Romney’s callous disregard for families losing their homes through no fault of their own is bad enough but it’s also untrue that speeding foreclosures is good for the economy.
What if as a massive group, the American People enforced a TARP deal in the reverse direction, from the banks to the people?
Apparently, the scene inside The Venetian last night turned into a complete and utter train wreck. Mitt Romney continued to call for MORE foreclosures and more families losing their homes to the big banks. He also fought with Rick...
Decades of social movement scholarship has failed to answer the question of why movements happen when they do, though there doesn't seem an end anytime soon to people trying to answer the question.
“Though diverse in many ways what the One Percents have in common is the extraordinary amount of the nation’s wealth they control.”
Thanks to Occupy Las Vegas, tourists caught a glimpse of "The Real Vegas": the unemployed, the working poor, the struggling students, the struggling seniors. This is the side of Vegas that LVCVA would rather not advertise.
A most interesting article from Alternet, looking at the reasons for numbers of young people taking to the streets and risking arrest and possible police brutality to make their voices heard.
By David Graeber
With No Future Visible, Young Activists Have...
It is always better to have no ideas than false ones; to believe nothing, than to believe what is wrong.
~Thomas Jefferson
So here we are, about a week away from a huge decision. Of course we've already delayed this "monumental...
Then, I got curious. How the hell does anyone take advantage of someone who is, at least, intelligent enough to accumulate investment capital?
What does it take to convince a "savvy" person to get sucked into a scam? Apparently, not a lot.
Why is politics so mind bogglingly complicated?
You often hear conversation about the host of complex problems we face today and that these issues cannot be reduced to bumper sticker slogans and addressed by simplistic solutions. I say simple clear,...
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