June 2012
“Well, capitalism does have a lot of strengths, including producing things that...”
– Joseph Stiglitz (via azspot)
MSNBC: Friends reel from shooting of teen lesbian... →
stfuconservatives:
timekiller-s:
Updated story on the murder in Texas of two teenagers.
Unbelievably sad.
Cecil Rhodes was such a racist horrendous person it’s weird that there’s a prestigious scholarship named after him, like it’s basically rooted in racism/suffering/exploitation of Africa. Weird weird weird.
Mitt Romney Lies a Lot for a Politician →
I think Mitt Romney broke his own recored for telling the most lies this week. I don’t think Steve Benen even had to try that hard to find 30 enormous whoppers. Most of them have to do with statistics and the budget. Some just grossly mischaracterize what the president has said or done. Any way you look at it, though, Mitt Romney routinely lies and gets away with it. I know it’s difficult to...
US Reconstructs Former Military Bases Across... →
arielnietzsche:
The Obama administration is continuing its strategic pivot to Asia-Pacific and now trying to cultivate renewed relationships with countries in a bid to further expand the amount of US military bases throughout the region.
Much of this means rebuilding and refurbishing former US bases that were abandoned since WWII or since the Vietnam War. Administration officials have been in...
“Personally, I think they all suffer from plain old “being boring” oppression....”
– Pretending You’re Oppressed: The New Internet Fad (via mohandasgandhi)
Of the Rich, By the Rich, For the Rich →
socialuprooting:
The Supreme Court on Monday reaffirmed its disastrous 2010 ruling that lifted limits on corporate spending to influence elections. Justices reversed the Montana Supreme Court and struck down a state law. ”The U.S. Supreme Court’s absurd 5-4 ruling two years ago in Citizens United was a major blow to American democratic traditions. Sadly, despite all of the evidence that...
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Arpaio: Court's SB1070 ruling "affirmed our...
motherjones:
univisionnews:
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Okay, real talk: The Supreme Court didn’t do what Joe Arpaio says it did. As Adam Serwer explains, Justice Kennedy’s opinion states that the “papers, please” portion of the bill “might be unconstitutional, but the high court wants to wait and see how this part of the law is enforced.” (His whole take is worth a read.)
Odds of this portion of the bill...
