October 2011
1 post
Robert Reich: The Occupiers' Responsive Chord →
robertreich:
A combination of police crackdowns and bad weather are testing the young Occupy movement. But rumors of its demise are premature, to say the least. Although numbers are hard to come by, anecdotal evidence suggests the movement is growing.
As importantly, the movement has already changed the…
September 2011
1 post
August 2011
6 posts
July 2011
2 posts
June 2011
8 posts
“Atheists are now here to stay. We are ready to take over the culture and move it...”
– #atheist #atheism - Madalyn O’Hair, “Atheists: The Last Minority” (via reneehendricks) -
Superbly and boldly written quote. Who couldn’t agree with the expressed sentiment.
(via anotheratheist)
May 2011
7 posts
April 2011
2 posts
Squashed: Fairness and Taxes →
squashed:
Jeff Miller posted the following quote from The Economist’s Democracy in America blog titled “Obama’s budget plan: Unseriously Unfair”:
Were individuals at every income level taxed at a flat rate of, say, 20%, the wealthy would bear and pay back more as a matter of course. Twenty percent of…
March 2011
6 posts
February 2011
8 posts
November 2010
1 post
October 2010
3 posts
June 2010
1 post
“…a professional journalist isn’t just someone who has access to the newswires,...”
– Douglas Rushkoff (via azspot)
April 2010
1 post
March 2010
2 posts
(Updated) Pros and Cons of the Healthcare Reform...
squashed:
My previous list of pros and cons of healthcare reform has gotten a bit dated. I’ve updated it. Once again, I’ve attempted to keep it as simple and non-partisan as I can manage. Let me know if you think I have misrepresented anything or left out anything crucial.
Pros:
A lot of people who don’t have health insurance will now have health insurance.
95% coverage of legal U.S....
“Despite the ubiquity of its Web presence and its affiliates, Amazon says it...”
– David Sirota (via azspot)