tragedy. Our lives would be filled with news of it. Count on that.   By Tom Engelhardt  December 21, 2013  truthdig.com  This piece first appeared at TomDispatch.   More
This will be short, about 3:16 short. Â Bill Moyers has called it. Â Please watch this video. Â DailyKos.org [youtube=http://youtu.be/pFYb4gKEFl4] So what got left out of the budget this year? 1. Â Unemployment Extension 2. Real infrastructure development/work relief actions 3. Â economy-stimulating alternative energy tax credits and subsidies 4. Â removal of fossil fuel subsidies 5. Â removal of tax More
