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The most effective way to restrict democracy is to transfer decision-making from the public arena to unaccountable institutions: kings and princes, priestly castes, military juntas, party dictatorships, or modern corporations. Noam Chomsky, M.I.T. emeritus Professor of Linguistics
The Rise of Corporate Freedom of Speech
(Surpassed 2008 total on August 18)
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$2.9 Billion Spent in 08 on Congressional Race

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Corporate money in politics is bad enough. Secret corporate money is intolerable.

Primary Election Results (UPDATED: August 25, 2010)

"The Great 2010 Incumbent (Non-)Revolt"

Senate Primary’s Incumbent Democrats 1 Loss; 6 Wins of 13 Incumbent Republicans 1 Loss; 9 Wins of 12
House Primary’s Incumbent Democrats 2 Loss; 182 Wins of 245 Incumbent Republicans 2 Loss; 140 Wins of 158

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WHEN Did You Become Fiscally Responsible?BEFORE Obama or AFTER Obama??

January 20, 2009$10,838,758,414,164.46 - ↑90% Discretionary Spending at 48.6%

January 20, 2001$5,719,124,940,098.04 - ↑36% January 20, 1993$4,192,107,025,882.17 - ↑62% January 20, 1989$2,601,104,000,000.00 - ↑189% January 20, 1981$909,041,000.000.00

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Distortions, Hypocrisy & More
"I'm not upset that you lied to me; I'm upset that from now on I can't believe you" Friedrich Nietzsche [Hover to Pause]

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Iraq – An End or a Beginning

What did we learn from the Iraqi War and what did it cost? [...]

The AIG Bailout Exposed Even More

August 29, 2010

A report in June by McClatchy says “AIG’s problems were far greater than Bush officials told the public”. I rather doubt anyone in the country believed the administration was on the up and up, but now we know it was much worse than our worst dreams. The bottom line is that [...]

Who Believes Obama Is Muslim?

What “proof” do people use to declare Obama a Muslim? [...]

Which President Signed TARP Into Law?

An astonishingly small number of people know which President signed TARP into law. [...]

Other Interesting Headlines – Week of August 2, 2010

General John D. Lavelle has rank and honor restored, French workers succumb’s to GM blackmail, the FDA says Gulf seafood is safe, and Obama’s anti-business stance is debunked. [...]

The Republicans’ Answer To Our Growing Debt: Grow It Another $7 Trillion!

August 5, 2010

Surprise, surprise, surprise! The Republicans have proposed another huge tax cut to “fix” our economy and “pay down the debt”! Who would have ever guessed it! No matter how many times trickle-down-economics fails, the Republicans just won’t give up on it. But on the other hand, why should they — it always gets them one step closer to their final objective: ‘No taxes by corporations and the wealthy; only the little people should pay taxes.’