Monthly Archives: February 2011

CONCLUSIONS OF THE FINANCIAL CRISIS INQUIRY COMMISSION The Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission 02/10/2011 The Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission has been called upon to examine the financial and economic crisis that has gripped our country and explain its causes to the … Continue reading →

Another Runaway General:  Army Deploys Psy-Ops on U.S. Senators By Michael Hastings Rolling Stone February 23, 2011 Sen. John McCain walks with Lt. Gen. William Caldwell at Camp Eggers in Kabul, Afghanistan on January 6, 2009. Senior Airman Brian Ybarbo/U.S. … Continue reading →

Why Isn’t Wall Street in Jail? Financial crooks brought down the world’s economy — but the feds are doing more to protect them than to prosecute them. By Matt Taibbi Rolling Stone February 16, 2011 Over drinks at a bar … Continue reading →

Where are Libya’s WMD? By Tim Dickinson Rolling Stone February 24, 2011 With the ongoing collapse of the Libyan regime, and Mummar al-Qadhafi acting every bit the madman, American attentions should be focused on one thing: What happens to Libya’s … Continue reading →

Kicking The Hornet’s Nest By Tim Dickinson Rolling Stone February 22, 2011 Republicans are trying to turn their chamber of Congress into a Slaughter House for liberal sacred cows—moving to gut funding for women’s health, public broadcasting, the EPA, the … Continue reading →

Obama to DOMA [Defense of Marriage Act]: Drop Dead By Tim Dickinson Rolling Stone February 23, 2011 In a bold, principled, and unexpected move, the administration — led by Obama himself — has determined that the gay-marriage banning Defense of … Continue reading →

Invasion of the Home Snatchers Matt Taibbi on how foreclosure courts are helping big banks screw over homeowners. By Matt Taibbi Rolling Stone November 10, 2010 The foreclosure lawyers down in Jacksonville had warned me, but I was skeptical. They … Continue reading →

U.S. vetoes U.N. condemnation of Israeli settlements Resolution would call for immediate halt to ‘llegal’ building MSNBC February 18, 2011 UNITED NATIONS — The United States vetoed a U.N. resolution Friday that would have condemned Israeli settlements as “illegal” and … Continue reading →

The Wage Penalty of “Right-to-Work” Laws by Lawrence Mishel Economic Policy Institute The 1947 Taft-Hartley amendments to the National Labor Relations Act (1935) sanctioned a state’s right to pass laws that prohibit unions from requiring a worker to pay dues, … Continue reading →

Palestinians rebuff Obama over U.N. resolution By Mohammed Assadi Reuters Feb 18, 2011 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday turned down Washington’s request to withdraw a U.N. Security Council resolution demanding Israel halt settlement expansion on occupied Palestinian land. The … Continue reading →