http://samuel-warde.com/2015/06/u-s-attorney-general-lynch-announces-biggest-medical-fraud-bust-in-doj-history-243-arrested/
"Here’s to the millions who fought the good fight and are still advocating for the Affordable Care Act/Obamacare. The highly successful healthcare reform law has implemented a Strike Team, and created more aggressive tools to detect medical fraud. Thanks, Obama!"
Saturday, June 27, 2015
The Entire World Knows GOP Trickle Down Is Disastrous For Americans And The Economy
http://www.politicususa.com/2015/06/22/entire-world-gop-trickle-disastrous-americans-economy.html
"It is also a sad truth that Republicans do, in fact, know their only economic agenda is disastrous for all but the richest one-percent and their corporations, they just refuse to admit it in a public forum where voters might hear them laughing about an economic agenda the whole world knows is a raging failure"
"It is also a sad truth that Republicans do, in fact, know their only economic agenda is disastrous for all but the richest one-percent and their corporations, they just refuse to admit it in a public forum where voters might hear them laughing about an economic agenda the whole world knows is a raging failure"
The first-ever Super PAC criminal is going to jail. But the real scandal is what's legal.
http://www.vox.com/2015/6/24/8838687/super-pacs-2016-bush-rubio
"In his Citizens United v. FEC decision, Justice Anthony Kennedy said there was no need to put campaign fundraising limits on outside groups. Since these groups weren't connected to the candidates themselves, he reasoned, their spending wouldn't "give rise to corruption or the appearance of corruption."
This year's candidates and their Super PACs are doing their best to prove him wrong. To be more specific, Carly Fiorina, Jeb Bush, and Marco Rubio are doing their best to prove him wrong."
"In his Citizens United v. FEC decision, Justice Anthony Kennedy said there was no need to put campaign fundraising limits on outside groups. Since these groups weren't connected to the candidates themselves, he reasoned, their spending wouldn't "give rise to corruption or the appearance of corruption."
This year's candidates and their Super PACs are doing their best to prove him wrong. To be more specific, Carly Fiorina, Jeb Bush, and Marco Rubio are doing their best to prove him wrong."
Thursday, June 25, 2015
Divide-and-Conquer Walker Thinks Equal Pay Is Divisive
Divide-and-Conquer Walker Thinks Equal Pay Is Divisive
"Just days after Walker was first sworn-in as governor in 2011, he spoke privately about his plans to "divide and conquer" Wisconsin unions in a videotaped conversation with billionaire GOP financier Diane Hendricks, his single largest donor. “Any chance we'll ever get to be a completely red state and work on these unions....And become a right-to-work [state]?,” Hendricks asks in the January 2011 video. Walker replies: “Well, we're going to start in a couple weeks with our budget adjustment bill. The first step is we're going to deal with collective bargaining for all public employee unions, because you use divide and conquer.… That opens the door once we do that.” Although in the years to follow Walker would insist that right to work would not get to his desk, in 2015 Wisconsin became the 25th right to work state after he signed the ALEC-inspired bill into law."
"Just days after Walker was first sworn-in as governor in 2011, he spoke privately about his plans to "divide and conquer" Wisconsin unions in a videotaped conversation with billionaire GOP financier Diane Hendricks, his single largest donor. “Any chance we'll ever get to be a completely red state and work on these unions....And become a right-to-work [state]?,” Hendricks asks in the January 2011 video. Walker replies: “Well, we're going to start in a couple weeks with our budget adjustment bill. The first step is we're going to deal with collective bargaining for all public employee unions, because you use divide and conquer.… That opens the door once we do that.” Although in the years to follow Walker would insist that right to work would not get to his desk, in 2015 Wisconsin became the 25th right to work state after he signed the ALEC-inspired bill into law."
Yet Again, A Scalia Dissent Is Used Against Him
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/scalia-dissent-obamacare-used-against-him
"Justice Antonin Scalia strongly objected to Thursday's Supreme Court decision upholding the Affordable Care Act, so it was amusing to see Chief Justice John Roberts use Scalia's own dissent in the last major Obamacare case against him."
"Justice Antonin Scalia strongly objected to Thursday's Supreme Court decision upholding the Affordable Care Act, so it was amusing to see Chief Justice John Roberts use Scalia's own dissent in the last major Obamacare case against him."
ACA Ruling Safeguards Subsidies No Matter Who Occupies The White House
ACA Ruling Safeguards Subsidies No Matter Who Occupies The White House
"There is certainly plenty of Republican angst today over the decision, but they should all be thanking the Chief Justice for hauling their butts out of the political fire. Had it gone the other way, they would have been forced to admit they had no plan now or ever for how to deal with dead citizens' blood on their hands."
"There is certainly plenty of Republican angst today over the decision, but they should all be thanking the Chief Justice for hauling their butts out of the political fire. Had it gone the other way, they would have been forced to admit they had no plan now or ever for how to deal with dead citizens' blood on their hands."
The Supreme Court’s Obamacare Decision Is The Biggest Possible Win For The Obama Administration
http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2015/06/25/3673911/supreme-courts-obamacare-decision-biggest-possible-win-obama-administration/
"The attorneys and activists behind this lawsuit came to the Court hoping to gut Obamacare; instead, they placed it on the strongest possible legal footing."
"The attorneys and activists behind this lawsuit came to the Court hoping to gut Obamacare; instead, they placed it on the strongest possible legal footing."
Obamacare Keeps Working As Uninsured Rate Keeps Dropping
http://www.politicususa.com/2015/06/23/obamacare-working-uninsured-rate-dropping.html
"The CDC’s survey results confirm what other surveys have also verified. Obamacare has reduced the uninsured rate in America significantly."
"The CDC’s survey results confirm what other surveys have also verified. Obamacare has reduced the uninsured rate in America significantly."
The right’s tortured Obamacare arguments get a Supreme Court smackdown: Inside the demise of the “Moops” doctrine
The right’s tortured Obamacare arguments get a Supreme Court smackdown: Inside the demise of the “Moops” doctrine
"For Republicans, the reaction should be one of complete and utter relief. They’ll complain and moan to keep up appearances with the conservative activists and to remain consistent with their full-throated, bad-faith support for the King plaintiffs, but this is a boon for the GOP. If the court had ruled in the other direction, Republicans in Congress would be in the position of having to move and move quickly to do something to mitigate the damage. They would have had to find unity of purpose within their own ranks to move forward on healthcare policy. That’s something they’ve tried and failed to do for over half a decade now, and there was little reason to believe that they were on the cusp of getting their act together. The stage was set for vicious intra-party fight that would have, in all likelihood, left congressional Republicans in their all-too-familiar position of deadlocked incompetence."
"For Republicans, the reaction should be one of complete and utter relief. They’ll complain and moan to keep up appearances with the conservative activists and to remain consistent with their full-throated, bad-faith support for the King plaintiffs, but this is a boon for the GOP. If the court had ruled in the other direction, Republicans in Congress would be in the position of having to move and move quickly to do something to mitigate the damage. They would have had to find unity of purpose within their own ranks to move forward on healthcare policy. That’s something they’ve tried and failed to do for over half a decade now, and there was little reason to believe that they were on the cusp of getting their act together. The stage was set for vicious intra-party fight that would have, in all likelihood, left congressional Republicans in their all-too-familiar position of deadlocked incompetence."
Supreme Court Saves Republicans From Themselves by Upholding the Affordable Care Act
http://www.politicususa.com/2015/06/25/supreme-court-saves-republicans-upholding-affordable-care-act.html
"This time, even if Republicans don’t recognize it, the Supreme Court rescued them from the political fallout that would have came had millions their constituents gotten a notice informing them they no longer had health insurance. Some of their constituents might have even figured out that the Affordable Care Act and Obamacare are the same things."
"This time, even if Republicans don’t recognize it, the Supreme Court rescued them from the political fallout that would have came had millions their constituents gotten a notice informing them they no longer had health insurance. Some of their constituents might have even figured out that the Affordable Care Act and Obamacare are the same things."
Scott Walker Reveals Extreme Views On Equal Pay
http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2015/06/24/3673423/scott-walker-equal-pay/
"He also likened the push for equal pay laws to seeking to make more people reliant on government."
"He also likened the push for equal pay laws to seeking to make more people reliant on government."
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott picks homeschooler to chair State Board of Education
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott picks homeschooler to chair State Board of Education
"The Texas Freedom Network, a watchdog group, warned that Bahorich would “put culture war agendas ahead of educating more than 5 million Texas kids"."
"The Texas Freedom Network, a watchdog group, warned that Bahorich would “put culture war agendas ahead of educating more than 5 million Texas kids"."
Brainiac Scott Walker reveals GOP secret plan: Win with male voters!
Brainiac Scott Walker reveals GOP secret plan: Win with male voters!
"what worked in the homogenous and polarized state of Wisconsin doesn’t translate to the fight to get 270 electoral votes, in battleground states where female voters hold the key to victory."
"what worked in the homogenous and polarized state of Wisconsin doesn’t translate to the fight to get 270 electoral votes, in battleground states where female voters hold the key to victory."
Bobby Jindal Broke Louisiana So Badly That Even the GOP Doesn’t Want Him | The Nation
Bobby Jindal Broke Louisiana So Badly That Even the GOP Doesn’t Want Him | The Nation
"In sum, Jindal made Louisiana the test site for an experiment in socially conservative, pro-corporate governance that wound up wrecking the state so badly it can’t be ignored."
"In sum, Jindal made Louisiana the test site for an experiment in socially conservative, pro-corporate governance that wound up wrecking the state so badly it can’t be ignored."
BREAKING: Supreme Court Will Not Take Away Health Care From Millions Of Americans
http://thinkprogress.org/health/2015/06/25/3672303/king-v-burwell-decision/
"By a 6-3 ruling, the Supreme Court decided on Thursday to avoid a major disruption to the insurance market by leaving in place the Affordable Care Act’s current tax subsidies."
"By a 6-3 ruling, the Supreme Court decided on Thursday to avoid a major disruption to the insurance market by leaving in place the Affordable Care Act’s current tax subsidies."
Texas Approves Another Law Attacking Women’s Health — This Time, Targeting Cancer Screenings
http://thinkprogress.org/health/2015/06/22/3672505/texas-cancer-screenings/
"Despite boasting the highest rates of cervical cancer in the country and a 40 to 50 percent rate of poverty in female-headed households, Texas Governor Greg Abbot has signed a proposal that will significantly decrease the number of facilities providing affordable cancer screenings.
The bill, which was drafted early this year and signed Saturday, will slash Planned Parenthood’s funding for breast and cervical cancer screenings for low-income women. That may leave the 3,000 Texan women who received screenings at a Planned Parenthood center within the state last year without a clear health care alternative."
"Despite boasting the highest rates of cervical cancer in the country and a 40 to 50 percent rate of poverty in female-headed households, Texas Governor Greg Abbot has signed a proposal that will significantly decrease the number of facilities providing affordable cancer screenings.
The bill, which was drafted early this year and signed Saturday, will slash Planned Parenthood’s funding for breast and cervical cancer screenings for low-income women. That may leave the 3,000 Texan women who received screenings at a Planned Parenthood center within the state last year without a clear health care alternative."
Wednesday, June 24, 2015
Bobby Jindal’s pathetic presidential hopes: He wrecked Louisiana — and now he wants a job promotion
Bobby Jindal’s pathetic presidential hopes: He wrecked Louisiana — and now he wants a job promotion
"And then there’s the small matter of how Jindal’s policies have transformed Louisiana into a fiscal disaster and left him one of the least popular governors in America. He’s less popular in his own reliably Republican state than the Democratic president he hopes to replace. The guiding principle of Jindal’s economic policy has quite literally been to keep Grover Norquist happy – he made a promise to the anti-tax activist to never raise taxes in his state, and even as budget deficits ballooned owing to enthusiastic tax cuts and falling oil prices, Jindal refused to break his word. The state can’t really cut spending any more than it already has, and it’s running out of gimmicks to paper over the budget shortfalls. Even the Republicans in the state legislature have called Jindal’s approach to governing irresponsible and “insane"."
"And then there’s the small matter of how Jindal’s policies have transformed Louisiana into a fiscal disaster and left him one of the least popular governors in America. He’s less popular in his own reliably Republican state than the Democratic president he hopes to replace. The guiding principle of Jindal’s economic policy has quite literally been to keep Grover Norquist happy – he made a promise to the anti-tax activist to never raise taxes in his state, and even as budget deficits ballooned owing to enthusiastic tax cuts and falling oil prices, Jindal refused to break his word. The state can’t really cut spending any more than it already has, and it’s running out of gimmicks to paper over the budget shortfalls. Even the Republicans in the state legislature have called Jindal’s approach to governing irresponsible and “insane"."
Congressional Democrats Introduce an Ambitious New Bill to Restore the Voting Rights Act | The Nation
Congressional Democrats Introduce an Ambitious New Bill to Restore the Voting Rights Act | The Nation
"Since the Shelby decision, onerous new laws have been passed or implemented in states like North Carolina and Texas, which have disenfranchised thousands of voters, disproportionately those of color. In the past five years, 395 new voting restrictions have been introduced in 49 states, with half the states in the country adopting measures making it harder to vote."
"Since the Shelby decision, onerous new laws have been passed or implemented in states like North Carolina and Texas, which have disenfranchised thousands of voters, disproportionately those of color. In the past five years, 395 new voting restrictions have been introduced in 49 states, with half the states in the country adopting measures making it harder to vote."
Louisiana Has A Lot Of Problems. This Is How Bobby Jindal Made Them Worse.
http://thinkprogress.org/election/2015/06/24/3615327/bobby-jindal-running-president-ran-louisiana/
"As Jindal’s administration slashed millions from the budget for STD prevention, and prevented new Planned Parenthood clinics from opening, Louisiana developed the second-highest rate of gonorrhea in the country, the third-highest rate of syphilis, and the fourth-highest rate of chlamydia. New Orleans also has the second-highest number of estimated HIV cases in the country, and the highest rate of death after HIV infection. The state has the fifth-highest rate of teen pregnancy.
Despite these alarming numbers, Jindal signed a bill in 2014 that bars anyone affiliated with Planned Parenthood from teaching students about sexual health or family planning.
Additionally, though 16.6 percent of Louisiana residents lack health insurance, one of the highest rates of uninsured people in the country, Jindal refused the federally funded expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, and declined to set up a state-based health exchange. If the Supreme Court rules over the next few weeks against Obamacare’s federal subsidies, as many as 250,000 Louisianans could lose their coverage.
Over Jindal’s time in the governor’s mansion, the state’s higher education system has also taken a major hit, with more money cut per student than almost any other state in the country. In the 2015 budget, facing a $1.6 billion dollar shortfall, Jindal proposed even deeper cuts to Louisiana State University that threatened to eliminate entire programs and campuses. Using some bizarre accounting gimmicks involving fees and tax credits that canceled each other out, the Jindal was able to temporarily avoid the devastating education cuts, but whoever takes over the governor’s mansion in January will have to sort out the long-term deficit.
At the same time, the governor has given more than a billion dollars each year in tax breaks to wealthy corporations in the film, retail, and fracking industries."
"As Jindal’s administration slashed millions from the budget for STD prevention, and prevented new Planned Parenthood clinics from opening, Louisiana developed the second-highest rate of gonorrhea in the country, the third-highest rate of syphilis, and the fourth-highest rate of chlamydia. New Orleans also has the second-highest number of estimated HIV cases in the country, and the highest rate of death after HIV infection. The state has the fifth-highest rate of teen pregnancy.
Despite these alarming numbers, Jindal signed a bill in 2014 that bars anyone affiliated with Planned Parenthood from teaching students about sexual health or family planning.
Additionally, though 16.6 percent of Louisiana residents lack health insurance, one of the highest rates of uninsured people in the country, Jindal refused the federally funded expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, and declined to set up a state-based health exchange. If the Supreme Court rules over the next few weeks against Obamacare’s federal subsidies, as many as 250,000 Louisianans could lose their coverage.
Over Jindal’s time in the governor’s mansion, the state’s higher education system has also taken a major hit, with more money cut per student than almost any other state in the country. In the 2015 budget, facing a $1.6 billion dollar shortfall, Jindal proposed even deeper cuts to Louisiana State University that threatened to eliminate entire programs and campuses. Using some bizarre accounting gimmicks involving fees and tax credits that canceled each other out, the Jindal was able to temporarily avoid the devastating education cuts, but whoever takes over the governor’s mansion in January will have to sort out the long-term deficit.
At the same time, the governor has given more than a billion dollars each year in tax breaks to wealthy corporations in the film, retail, and fracking industries."
Scott Walker’s brilliant electoral strategy: Alienate every woman in America
Scott Walker’s brilliant electoral strategy: Alienate every woman in America
"So now working women are government dependents if they want to be paid equally with men? That’s a very strange way to look at it, not to mention a very weird way to attract voters."
"So now working women are government dependents if they want to be paid equally with men? That’s a very strange way to look at it, not to mention a very weird way to attract voters."
White Supremacist Group That Influenced Roof Is Paid For With Your Tax Dollars
White Supremacist Group That Influenced Roof Is Paid For With Your Tax Dollars
"That's right. The CCC is a 501(c)(4 )tax-exempt organization which claims to be organized for social welfare. As such, it pays no taxes as other for-profit organizations do, which means those taxes you pay help the CCC stay in the business of promoting white supremacy."
"That's right. The CCC is a 501(c)(4 )tax-exempt organization which claims to be organized for social welfare. As such, it pays no taxes as other for-profit organizations do, which means those taxes you pay help the CCC stay in the business of promoting white supremacy."
The Religious Right's Council Of Conservative Citizens Connection | Right Wing Watch
The Religious Right's Council Of Conservative Citizens Connection | Right Wing Watch
"A number of prominent figures on the Religious Right have also spoken to or defended the CCC, in a sign of the uneasy and often hidden alliances between the Religious Right and racist groups."
"A number of prominent figures on the Religious Right have also spoken to or defended the CCC, in a sign of the uneasy and often hidden alliances between the Religious Right and racist groups."
Tuesday, June 23, 2015
Catholic And Evangelical Leaders Call On Lawmakers To Fight Climate Change
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2015/06/23/3673212/faith-leaders-back-pope-on-climate/
"On Tuesday, a group of religious leaders took out a full-page advertisement on the back page of Politico to offer resounding support for Pope Francis and his recently-released encyclical on the environment, a landmark work of Catholic teaching which argued that governments have a moral obligation to address human-caused climate change."
"On Tuesday, a group of religious leaders took out a full-page advertisement on the back page of Politico to offer resounding support for Pope Francis and his recently-released encyclical on the environment, a landmark work of Catholic teaching which argued that governments have a moral obligation to address human-caused climate change."
Koch Brothers Have Led Us Into The Largest Mass Extinction In 65 Million Years
http://www.occupydemocrats.com/koch-brothers-have-led-us-into-the-largest-mass-extinction-in-65-million-years/
"The study, led by Princeton, Stanford and the University of California-Berkeley found that vertebrates– which include birds, mammals, reptiles, fish and amphibians– are disappearing at rates 114 times faster than normal."
"The study, led by Princeton, Stanford and the University of California-Berkeley found that vertebrates– which include birds, mammals, reptiles, fish and amphibians– are disappearing at rates 114 times faster than normal."
Pallin’ around with racists: Five neo-Confederates Rand Paul employed or embraced since 2009
Pallin’ around with racists: Five neo-Confederates Rand Paul employed or embraced since 2009
"In April of this year, Rand Paul listed a book by Thomas Woods on his since-deleted “recommend reading list.” Woods is a founding member of the League of the South, a white supremacist group that advocates for secession of southern states. A police officer in Alabama was fired on Friday because of his affiliation with the group."
"In April of this year, Rand Paul listed a book by Thomas Woods on his since-deleted “recommend reading list.” Woods is a founding member of the League of the South, a white supremacist group that advocates for secession of southern states. A police officer in Alabama was fired on Friday because of his affiliation with the group."
Libertarian Rush Drummer Denounces Ayn Rand: ‘Very Obvious’ Rand Paul ‘Hates Women And Brown People’
http://www.liberalamerica.org/2015/06/23/rand-paul-break-ayn-rand/
"Peart just became a U.S. citizen, and he is unlikely to vote for Rand Paul, or any Republican."
"Peart just became a U.S. citizen, and he is unlikely to vote for Rand Paul, or any Republican."
PERRspectives: CBO Once Again Tells GOP Obamacare Repeal Will Increase National Debt
PERRspectives: CBO Once Again Tells GOP Obamacare Repeal Will Increase National Debt
"Now with the Republicans in control of both houses of Congress and their man Keith Hall installed as its director, CBO has once told GOP leaders what they don't want to hear. On the eve of the Supreme Court's monumental ruling in King v. Burwell, CBO has again announced that the repeal of Obamacare will cost Uncle Sam hundreds of billions of dollars."
"Now with the Republicans in control of both houses of Congress and their man Keith Hall installed as its director, CBO has once told GOP leaders what they don't want to hear. On the eve of the Supreme Court's monumental ruling in King v. Burwell, CBO has again announced that the repeal of Obamacare will cost Uncle Sam hundreds of billions of dollars."
Rand Paul Lies Again, This Time About A Man Being Imprisoned For Dirt – Yes, Dirt
http://www.addictinginfo.org/2015/06/22/rand-paul-lies-again-this-time-about-a-man-being-imprisoned-for-dirt-yes-dirt/
"Of course, this is far from the first time during this short campaign that Paul has lied to or misled his audience. In fact, he wrote an entire book that was almost nothing but made-up Thomas Jefferson quotes. Paul has been accused of plagiarism. Even his pet issue of a flat tax will cost taxpayers an astonishing $15 trillion."
"Of course, this is far from the first time during this short campaign that Paul has lied to or misled his audience. In fact, he wrote an entire book that was almost nothing but made-up Thomas Jefferson quotes. Paul has been accused of plagiarism. Even his pet issue of a flat tax will cost taxpayers an astonishing $15 trillion."
Rand Paul’s Books Seem To Be Chock-Full Of Make-Believe Thomas Jefferson Quotes
http://www.addictinginfo.org/2015/06/19/rand-pauls-books-seem-to-be-chock-full-of-make-believe-thomas-jefferson-quotes/
"Rand Paul is the ultimate scam artist. From self-certifying himself to become an ophthalmologist, to using his daddy’s name to win an election, to pretending to care about civil liberties while at the same time denying them, to the books he writes — the man is a fraud."
"Rand Paul is the ultimate scam artist. From self-certifying himself to become an ophthalmologist, to using his daddy’s name to win an election, to pretending to care about civil liberties while at the same time denying them, to the books he writes — the man is a fraud."
Surprise, Surprise: Rand Paul Has A Fake Thomas Jefferson Quote Problem | Alternet
Surprise, Surprise: Rand Paul Has A Fake Thomas Jefferson Quote Problem | Alternet
"Paul's books read like rightwing chain letters from your unhinged Aunt."
"Paul's books read like rightwing chain letters from your unhinged Aunt."
Rand Paul’s demented promise: I’ll do to America what Sam Brownback did to Kansas
Rand Paul’s demented promise: I’ll do to America what Sam Brownback did to Kansas
"As Paul’s Wall Street Journal op-ed notes, he crafted this plan with the assistance of some of the high priests of supply-side economic theory: frequently and flagrantly wrong bozo Stephen Moore, flat-tax evangelist and dimwit billionaire rights activist Steve Forbes, and the also frequently wrong Art Laffer, who launched the trickle-down revolution that’s given us over three decades of bad economic policy. Anyone familiar with these knuckleheads and the economic philosophy they espouse should already know what they’re promising with Rand Paul’s tax scheme: huge tax cuts aimed primarily at corporations and the wealthy will supercharge the economy and produce untold millions of jobs and untold trillions of dollars in tax revenue."
"As Paul’s Wall Street Journal op-ed notes, he crafted this plan with the assistance of some of the high priests of supply-side economic theory: frequently and flagrantly wrong bozo Stephen Moore, flat-tax evangelist and dimwit billionaire rights activist Steve Forbes, and the also frequently wrong Art Laffer, who launched the trickle-down revolution that’s given us over three decades of bad economic policy. Anyone familiar with these knuckleheads and the economic philosophy they espouse should already know what they’re promising with Rand Paul’s tax scheme: huge tax cuts aimed primarily at corporations and the wealthy will supercharge the economy and produce untold millions of jobs and untold trillions of dollars in tax revenue."
GOP Forced To Admit Repealing Obamacare Would Blow Up The Deficit Like A Bad Bush War
http://www.addictinginfo.org/2015/06/22/gop-forced-to-admit-repealing-obamacare-would-blow-up-the-deficit-like-a-bad-bush-war/
"It means that no matter how the GOP tries to spin it, the Affordable Care Act is working. Repealing it would not only deprive an estimated 17 million people of quality health care, it would send the economy into a tailspin."
"It means that no matter how the GOP tries to spin it, the Affordable Care Act is working. Repealing it would not only deprive an estimated 17 million people of quality health care, it would send the economy into a tailspin."
Scott Walker’s Unprecedented Voucher Expansion
Scott Walker’s Unprecedented Voucher Expansion
"At a time when other states are reinvesting in public education, Wisconsin continues to slash and burn. The Wisconsin Budget Project says that the state is now spending $1,014 less per public school student than it did in 2008 and more funds are slated to be siphoned off as Governor Scott Walker's budget proposes an unprecedented voucher expansion, draining funds from public education and directing them to for-profit and religious schools."
"At a time when other states are reinvesting in public education, Wisconsin continues to slash and burn. The Wisconsin Budget Project says that the state is now spending $1,014 less per public school student than it did in 2008 and more funds are slated to be siphoned off as Governor Scott Walker's budget proposes an unprecedented voucher expansion, draining funds from public education and directing them to for-profit and religious schools."
Bernie Sanders Draws More Supporters Than Every Republican Candidate as 4,500 Fill Rally
http://www.politicususa.com/2015/06/21/bernie-sanders-draws-supporters-republican-candidate-4500-fill-rally.html
"Sen. Sanders drew the second biggest crowd of the entire campaign in Denver. The only bigger crowd by official count was Hillary Clinton’s rally in New York last weekend. Sen. Sanders is pulling off the most impressive feat of the campaign. People are excited and showing up for his events.
Unlike Ted Cruz who drew a big crowd for his campaign launch by holding it a university event that students were forced to attend, the enthusiasm for Bernie Sanders is real. He doesn’t pay actors to come to his rallies and support him like Donald Trump did. His supporters are excited about their candidate.
The media and Republicans drone on about the depth of the Republican field, but early on in 2016, one trend continues for Democrats. Democratic candidates have the enthusiastic supporters. Republican candidates didn’t draw large crowds in 2008 or 2012, and the lack of GOP grassroots support is continuing in 2016."
"Sen. Sanders drew the second biggest crowd of the entire campaign in Denver. The only bigger crowd by official count was Hillary Clinton’s rally in New York last weekend. Sen. Sanders is pulling off the most impressive feat of the campaign. People are excited and showing up for his events.
Unlike Ted Cruz who drew a big crowd for his campaign launch by holding it a university event that students were forced to attend, the enthusiasm for Bernie Sanders is real. He doesn’t pay actors to come to his rallies and support him like Donald Trump did. His supporters are excited about their candidate.
The media and Republicans drone on about the depth of the Republican field, but early on in 2016, one trend continues for Democrats. Democratic candidates have the enthusiastic supporters. Republican candidates didn’t draw large crowds in 2008 or 2012, and the lack of GOP grassroots support is continuing in 2016."
Scott Walker Dances for Dixie
Scott Walker Dances for Dixie
"So it is a sad spectacle to see Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker taking money from the president of the "Council of Conservative Citizens,” a white supremacist group that grew out of the White Citizens Councils and is credited with radicalizing the man who massacred nine parishioners in the historic Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina. The Council's president, Earl Holt III, donated $3,500 to Walker's 2012 recall campaign and 2014 reelection effort, and has given thousands more to other leading GOP presidential candidates, despite numerous political controversies that have brought down politicians as prominent as U.S. Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott.
The group was a virtual cheering squad for many of Walker's policies. Holt praised Walker online, and a website affiliated with the Council, Occidental Dissent, closely followed Walker's 2012 recall election. The site lauded Walker and criticized unions like SEIU for having "aligned themselves with blacks and hispanics." In one post titled Scott Walker Goes Racial, the outlet celebrated Walker's last-minute campaign ads that conjured the menace of inner-city crime to attack his opponent, Tom Barrett, the mayor of Wisconsin's largest and most diverse city, Milwaukee."
"So it is a sad spectacle to see Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker taking money from the president of the "Council of Conservative Citizens,” a white supremacist group that grew out of the White Citizens Councils and is credited with radicalizing the man who massacred nine parishioners in the historic Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina. The Council's president, Earl Holt III, donated $3,500 to Walker's 2012 recall campaign and 2014 reelection effort, and has given thousands more to other leading GOP presidential candidates, despite numerous political controversies that have brought down politicians as prominent as U.S. Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott.
The group was a virtual cheering squad for many of Walker's policies. Holt praised Walker online, and a website affiliated with the Council, Occidental Dissent, closely followed Walker's 2012 recall election. The site lauded Walker and criticized unions like SEIU for having "aligned themselves with blacks and hispanics." In one post titled Scott Walker Goes Racial, the outlet celebrated Walker's last-minute campaign ads that conjured the menace of inner-city crime to attack his opponent, Tom Barrett, the mayor of Wisconsin's largest and most diverse city, Milwaukee."
PERRspectives: GOP Presidential Candidates Snub Major Hispanic Conference for Third Election in a Row
PERRspectives: GOP Presidential Candidates Snub Major Hispanic Conference for Third Election in a Row
"One official with the nonpartisan NALEO group had this simple message for both Democrats and Republicans. "The path to the White House runs through our community." Apparently, the GOP didn't read the memo."
"One official with the nonpartisan NALEO group had this simple message for both Democrats and Republicans. "The path to the White House runs through our community." Apparently, the GOP didn't read the memo."
IBM Punishes Louisiana For Governor’s Anti-Gay Executive Order
http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2015/06/21/3672257/ibm-ribbon-cutting-jindal-executive-order/
"For months, a ribbon-cutting had been scheduled for Monday, June 22, to open IBM’s new National Service Center in Baton Rouge. It would have featured many city leaders, including Davis Rhorer, executive director of the Downtown Development District. There was a rumor when Jindal issued his executive order that IBM might cancel the event in protest, and this week, the company quietly took it off the schedule."
"For months, a ribbon-cutting had been scheduled for Monday, June 22, to open IBM’s new National Service Center in Baton Rouge. It would have featured many city leaders, including Davis Rhorer, executive director of the Downtown Development District. There was a rumor when Jindal issued his executive order that IBM might cancel the event in protest, and this week, the company quietly took it off the schedule."
Experts: Attacks Like Charleston Worry Cops More Than Islamic Extremism
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/muckraker/charleston-shooting-right-wing-extremism
"A recent survey of law enforcement agencies nationwide found that police consider right-wing attacks like last week's mass shooting at a historic black church in Charleston, South Carolina to be a greater threat than Islamic extremism."
"A recent survey of law enforcement agencies nationwide found that police consider right-wing attacks like last week's mass shooting at a historic black church in Charleston, South Carolina to be a greater threat than Islamic extremism."
What Rand Paul’s libertarian hypocrisy reveals about the GOP’s giant race problem
What Rand Paul’s libertarian hypocrisy reveals about the GOP’s giant race problem
"And now, a book he wrote called “The Tea Party Goes to Washington” has come under renewed scrutiny, owing to the fact that it includes one fake quote from Thomas Jefferson after another. This is so common on the right, however, that people hardly even mention it anymore. Aside from sending out chain emails every year with a bunch of bogus quotes that make the founders sound like they were early members of the John Birch Society, they have anointed a known hoaxter by the name of David Barton as their official Founders’ historian.
In a rare moment of right wing integrity, Barton’s publisher withdrew his book once it was discovered that he’d just made stuff up. No word on whether Paul’s publisher will feel compelled to do the same. But then, they weren’t bothered when it was revealed that Paul’s Tea Party book was co-written by a close associate by the name of Jack Hunter, also known as “The Southern Avenger”, so why would this little problem cause them to have second thoughts about distributing the book now?
You’ll remember that the Southern Avenger was a right-wing shock jock and member of the League of the South, a racist group which is known for such statements by its leading members as, “somebody needs to say a good word for slavery — where in the world are the Negroes better off today than in America?” (Tea party hero and Sovereign Citizen Cliven Bundy had similar thoughts about whether African Americans were better off as slaves picking cotton.) Hunter himself left quite a trail of racist sentiment behind including musing that he thought Abraham Lincoln was “one of the worst figures in American history.”
Yes, like his father before him, Rand Paul has consorted with a number of neo-Confederate white supremacists (is there any other kind)"
"And now, a book he wrote called “The Tea Party Goes to Washington” has come under renewed scrutiny, owing to the fact that it includes one fake quote from Thomas Jefferson after another. This is so common on the right, however, that people hardly even mention it anymore. Aside from sending out chain emails every year with a bunch of bogus quotes that make the founders sound like they were early members of the John Birch Society, they have anointed a known hoaxter by the name of David Barton as their official Founders’ historian.
In a rare moment of right wing integrity, Barton’s publisher withdrew his book once it was discovered that he’d just made stuff up. No word on whether Paul’s publisher will feel compelled to do the same. But then, they weren’t bothered when it was revealed that Paul’s Tea Party book was co-written by a close associate by the name of Jack Hunter, also known as “The Southern Avenger”, so why would this little problem cause them to have second thoughts about distributing the book now?
You’ll remember that the Southern Avenger was a right-wing shock jock and member of the League of the South, a racist group which is known for such statements by its leading members as, “somebody needs to say a good word for slavery — where in the world are the Negroes better off today than in America?” (Tea party hero and Sovereign Citizen Cliven Bundy had similar thoughts about whether African Americans were better off as slaves picking cotton.) Hunter himself left quite a trail of racist sentiment behind including musing that he thought Abraham Lincoln was “one of the worst figures in American history.”
Yes, like his father before him, Rand Paul has consorted with a number of neo-Confederate white supremacists (is there any other kind)"
Mainstream Right-Wingers, Don't Even Start With That 'Roof Is Nothing Like Us' Nonsense
Mainstream Right-Wingers, Don't Even Start With That 'Roof Is Nothing Like Us' Nonsense
"Roof also invokes the Council of Conservative Citizens. This is a group that's now marginalized -- but we know that former Senate majority leader Trent Lott once addressed its national board and posed for photos with its leaders in his D.C. office. We know that, prior to becoming attorney general, John Ashcroft met with a prominent member of the group to find out how he could help Dr. Charles T. Sell, a member of the group accused of trying to murder an FBI agent. We know that former Mississippi governor Haley Barbour and current Mississippi senator Roger Wicker have appeared at the group's events since 2000.
The Council of Conservative Citizens currently hides its Web content behind the anodyne URL conservative-headlines. The site is down right now, though I was able to look at a cached version here. (That now seems to be down as well.) The site's Twitter feed is still up, however. Go there and you'll see just the sorts of headlines you see at Fox, Drudge, or Breitbart"
"Roof also invokes the Council of Conservative Citizens. This is a group that's now marginalized -- but we know that former Senate majority leader Trent Lott once addressed its national board and posed for photos with its leaders in his D.C. office. We know that, prior to becoming attorney general, John Ashcroft met with a prominent member of the group to find out how he could help Dr. Charles T. Sell, a member of the group accused of trying to murder an FBI agent. We know that former Mississippi governor Haley Barbour and current Mississippi senator Roger Wicker have appeared at the group's events since 2000.
The Council of Conservative Citizens currently hides its Web content behind the anodyne URL conservative-headlines. The site is down right now, though I was able to look at a cached version here. (That now seems to be down as well.) The site's Twitter feed is still up, however. Go there and you'll see just the sorts of headlines you see at Fox, Drudge, or Breitbart"
Monday, June 22, 2015
Just How Many Mainstream Conservatives Got Cash From The Head Of The Council Of Conservative Citizens?
Just How Many Mainstream Conservatives Got Cash From The Head Of The Council Of Conservative Citizens?
"Let's see how many give the money back. (My guess is that Steve King and Louie Gohmert won't.)"
"Let's see how many give the money back. (My guess is that Steve King and Louie Gohmert won't.)"
Council of Conservative Citizens | Southern Poverty Law Center
Council of Conservative Citizens | Southern Poverty Law Center
The group republicans love and have taken campaign cash from. "The Council of Conservative Citizens (CCC) is the modern reincarnation of the old White Citizens Councils, which were formed in the 1950s and 1960s to battle school desegregation in the South. Among other things, its Statement of Principles says that it “oppose[s] all efforts to mix the races of mankind"."
The group republicans love and have taken campaign cash from. "The Council of Conservative Citizens (CCC) is the modern reincarnation of the old White Citizens Councils, which were formed in the 1950s and 1960s to battle school desegregation in the South. Among other things, its Statement of Principles says that it “oppose[s] all efforts to mix the races of mankind"."
Scott Walker Took Money From Racist Group that Inspired Dylann Roof’s Terrorist Attack
http://www.politicususa.com/2015/06/22/scott-walker-thousands-racist-hate-group-inspired-dylann-roofs-terrorist-attack.html
"But the real question is why did this racist hate group want them in office so much that they donated $65,000 to Republicans?"
"But the real question is why did this racist hate group want them in office so much that they donated $65,000 to Republicans?"
Racial Dog Whistles, The Confederate Flag And The Long Shadow Of The GOP’s ‘Southern Strategy’
http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2015/06/22/3672313/racial-dog-whistles-confederate-flag-long-shadow-gops-southern-strategy/
"The Republicans hesitancy on the issue is a missed opportunity to distance themselves from the ‘Southern Strategy,’ which then-RNC chairman Ken Mehlman apologized for in 2005. The Republican Party, according to Mehlman, historically tried to “benefit politically from racial polarization.” Lee Atwater, one of the architects of the strategy, explained how the strategy worked and could be adapted to the times.
You start in 1954 by saying ‘N*****, n*****, n*****.’ By 1968 you can’t say ‘N*****.’ That hurts you. It backfires. So you say stuff like forced busing, states rights and all that stuff and you get so abstract. Now you talk about cutting taxes and these things you’re talking about are totally economic things and a byproduct of them is, blacks get hurt worse than whites. And subconsciously maybe that’s part of it. I’m not saying that. But I’m saying that if it is getting that abstract and that coded, we are doing away with the racial problem one way or the other. Obviously sitting around saying we want to cut taxes and we want this, is a lot more abstract than even the busing thing and a hell of a lot more abstract than n***** n*****. So anyway you look at it, race is coming on the back burner.
The ‘Southern Strategy’ is almost certainly a losing strategy in a modern American general election, due to demographic changes and shifting attitudes about race."
"The Republicans hesitancy on the issue is a missed opportunity to distance themselves from the ‘Southern Strategy,’ which then-RNC chairman Ken Mehlman apologized for in 2005. The Republican Party, according to Mehlman, historically tried to “benefit politically from racial polarization.” Lee Atwater, one of the architects of the strategy, explained how the strategy worked and could be adapted to the times.
You start in 1954 by saying ‘N*****, n*****, n*****.’ By 1968 you can’t say ‘N*****.’ That hurts you. It backfires. So you say stuff like forced busing, states rights and all that stuff and you get so abstract. Now you talk about cutting taxes and these things you’re talking about are totally economic things and a byproduct of them is, blacks get hurt worse than whites. And subconsciously maybe that’s part of it. I’m not saying that. But I’m saying that if it is getting that abstract and that coded, we are doing away with the racial problem one way or the other. Obviously sitting around saying we want to cut taxes and we want this, is a lot more abstract than even the busing thing and a hell of a lot more abstract than n***** n*****. So anyway you look at it, race is coming on the back burner.
The ‘Southern Strategy’ is almost certainly a losing strategy in a modern American general election, due to demographic changes and shifting attitudes about race."
How “Fox & Friends” became the most repugnant show on Fox News
How “Fox & Friends” became the most repugnant show on Fox News
"In the aftermath of the Charleston tragedy, "Fox & Friends" has descended to new and uncharted levels of idiocy"
"In the aftermath of the Charleston tragedy, "Fox & Friends" has descended to new and uncharted levels of idiocy"
Republicans Reeling: White House Candidates And Congressmen Took Cash From White Supremacists
http://www.politicususa.com/2015/06/22/republicans-reeling-white-house-candidates-congressmen-cash-white-supremacists.html
"Attention will focus on the donations to Republican presidential candidates, but this is a party wide issue. Republicans have spent years trying to divide the country along racial lines, and the racist chickens are coming home to roost."
"Attention will focus on the donations to Republican presidential candidates, but this is a party wide issue. Republicans have spent years trying to divide the country along racial lines, and the racist chickens are coming home to roost."
GOP’s extremist contributions exposed: Leader of group linked to Charleston shooter gave to Cruz, Santorum & Paul
GOP’s extremist contributions exposed: Leader of group linked to Charleston shooter gave to Cruz, Santorum & Paul
"The head of a white supremacist group associated with suspected Charleston shooter Dylann Roof donated $65,000 to Republican campaigns including to 2016 presidential hopefuls Ted Cruz, Rick Santorum and Rand Paul, the New York Times reports."
"The head of a white supremacist group associated with suspected Charleston shooter Dylann Roof donated $65,000 to Republican campaigns including to 2016 presidential hopefuls Ted Cruz, Rick Santorum and Rand Paul, the New York Times reports."
White supremacist cited on Dylann Roof website is a big Republican donor
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/06/22/1395432/-White-supremacist-cited-on-Dylann-Roof-website-is-a-big-Republican-donor
"what we definitely know is that this white supremacist leader and self-described slumlord looked at the political landscape and picked Ted Cruz, Rand Paul, and Rick Santorum as some of the key politicians he wanted to financially support. Though to be fair, he's also given to Michele Bachmann, Steve King, Louie Gohmert, Todd Akin, Richard Mourdock, Tom Cotton, and a lot more. This white supremacist finds a lot to like in today's Republican Party"
"what we definitely know is that this white supremacist leader and self-described slumlord looked at the political landscape and picked Ted Cruz, Rand Paul, and Rick Santorum as some of the key politicians he wanted to financially support. Though to be fair, he's also given to Michele Bachmann, Steve King, Louie Gohmert, Todd Akin, Richard Mourdock, Tom Cotton, and a lot more. This white supremacist finds a lot to like in today's Republican Party"
6 Evil Right-wing Moments: Fox News' Staggering Denial of Charleston Reality Tops the List | Alternet
6 Evil Right-wing Moments: Fox News' Staggering Denial of Charleston Reality Tops the List | Alternet
"At Fox, the war on reason and reality rages ever on."
"At Fox, the war on reason and reality rages ever on."
Fox's Scramble To Make The Charleston Shooting About Religion, Not Race
http://mediamatters.org/blog/2015/06/19/foxs-scramble-to-make-the-charleston-shooting-a/204071
"Fox has a long history of concocting alternative explanations for events others see as examples of racism and its effects."
"Fox has a long history of concocting alternative explanations for events others see as examples of racism and its effects."
Jeb Bush: ‘I Don’t Know’ if Racism Played a Part in South Carolina Shooting
Jeb Bush: ‘I Don’t Know’ if Racism Played a Part in South Carolina Shooting
"The fact that so many members of the GOP seem hesitant to publicly acknowledge this pretty much confirms what we’ve known for a while – racism comprises a large part of the voter constituency to which they must pander, and they care more about pandering for votes than anything else."
"The fact that so many members of the GOP seem hesitant to publicly acknowledge this pretty much confirms what we’ve known for a while – racism comprises a large part of the voter constituency to which they must pander, and they care more about pandering for votes than anything else."
Saturday, June 20, 2015
It’s Not Just Climate — Pope Francis Is Also Warning About The Health Of Our Oceans
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2015/06/20/3672094/pope-francis-encyclical-ocean-health/
"The ocean absorbs at least one quarter of emitted carbon dioxide, which increases the acidity of seawater through chemical reactions. Many marine species are highly sensitive to these changes, as they can only tolerate narrow ranges of pH. Oysters, clams and other shellfish are especially vulnerable because acidification make it more difficult for them to form the calcium carbonate that comprises their shells. Corals also struggle to build their skeletons in acidified water, to the detriment of the highly diverse array of species that depend on coral reefs."
"The ocean absorbs at least one quarter of emitted carbon dioxide, which increases the acidity of seawater through chemical reactions. Many marine species are highly sensitive to these changes, as they can only tolerate narrow ranges of pH. Oysters, clams and other shellfish are especially vulnerable because acidification make it more difficult for them to form the calcium carbonate that comprises their shells. Corals also struggle to build their skeletons in acidified water, to the detriment of the highly diverse array of species that depend on coral reefs."
Weak Support By Working Moms Bewilders Republicans
Weak Support By Working Moms Bewilders Republicans
"When you refuse to pass a simple bill requiring equal pay for women for equal work, do you really expect kudos from the working women who get screwed by that?"
"When you refuse to pass a simple bill requiring equal pay for women for equal work, do you really expect kudos from the working women who get screwed by that?"
WageCrushers.org Tracks the Groups against Family-Supporting Jobs
WageCrushers.org Tracks the Groups against Family-Supporting Jobs
"WageCrushers.org, a web resource devoted to exposing the corporations, trade associations, "think tanks," and front groups working hard against better wages, benefits, and family-supporting jobs for the American workforce."
"WageCrushers.org, a web resource devoted to exposing the corporations, trade associations, "think tanks," and front groups working hard against better wages, benefits, and family-supporting jobs for the American workforce."
Jeb Bush Bravely Declines To Call A Racist Act Racism
Jeb Bush Bravely Declines To Call A Racist Act Racism
"Why Jeb couldn't articulate that is obvious: he'd rile up all the racists who were sitting in that room and watching from afar, those who he is asking to vote for him."
"Why Jeb couldn't articulate that is obvious: he'd rile up all the racists who were sitting in that room and watching from afar, those who he is asking to vote for him."
Brownback and Jindal go down in flames: America’s worst governors proven bullies, liars, fools
Brownback and Jindal go down in flames: America’s worst governors proven bullies, liars, fools
"Budget disasters and tax gimmicks in Kansas and Louisiana show incompetence -- and both parties know it"
"Budget disasters and tax gimmicks in Kansas and Louisiana show incompetence -- and both parties know it"
Billionaire Calls Trickle Down Economics a “Scam,” a “Con Job”, and “An intimidation Tactic”
http://thedailybanter.com/2015/06/billionaire-calls-trickle-down-economics-a-scam-a-con-job-and-an-intimidation-tactic/
"The fundamental law of capitalism is: when workers have more money, businesses have more customers, and need more workers. The idea that high wages equals low employment, it’s absurd. And you have to understand that when somebody like me tells somebody like you that [high wages equals low employment] is the case, the only thing that’s true about that statement is that if I can get you to believe it, it would be very good for me."
"The fundamental law of capitalism is: when workers have more money, businesses have more customers, and need more workers. The idea that high wages equals low employment, it’s absurd. And you have to understand that when somebody like me tells somebody like you that [high wages equals low employment] is the case, the only thing that’s true about that statement is that if I can get you to believe it, it would be very good for me."
Walmart Hides $76 Billion In Offshore Tax Havens While Stealing $6.2 Billion A Year From Taxpayers
http://www.addictinginfo.org/2015/06/17/walmart-hides-76-billion-in-offshore-tax-havens-while-stealing-6-2-billion-a-year-from-taxpayers/
"According to a study released last year by Americans for Tax Fairness, Wal-Mart costs American taxpayers $6.2 billion a year in public assistance, including food stamps, Medicaid and subsidized housing. A single Wal-Mart Supercenter costs us between $904,542 and $1.75 million per year as we subsidize their low-wage employees. So what’s the retail giant doing about it? Well, according to a new study Wal-Mart is hiding $76 billion in overseas tax havens to avoid paying the very taxes that allow their employees to eat."
"According to a study released last year by Americans for Tax Fairness, Wal-Mart costs American taxpayers $6.2 billion a year in public assistance, including food stamps, Medicaid and subsidized housing. A single Wal-Mart Supercenter costs us between $904,542 and $1.75 million per year as we subsidize their low-wage employees. So what’s the retail giant doing about it? Well, according to a new study Wal-Mart is hiding $76 billion in overseas tax havens to avoid paying the very taxes that allow their employees to eat."
FL Republicans Take Pity On Millionaires, Give Them A Tax Break On Yacht Repairs (VIDEO)
http://www.addictinginfo.org/2015/06/16/fl-republicans-take-pity-on-millionaires-give-them-a-tax-break-on-yacht-repairs-video/
"The new tax cut would affect the über rich people who spend more than a million dollars on yacht repairs. Seriously."
"The new tax cut would affect the über rich people who spend more than a million dollars on yacht repairs. Seriously."
America is feeling the Bern: Bernie Sanders draws overflow crowds — and surges in the polls
America is feeling the Bern: Bernie Sanders draws overflow crowds — and surges in the polls
"According to Sanders’ campaign, more than 3,000 people have already RSVP’d for a rally in Denver, Colorado on Saturday."
"According to Sanders’ campaign, more than 3,000 people have already RSVP’d for a rally in Denver, Colorado on Saturday."
Elizabeth Warren's Rejoinder to Jamie Dimon Glistens With Truth Amid DC Blather
Elizabeth Warren's Rejoinder to Jamie Dimon Glistens With Truth Amid DC Blather
"Warren’s résumé comes with nearly 20 years of experience teaching corporate law at Harvard University, publishing nine books, chairing the Congressional Oversight Panel that oversaw the bank bailouts in 2008 (of which JP Morgan was a beneficiary), and coming up with the idea for and helping to create the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which has already helped consumers avoid numerous predatory lending schemes and recouped more than $4.8 billionthrough its enforcement actions.
She has also become widely known for her tough critiques of the banking industry. She has questioned why the government didn’t break up the biggest banks, like JP Morgan, when it offered bailout money in 2008 and joined a group of Senators in 2013 to propose reinstating a Depression-era rule that separated commercial and investment banking. She’s been a staunch supporter of the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial reform bill and stood in opposition to Republicans’ attempts to roll parts of it back."
"Warren’s résumé comes with nearly 20 years of experience teaching corporate law at Harvard University, publishing nine books, chairing the Congressional Oversight Panel that oversaw the bank bailouts in 2008 (of which JP Morgan was a beneficiary), and coming up with the idea for and helping to create the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which has already helped consumers avoid numerous predatory lending schemes and recouped more than $4.8 billionthrough its enforcement actions.
She has also become widely known for her tough critiques of the banking industry. She has questioned why the government didn’t break up the biggest banks, like JP Morgan, when it offered bailout money in 2008 and joined a group of Senators in 2013 to propose reinstating a Depression-era rule that separated commercial and investment banking. She’s been a staunch supporter of the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial reform bill and stood in opposition to Republicans’ attempts to roll parts of it back."
New Overtime Rules Will Be a Father’s Day Gift to Millions of Dads | Economic Policy Institute
New Overtime Rules Will Be a Father’s Day Gift to Millions of Dads | Economic Policy Institute
"The right to be paid for one’s overtime work is important for every worker because time is a valuable and scarce commodity, but it is especially important for parents and for their children."
"The right to be paid for one’s overtime work is important for every worker because time is a valuable and scarce commodity, but it is especially important for parents and for their children."
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