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An (Educated) Fool And His Money
Tue Dec 13, 2011 4:10 PM EST
I happened upon an article today which details how college is nothing more than a giant money making scam.
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Study Confirms: Fox News Creates Alternate Reality On Climate Science
Seeded on Mon Nov 14, 2011 8:22 PM EST (Media Matters for America)
A new study confirms that Fox News systematically paints a distorted picture of climate change, with the effect of worsening political polarization.
Paul Krugman: "conservatism has become a closed, inward-looking universe in which you get points not by sounding reasonable to uncommitted outsiders but by outdoing your fellow movement members in zeal."
Seeded on Wed Oct 26, 2011 9:06 AM EDT (The New York Times)
Over the last couple of days, I’ve been getting mail accusing me of consorting with Nazis.
Democrats Must Embrace Tax Reform
Thu Oct 20, 2011 10:57 AM EDT
Herman Cain has urged Americans to "do the math" on his 9-9-9 plan, a tax reform package which would replace the whole of the US tax code with all its convolutions and deductions, with a simple system of a 9% flat income tax, a 9% sales tax, and a 9% corporate tax.
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"There is nobody in this country who got rich on his own. Nobody."
Seeded on Thu Sep 22, 2011 1:11 PM EDT (Political Animal)
There is nobody in this country who got rich on his own. Nobody. “You built a factory out there? Good for you.
'Ground Zero mosque' opens quietly
Seeded on Thu Sep 22, 2011 1:09 PM EDT (AL JAZEERA)
An Islamic cultural centre close to the site where New York's World Trade Center once stood has opened quietly in spite of scenes last year of vehement protests from those who said the area should not house a mosque. The opening ceremony for the Park51 centre on Wednesday feat …
Republicans Are Signing Away the Right to Govern - How the GOP's obsession with signed pledges has neutered its lawmakers and brought America to the brink of default.
Seeded on Tue Jul 19, 2011 7:57 AM EDT (The New York Times)
It used to be that a sworn oath to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution was the only promise required to become president.
Rupert Murdoch, tax cheat [Not really, this story has been redacted]
Seeded on Wed Jul 13, 2011 9:30 AM EDT (Salon.com)
Funny story, from Reuters columnist David Cay Johnston: Over the past four years Murdoch's U.S.-based News Corp. has made money on income taxes. Having earned $10.4 billion in profits, News Corp. would have been expected to pay $3.6 billion at the 35 percent corporate tax rate.
"If the debt ceiling talks fail, independents... will conclude that Republicans are not fit to govern. And they will be right"
Seeded on Mon Jul 11, 2011 7:28 AM EDT (The New York Times)
The Republicans have changed American politics since they took control of the House of Representatives. They have put spending restraint and debt reduction at the top of the national agenda. They have sparked a discussion on entitlement reform.
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