Bill Moyers:The Great American Class War, Plutocracy vs. Democracy
The Ungodly Rich sell self-enslavement by promising "Golden Ages" that feed on the prurience of "righteousness"and the pornography of plutocratic sodomy.Responsibility for the crime is then projected...
View ArticleLottery Logic And The Seduction Of The Poor. 9% Of Income Goes To Games Of...
The Future as seen by the poorest Americans***The Mega Millions jackpot makes this the week to talk about lottery economics, so here's a whopper: Households earning less than $13,000 a year spend a...
View ArticleSoft, Fleshy Comb Found On top Of Fossil Of Duck-Billed Dinosaur
By Kyle Johnson, 12/12/2013A well-preserved fossil of the Edmontosaurus regalis unearthed in Grand Prairie, Alberta was found with the remains of a soft, fleshy comb on the top of its head.According to...
View ArticleNASA Says Ozone Hole Stabilizing But Won't Fully Recover Until 2070
The ozone hole, shown in October, has stopped growing since the mid-1990s, but scientists say a full recovery is many decades away. (Ozone Hole Watch /December 12, 2013)By Tony BarbozaDecember 12,...
View ArticleRepublicans and Tea Party Activists in 'Full Scale Civil War'
Speaker of the House John Boehner answers questions during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol November 21, 2013 in Washington, DC.Win McNamee/Getty ImagesNEXT VIDEOCongressional Leaders Reach...
View ArticleBill Moyers: "That Sound You Hear Is the Shredding of the Social Contract"
Dark money, voter suppression, and a widening gap between the rich and poor threaten our democracy.***"Politics, Economics And The 101 Courses You Wish You Had"...
View ArticleTom Toles Cartoon: Fake Interpreter
***"Politics, Economics And The 101 Courses You Wish You Had"Â http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2012/01/politics-and-economics-101-curricula.html
View Article"Higher Profits, Smaller Paychecks." If You See Nothing Wrong With This...
The choices are these:1.) Bend over and clasp ankles.2.) Follow the money and demand fair distribution of the patrimony.***"Politics, Economics And The 101 Courses You Wish You Had"...
View ArticleDisgraced Legion Of Christ Confounds Pope Francis
Pope John Paul II blessing sexual predator and ultra-conservative Legion of Christ founder Rev. Marcial MacielAlan: Rank-and-file absolutists are easily deceived by bold leaders who present themselves...
View ArticleLost Nevada Family Warmed Rocks By Fire To Survive Snow For 2 Days
Details of the Nevada rescueSTORY HIGHLIGHTSFamily warms rocks by fire and puts them in overturned JeepThey are stable with "no frostbite, just some exposure issues," hospital saysThe two adults "did a...
View ArticleTurning The Corner: California Sees Obamacare Sign-Ups Skyrocket
Alan: As it happens, young people are just as likely to sign up as older people.http://obamacarefacts.com/obamacare-young-adults.phpRepublicans! Prepare thyselves for political rout.***By Charles...
View ArticleLone Gunman, Karl Pierson, Dead In Colorado High School Shooting
FACEBOOKKarl Pierson has been identified as the shooter at Arapahoe High School, he was a member of the school's debate team. A student with an apparent grudge against the debate coach barged into a...
View ArticleThe Geminid Meteor Shower
Alan: Sorry I'm late posting this. It is an unusually informative article.Excerpt: The Geminids are unusual because they’re thought to be the only annual meteor shower created not by a comet but...
View ArticleWhether Affluenza Is A Legal Excuse Or Not, It Is A Disease Of Unbridled...
http://www.amazon.com/Affluenza-The-All-Consuming-Epidemic-Currents/dp/1576753573***Is bad parenting an excuse for murder?That’s what Scott Brown, attorney for Ethan Couch and an expert witness...
View ArticleThe Toll: In Memory Of All Those Who Lost Lives In US School Shootings Since...
The Toll: In Memory Of All Those Who Lost Lives In US School Shootings Since 1966***Gun Cartoons and Gun Violence...
View ArticleChina Soft-Lands Rover On Moon; Plans To Land Astronauts
BEIJING (AP) — China on Saturday successfully carried out the world's first soft landing of a space probe on the moon in nearly four decades, the next stage in an ambitious space program that aims to...
View ArticleHow Has U.S. Changed Since Newtown Massacre?
Remembering the children of Sandy HookSTORY HIGHLIGHTSA Connecticut school shooting killed six women and 20 children, ages 6 or 7, a year agoFederal gun reform proposals fail, but some states now have...
View ArticleWe Can't Arrest Our Way to Safer Schools. To The Contrary...
The Militarization of SchoolsIt's not what's good.It's what we're good at.George Carlin:"We Like War Because We're Good At...
View ArticleMagical Thinking And Organized Religion
"Believing in Magic"by Stuart Vysehttp://www.amazon.com/Believing-Magic-Psychology-Superstition-Updated/dp/019999692X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1387039963&sr=8-1&keywords=believing+in+magic...
View ArticlePhoto Of Newtown Victims, All Of Whom Were Shot Multiple Times
Gun Cartoons and Gun Violence Bibliographyhttp://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2012/07/gun-cartoons-and-gun-violence.html***"The Toll: In Memory Of All Those Who Lost Their Lives In School Shootings...
View Article