Politics
Rand Paul - The history of black oppression in the country rose from government sanctioned racism
GAME ON: Mitt Romney Changes Message On Economy, Advocates Middle Class Tax Cuts And More Government Spending
I have been tough on Mitt Romney's economic plan, which is vague, lacking in important details, and centered around giving the richest Americans and biggest corporations another tax cut.
How the tea party beat Occupy Wall Street
About a year ago I called Occupy Wall Street a “tea party with brains.” Today, I’m the one who needs his head examined. Occupy Wall Street, the movement critical of banks, the super-rich and their influence in our politics and daily lives, has failed to live up to its promise as an important social and political force.
Two Terrifying Charts For Mitt Romney
A new Pew Research Center report, entitled "The Lost Decade of the Middle Class," contains some disconcerting numbers for presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney as the campaign enters its final two-plus-month stretch.
Sorry Mr. Biden, But It's Your Liberalism That Chains The Poor To Dependency
Vice President Biden presented America with what liberals might call a “teachable moment.” Race has long served as a trump card silencing opposition. Whites wilt when challenged by race. But Biden ups the ante by insinuating Republicans trying to ease financial regulation harbor sinister intentions.
Labor Department spent $500G in stimulus on green-job ad blitz on Olbermann, Maddow
The Obama administration paid a PR firm nearly $500,000 in stimulus funds to run a barrage of ads on White House-friendly cable programs promoting its green job training program.
Survivalist congressman is ready for doomsday
Deep in the West Virginia woods, in a small cabin powered by the sun and the wind, a bespectacled, white-haired man is giving a video tour of his basement, describing techniques for the long-term preservation of food in case of “an emergency.”
Goldman Non-Prosecution: AG Eric Holder Has No Balls
I’ve been on deadline in the past week or so, so I haven't had a chance to weigh in on Eric Holder’s predictable decision to not pursue criminal charges against Goldman, Sachs for any of the activities in the report prepared by Senators Carl Levin and Tom Coburn two years ago.
The MF Global Case: What "Looking Forward" Looks Like
A criminal investigation into the collapse of the brokerage firm MF Global and the disappearance of about $1 billion in customer money is now heading into its final stage without charges expected against any top executives. After 10 months of stitching together evidence on the firm's demise, criminal investigators are concluding that chaos and porous risk controls at the firm, rather than fraud, allowed the money to disappear, according to people involved in the case.