Archive for the 'poverty' Category
Piggie of the Week: Have a Nice, Steaming Hot Cup of Semen, Courtesy of the PA Dept. of Public Welfare
Not exactly safe for work…
Read More..>>Eleven Dimensional Chess
Listening to WHYY’s rebroadcast of Radio Times, which deals with the impact of Tom Corbett’s methodically mad and deeply cruel spending cuts, reminded me of something I think it’s important to repeat.
Just so we’re clear, Tom Corbett and the rest of the newly-elected right wing governors care about re-election about as much as Mohammed Atta [...]
War on Working People
That’s what this is,and it comes from Republicans AND Democrats.
Faced with growing budget deficits and restive taxpayers, elected officials from Maine to Alabama, Ohio to Arizona, are pushing new legislation to limit the power of labor unions, particularly those representing government workers, in collective bargaining and politics. [...]
But in some cases — mostly in states [...]
On the Occasion of the Glorious Obama Tax Cuts for the Wealthy
the tax cut for the wealthy, which will almost certainly lead to cuts to human services and attacks on Social Security, is fait accompli. Quite a few Democrats said no to this piece of shit, but in the end, too many were too scared to vote the consciences, while many others are simply not on [...]
Read More..>>Open Letter to Bob Casey, Friend of the Wealthy
[amended from the original, which was addressed to a very good legislative aide in Casey's office. Also, instead of providing links, I have embedded them.]
Dear Senator Casey,
I am aghast and disgusted that you voted for this destructive tax cut for the wealthiest Americans.
Perhaps I shouldn’t be surprised. With a net worth of more half a [...]
Hamsher Speak, You Listen
You can watch the whole thing here.
and call me a firebagger all you want: jane hamsher has passion and grit that you rarely see anywhere else.
PSA: Income-Based Repayment
If you’re like me, and I hope for your sake you’re not, your student loan payment is dreadful. i have been unable to afford mine for years, but every time I put it in forebearance, the interest accrues and accrues, and the new payment reflects that, usually by an additional $100. It’s a vicious cycle, [...]
Read More..>>Obama the “Progressive”
here’s your progressive Obama, right here:
The comments came after a much-anticipated meeting at the White House between Obama and GOP leaders, their first face-to-face encounter since Democrats suffered heavy losses on Election Day. No formal agreement was made, but the meeting marked a sharp departure from the practice of the past two years, when Obama [...]
Shorter Specter, Casey, Fattah, Sestak, Brady, Schwartz, and the Rest of the House: If We Don’t See a Problem, It Doesn’t Exist! (UPDATED)
UPDATE BELOW
Via NYCEve:
On August 4th in Washington D.C. the National Association of Free Clinics holds a Free Clinic at the Walter E Washington Convention Center in Washington DC.
An invitation from Nicole Lamoureux the executive director of the Free Clinic Association went to every member of Congress and the United States Senate. 535 in total. 435 [...]
Birds Covered in BP Oil
The Boston Globe has been running large and heartbreaking photos from the Gulf of Mexico. Here are a few that I’ve reduced to fit the format of the blog but I encourage you to visit the link (the Globe is a historic, but struggling, newspaper) to see them full size. Charlie Riedel is an excellent [...]
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