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"Poof goes the middle class"
Today's Los Angeles Times letters to the editor, because our voices matter: Re "Poof goes the middle class," Opinion, Oct. 23 Thanks to Doyle McManus for his timely review of Tyler Cowen's book,...
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GOP consultant: Bleak future for CA Republicans, GOP "anathema to younger...
I recently posted CA fines secretive donor groups, including one linked to Koch brothers: California officials are imposing a record $16 million in penalties on secretive political groups that...
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Bernie Sanders: You can't fix the economy simply by shredding the safety net
What oh what would we Progressives do without Bernie Sanders? In today's Los Angeles Times, he wrote an op-ed laying out in very clear detail how to make wise choices about how to fix the economy....
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Republicans, this is on you... and your unrelenting cruelty
This is what I saw this morning when I opened my Los Angeles Times. Front paged: About 4.2 million Californians are affected by the drop in benefits, including more than 1.1 million residents of Los...
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Koch bros. go-to guy lost groups millions in GOP "dark money"; cowardly...
Recently I posted CA fines secretive donor groups, including one linked to Koch brothers. Anonymous political donors are being fined by my home state of California, but sadly, Citizens United is still...
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ENTIRE VIDEO- Obama on income inequality, #Obamacare: "Tell us what you’d do...
Here are some excerpts from the video of President Obama's speech: I believe this is the defining challenge of our time – making sure our economy works for every working American. It’s why I ran for...
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Jobless, aidless, homeless v. the wealthy who live in homes with moats, Botox...
Via Mike Lukovich, amuniversal In the past couple of days, the Los Angeles Times letters to the editor about the jobless and homeless knocked it out of the park. I'm sharing a few samples, because our...
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VIDEO: Elizabeth Warren kicks ass... again.
Did you see Elizabeth Warren on "Now with Alex Wagner"? If not, here you go. She kicked major ass, as she always does. And whaddya know, I also got this email (bolding is mine): Laffy, Millions of...
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Reporting about the Koch brothers' money trail matters, despite their threats.
Kudos to Team Maddow for coming up with the Koch brothers graphic above. Sadly, it's all too accurate. In the following segment of her show, she starts out by referring to this news report that I...
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Wealth gap watch: "Marie Antoinette Bakery reopened, is proud to be serving...
Another guest post by the one, the only Will Durst who's having a little fun with : GUILLOTINE TIME F. Scott Fitzgerald famously said the rich are different from us. To which Hemingway snorted, “yeah,...
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Gov Scott Walker tax plan gives an extra $50 million tax cut to... guess who?...
Image via. What will Gov Scott Walker do to endear himself to voters next? So far a state appeals court rejected challenges to the WI John Doe probe targeting conservatives. Then Walker wouldn't reveal...
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Chris Christie compares the poor to petulant teens, but, see, he's the real...
Chris Hayes and David Cay Johnston should have added the now-famous quote from Fort Lee Mayor Mark Sokolich to this discussion of Chris Christie: He "deserves an ass-kicking": Visit NBCNews.com for...
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WI GOP fast-tracks "dark money" bill in midst of "John Doe" campaign finance...
By now you've probably heard of dark money. I've written about it often. It is when nonprofits spend money on elections by exploiting loopholes in campaign finance disclosure laws. In other words,...
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Oops! Constituent to Rep. Paul Ryan: #Obamacare helps. Ryan: "Repeal it" is...
Remember this? Hey America, guess what! Paul Ryan still wants to kill Medicare! Which was a sequel to VIDEO: Paul Ryan defends GOP "Kill Medicare" plan in new ad. Which was a sequel to VIDEO: Paul...
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Don't let Paul Ryan near your money
He's ba-a-ack. Yes, Paul Ryan and his "budget" (quotes required, because it's not a budget, it's a redundantly cruel joke) have returned to make the 99% miserable as it caters to the top 1%. In his...
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Soros is no Koch brother
Those on the right love to compare the Kochtopus to George Soros. Yes, both the Koch brothers (scroll) and George Soros are wealthy individuals who donate to the party and candidates of their choice....
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DC ignores the real threats to national security including guns, climate...
This post about the actual threats to our national security, by my pal Mark Karlin via BuzzFlash at Truthout, is a must-read: The most significant peril to our ability to live peaceful and comfortable...
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The Kochocracy
Via Lalo Alcaraz Another snark-filled guest post by the one, the only Will Durst, who's having a little fun with those pesky, corporate 1%ers. Or as Will calls them, the Kochocracy. Take it away, Will:...
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"Think what Ballmer's play money could do to help farmers and their children."
Let's talk money. Few people have enough. A very, very few are sitting on craploads of money, *coughKOCHS, ADELSONcough* but most of us aren't. GOP Congress members block any Democratic bill that aims...
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"The Pitchforks Are Coming for the Millionaires", says Zillionaire to Politico
Mike Allen swung by MSNBC to tell us just how up front even a center-leaning outfit like Politico is featuring on the stars of the new American plutocracy. Or oligarchy. The folks you see on the...
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