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The 1% Have Regained Their Recession Losses And Then Some
It's A Great Time To Be RichBY CHRISTOPHER INGRAHAMMarch 18, 2014The OECD just released the seventh edition of its Society at a Glance report, a data-driven barometer of the economic and social health...
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Iceland Beat The 1%. Here's How It's Done
Don't hold your breath.Iceland is a civilized country.The United States is not.The United States coddles the malfeasant richand jams hot pokers up the ass of the poor."Politics and Economics: The 101...
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Will Putin Stop With Crimea? The New Yorker
MARCH 18, 2014PUTIN’S CRIMEAN HISTORY LESSONPOSTED BY JOHN CASSIDYPresident Vladimir Putin’s defiant speech in Moscow on Tuesday, which he followed up by signing a draft treaty to make the Crimea part...
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Conservatives Are Conservatives Because Stasis Works Well For Them
If "keeping things precisely as they are" doesn't work for you,it's your fault.If you were not an irresponsible parasite,conservatism would work for you too, loser.
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Benjamin Franklin: "Money Has Never Made Men Happy, Nor Will It"
Benjamin Franklin to Robert Morris (Alan: These may be the most startling words ever spoken by an American politician.)25 December, 1783"The Remissness of our People in Paying Taxes is highly...
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If Our Founding Fathers Were All Christians, Why Did They Say These Things?
Alan: Friend James sent the following blurb by way of introducing the pasted post below: "Advances of civilization have always been a battle between reason and knowledge versus suppression and...
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Werid Enuf Fer Ya? News From Barbaria: #33
“Every leader goes through different phases of maturity, growth and development and it helps by (recognizing) the mistakes that you make,” Cathy said. “And you learn from those mistakes. If not, you’re...
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Ayn Rand: Atheist Cornerstone of Republican Economics
“Mediocre philosophy sells: It makes the half-literate… feel...
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Shameless Confession By Right-Wing Liar
Fox News commenting on Paul Ryan's vice-presidential acceptance speech.***“Mediocre philosophy sells: It makes the half-literate… feel smart."***Alan: American conservatives have a soft spot for...
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GOP Healthcare Plan: They Can't Even Agree On What Kind Of Nothing They'll Offer
6367 Some policies the GOP is considering could leave House leadership open to heavy criticism. | GettyCloseBy JOHN BRESNAHAN and JAKE SHERMAN | 3/18/14 6:00 PM EDT Updated: 3/19/14 12:53 PM EDTGOP...
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GOP’s Self-Deluded Optimism. Why Its Long-Term Outlook Is Horrible, Despite '14
Ted Cruz, Reince Priebus, Rand Paul ***Alan: As people of color become more numerous, and as old conservatives are replaced by young liberals, the GOP's chances of ever winning The Oval Office are...
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Marathon bombing survivor dances onstage at TED talk
JAMES DUNCAN DAVIDSONAdrianne Haslet-Davis danced the rhumba with Christian Lightner at a TED Conference in Vancouver on March 19By Bella English | GLOBE STAFF MARCH 19, 2014Professional dancer...
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"Alice In Arabia" Meets "Amreeka" In Detroit
Dear C,Thanks for your email.The last line is great! "Instead of reaching across the globe for “Alice in America,” perhaps we should start here at home with “Ahmed in Austin”."I strongly recommend a...
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Uncle Sam's Security Agencies: Drowning In Oceans Of Data
Dear C,Thanks for your email.Like you, I think NSA surveillance is over the top.However, I also think "security" officials must be drowning in all that data.Perhaps I underestimate the ability of...
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E.J. Dionne: "Can Putin's Power Grab In Crimea Bring Us Together?"
The eyes have it.***By E.J. Dionne Jr., Published: March 19, 2014Vladimir Putin’s grab of Crimea has exposed the paradoxes in U.S. attitudes toward foreign policy.Congress has been unusually united in...
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Stress Tests: Going Through The Motions
BLOOMBERG VIEW: Most banks would fail a real stress test. "This week, the Federal Reserve will present the results of stress tests designed to ensure that the largest U.S. banks won't turn the next...
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How Democrats Could Blow It Big Time On Obamacare
"A few weeks ago, when I was doing some research and reporting for these stories about misleading Americans for Prosperity ads, I confidently asserted to one of my sources that Democrats and allied...
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