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Republicans' Long, Hot, Racist Summer - The Daily Beast

171 votes | submitted 2010-08-23 21:50:56 by PrinceDanteRose | 109 comments

First came a harsh new immigration law and calls of white racism; then we turned up the heat with an “n-word” flap and the ground zero mosque hysteria. Kirsten Powers on a season of grievance jihads.

General Motors : Government Motors no more

253 votes | submitted 2010-08-22 15:23:37 by Adenovir | 116 comments

An apology is due to Barack Obama: his takeover of GM could have gone horribly wrong, but it has not. The lesson for American voters is that their president, for all his flaws, has no desire to own the commanding heights of industry. A gambler, yes. An interventionist, yes. A socialist, no.

Social Security Is 'A Milk Cow With 310 Million Tits'

198 votes | submitted 2010-08-25 02:11:11 by hdar3415 | 98 comments

Alan Simpson believes that Social Security is "like a milk cow with 310 million tits," according to an email he sent to the executive director of National Older Women's League Tuesday morning. Simpson co-chairs the deficit commission, which is considering various proposals to cut Social Security benefits.

The "Mosque" Debate Is Not A "Distraction"

351 votes | submitted 2010-08-23 15:15:14 by PhilPerspective | 288 comments

The sentiments driving the opposition to Park51 are toxic and growing.

The American Melting Pot Diet

592 votes | submitted 2010-08-24 15:17:09 by aobaid | 119 comments

The Crises of Capitalism (Animated)

1022 votes | submitted 2010-08-24 09:09:37 by oboy | 415 comments

In this short RSA Animate, radical sociologist David Harvey asks if it is time to look beyond capitalism, towards a new social order that would allow us to live within a system that could be responsible, just and humane.

10 things Obama must do in 10 weeks

310 votes | submitted 2010-08-23 14:35:03 by bettverboten | 149 comments

President Obama is facing criticism that his message has gone off track at a crucial time for his party and administration. With the midterm elections just 10 weeks away, the president's approval ratings are at their lowest. Analysts are predicting big wins for Republicans in November.

More Disapprove Than Approve of Obama's Mosque Remarks

195 votes | submitted 2010-08-24 08:26:19 by nevermiss1 | 90 comments

Gallup conducted a one-night, reaction poll four days after President Obama's remarks on the development of a mosque at Ground Zero. There are no signs that this mosque will create more peace than violence anytime soon.

The GOP and the Temptation of Hubris

418 votes | submitted 2010-08-23 13:20:26 by Blinker1315 | 126 comments

If Republicans take over the House, they'd best think carefully how they use their power. Ask Newt Gingrich.

A Tea Partier's Warning-Filled Guide to D.C.

668 votes | submitted 2010-08-23 20:38:32 by MrSoloDolo | 207 comments

You can travel safely in this area without encountering immigrants, Africans, homosexuals, automatic weapons, or homosexuals with automatic weapons

Obama has been tough, smart on economy

211 votes | submitted 2010-08-23 17:01:26 by mekkamen | 132 comments

The road to America's economic recovery is like the proverbial long summer trip with no air conditioning. Despite miles traveled and progress made, the question on everyone's mind is the same: are we there yet?

Covert Operations

444 votes | submitted 2010-08-23 15:46:04 by PhilPerspective | 241 comments

The billionaire brothers who are waging a war against Obama. David H. Koch and his brother Charles have funded campaigns against so many Obama Administration policies that their ideological network is known as the Kochtopus …

Brad Pitt 'willing to look at death penalty' in BP rant

205 votes | submitted 2010-08-23 01:59:34 by zelig | 210 comments

The Hollywood actor said he would consider the death penalty for those to blame for the Gulf oil spill crisis. He was speaking in a documentary due to be screened in the US tomorrow tonight.

Does Disneyland discriminate against Muslims?

241 votes | submitted 2010-08-23 08:01:58 by aliqayyum | 91 comments

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Now That’s Rich

1082 votes | submitted 2010-08-23 03:07:36 by PhilPerspective | 497 comments

Republicans and conservative Democrats are eager to give hundreds of billions of dollars to the 120,000 richest people in America.

Tea Party favorite continues class war against the poor

206 votes | submitted 2010-08-22 23:57:24 by novenator | 110 comments

I write a lot about how certain elite (pundits, politicians) have made it their quest to criminalize poverty. David Walker, a lackey of billionaire and Social Security pirate, Pete Peterson openly pined for the days of debtors prison, which is actually already a reality in six states...

How Fox News Betrayed General Petraeus

651 votes | submitted 2010-08-21 23:45:14 by PhilPerspective | 165 comments

The rage over the “ground zero mosque” is not motivated by a serious desire to protect America, but by a desire for for an election-season payoff.

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