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Webバージョン  |  アップデート設定  |  登録解除 いいね ツイート 転送 http://endofsecrets.blogspot.com Postal Cuts Are Austerity on Steroids Posted by lauren on 6 February, 2013 John Nichols The austerity agenda that would cut services for working Americans in order to maintain tax breaks for the wealthy—and promote the privatization of public services—has many faces. read more SodaStream: Set the Bubbles Free? First, Set Palestinians Free Posted by andrea on 6 February, 2013 Lyndi Borne Among many of the usual suspects airing ads during the Super Bowl, one small company shook up some conversation with an ad that was banned by CBS. The company, SodaStream, acts like it's doing the world a favor by selling home carbonation machines, and its ads jab at Coca-Cola and Pepsi for wasting bottles. read more High Time for Hemp Posted by jacob on 6 February, 2013 Jim Hightower Four years ago, Michelle Obama picked up a shovel and made a powerful symbolic statement about America's food and farm future: She turned a patch of White House lawn into a working organic garden.(Domiriel/Flickr) read more Corporate America: Saving the Twinkie but Not the Workers Posted by andrea on 6 February, 2013 Dean Baker No, I am not kidding. Steven Davidoff has a DealBook column touting the fact that Hostess Twinkies are likely to survive as a product, even though the company that makes them has gone bankrupt. The Twinkie brand, along with other iconic brands owned by the company, will be sold off in bankruptcy to other companies who expect to be able to profitably market them. read more The Real Debate Over American Citizenship Posted by jacob on 6 February, 2013 Robert Reich Sometimes we have a national conversation without realizing it. We talk about different aspects of the same larger issue without connecting the dots. That’s what’s happening now with regard to the meaning of American citizenship and the basic rights that come with it.  read more Where Are They Now? The Reporters Who Got Iraq So Wrong Posted by andrea on 6 February, 2013 Peter Hart Ten years ago yesterday, Colin Powell made the Bush administration's case for going to war against Iraq. Much of what he said about Iraq's threats to the United States was false. read more The White Paper: This Isn’t the Memo You’re Looking For Posted by jacob on 6 February, 2013 Marcy Wheeler As important as it is to see the white paper DOJ gave Congress to explain its purported legal rationale, it is just as important to make clear what this white paper is not.(Carolyn Kaster/AP) read more Occupiers Arrive in Court Over a Year After Their Boston Encampment Was Raided Posted by jacob on 6 February, 2013 Allison Kilkenny A common cause for grievance among some older activists of the sixties variety is that “the kids these days” don’t protest. They’re too apathetic and jaded. They’re too isolated and detached from community. read more Why Don't White-Collar Criminals Get Equal Time? Posted by lauren on 6 February, 2013 William Greider The Obama administration collected some crowd-pleasing headlines with its announcement that the Justice Department is suing Standard & Poor’s, the (Photo: Getty)rating agency that notoriously fueled the financial crisis and crash by duping investors into buying billions in rotten securities. The government is said to be seeking a cash penalty of more than $1 billion. read more 登録変更 | 登録解除

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