When two opposite points are expressed, the truth does not necessarily lie halfway between, it is possible one is simply wrong.

Review of Glenn Greenwald's "With Liberty and Justice for Some"

There are few (if any) "free markets" in the largest sectors of the US economy. The health care industry is a labyrinth of public and private payers. Sectors known as "guard labor" are also larded with subsidies.

"Damn You Auto Correct!"' is one year old -- The 25 Funniest Autocorrects Of the First Year

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Who's got best growth? Oddly, it's the U.S.

America’s economy isn’t doing great, but it’s better than the rest of the world’s. That’s the conclusion to be drawn from the monthly surveys of manufacturing firms across the globe that were released on Thursday. Almost everywhere, manufacturing …

Police pepper spraying and arresting students at UC Davis - YouTube

Pepper spray is banned for use in war by Article I.5 of the Chemical Weapons Convention which bans the use of all riot control agents in warfare whether lethal or less-than-lethal.

The roots of the UC-Davis pepper-spraying

The now-viral video of police officers in theirRobocop costumes sadistically pepper-spraying peaceful, sitting protesters at UC-Davis shows a police state in its pure form.

Rick Scott Sells Florida to the Koch brothers

Gov. Rick Scott announced today that he has sold Florida to the Koch brothers.

Bachmann Doesn't Know Her Entire New Hampshire Staff Has Quit

Noah Rothman reported yesterday on the mass exodus from her campaign in New Hampshire, but today, Bachmann has released a statement claiming that the story was fabricated by the media.

Elizabeth Warren: The Woman Who Knew Too Much

At the end of his remarks, Obama turned to Warren and kissed her on the cheek. She smiled gamely, though if there are kisses a woman can do without, this was one of them. A Judas kiss, some would say. But if so, the betrayal was not just of Elizabeth Warren.

FARK.com: Photoshop this proud patriot

Photoshop this proud patriot...

Occupy Pensacola: Alleged "Conservatives" Better Wake Up

Today I traveled to Occupy Pensacola.  Yes, folks, it's spreading.  I went for two reasons: I wanted to see this so-called progressive stack in action that I had heard was all the rage (and was basically reverse-discrimination) and I also was very interes …

Bo Diddley Jr. Arrested Occupying Bo Diddley Plaza (Florida)

Police arrived at 11:30 and gave eviction notices to a group of 70 occupiers - 30 of whom vowed to remain.   Bo Diddley Jr.

Occupy Wall Street needs corporate sponsors

This Occupy Wall Street Movement has been brought to you by Ben & Jerry’s ice cream. “The Ben & Jerry’s board of directors … wish to express our deepest admiration to all of you who have initiated the non-violent Occupy Wall Street Movement,&rdqu …

Florida bank will pay new customers $5 a month - MarketWatch

A small Florida bank took a swipe at larger rival institutions and their newly announced fees Tuesday by offering to actually pay new customers who open checking accounts. Community Bank & Company, with 17 locations in the Tampa-St.

Digital Age Drives Rally to Save Troy Davis From Execution - NYTimes.com

As Troy Davis faces his fourth execution date, the effort to save him has come to rival the most celebrated death row campaigns in recent history. On Monday, the Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles will give Mr.

Union disinvites GOP pols to Labor Day parade - MarketWatch

In a bit of payback for what it sees as their attack on workers' rights, one Wisconsin union has barred Republican officials from marching in its annual Labor Day parade.

We haven't talked ourselves into recession yet

Here’s a shocker: If you run headlines all day every day for a month saying the economy may go to hell because the government can’t get its act together, people pay attention. They really pay attention when the value of their retirement savings drops by 10% or 20%.

The fruits of elite immunity -- "Dick Cheney … will profit greatly"

Less than three years ago, Dick Cheney was presiding over policies that left hundreds of thousands of innocent people dead from a war of aggression, constructed a worldwide torture regime, and spied on thousands of Americans without the warrants required by law, all of which res …

The end result is clear - the ruling class intends to kill us

As the society's resources continue to dwindle, the problem of the "surplus population" becomes more acute for the ruling class. The State now controls a population which is far larger than the ruling class finds useful for its purposes.

Extremely hilarious video!!!

Apologies to all who have 'lost everything,' but this is too funny … YouTube removed the video. Go to:

No Wonder the Jobless Rate is Staying at Depression Levels

My wife Joyce and I were renting a car for the week this morning at a Hertz office just outside Philadelphia.

30 Americans Killed as Taliban Shoot Down a Copter

In the deadliest day for American forces in the nearly decade-long war in Afghanistan, insurgents shot down a Chinook transport helicopter on Saturday, killing 30 Americans and 7 Afghan commandos on board, American and Afghan officials said.

Fox News Twitter feed says Obama dead in apparent hack - CNN.com

(CNN) -- Hackers apparently broke into the FoxNews.com's Twitter feed for political news early Monday and used it to announce -- falsely -- that President Barack Obama had been assassinated. Obama was "shot twice at a Ross' restaurant in Iowa while campaigning.

Joe Bageant: Poet, Redneck Revolutionary, R.I.P.

Joe Bageant was an extraordinarily gifted writer and thinker.

One Good Man vs. Wall Street and its political servants

It's rare to be able to write in praise of a high elected official, but Eric Schneiderman -- New York's recently elected state Attorney General -- thus far deserves it.  As a State Senator, he was one of the leaders in reforming that state's decades-old, oppressiv …

It is not about Democrat or Tea Party/Republican: It is about the rich.

As long as their corporate-sponsored media can keep us talking in terms of conservative/liberal; Republican/Democrat; right-wing/left-wing, then the rich control the conversation–and it will always be directed toward THEIR best interests, not the best interests of the majo …

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