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...And Justice for All · 1Y ago

California's Proposition 16 Makes a Corporate Mockery of the Democratic Process

Behind the ostensible government sits enthroned an invisible government owing no allegiance and acknowledging no responsibility to the people - Theodore Roosevelt In a time of 527s and corporately funded political groups disguised as grass roots organizations, it really comes as no surprise that 'pu...
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...And Justice for All · 1Y ago

Unlike Today's 'Tea Party', Wall Street Protesters Resemble Historical Revolutionaries

"Unless you become more watchful in your States and check this spirit of monopoly and thirst for exclusive privileges you will in the end find that the most important powers of Government have been given or bartered away, and the control of your dearest interests have been passed into the hands of t...
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...And Justice for All · 2Y ago

The British Still Have a Lot to Teach America About Democracy

Historically speaking, the situation is a bit ironic. For years, American colonists were taught the hard lessons of oppression and tyranny by Great Britain. Our fore bearers saw the effects of empire; how millions could be considered subjects but not truly citizens, forced to pay taxes that would be...
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...And Justice for All · 2Y ago

Economic Terrorists Attack Greece and the Euro, May Turn On the US Next

There's class warfare, all right, but it's my class, the rich class, that's making war, and we're winning. - Warren Buffett When an individual burns down his own house to collect on the insurance policy, it's commonly called fraud. Pushing one's car off of a cliff to get a payout from a comprehensiv...
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...And Justice for All · 2Y ago

Obama Nominates Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court

Earlier today, President Obama announced Solicitor General Elena Kagan as his next n0minee for the United States Supreme Court. Kagan was confirmed as Solicitor General last year with the help of seven Republican votes. Kagan brings very little judicial baggage for Republicans and Democrats alike to...
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...And Justice for All · 2Y ago

White House Releases Its "10 Most Wanted Lobbyist Loopholes" List

Want to know why government costs so much? Ask a lobbyist - And Justice for All Yesterday, the White House Blog featured an article by Dan Pfeiffer entitled: 10 Most Wanted Lobbyist Loopholes. The post is a stunning piece of transparency that probably hasn't been seen from the Oval Office in close t...
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...And Justice for All · 2Y ago

Americans Call for Corporate Death Penalty After Massey and BP Debacles

“Money often costs too much.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson There is no other way to frame it. In the battle for democracy the corporatists are winning. Under the 14th amendment, they believe the corporate 'person' shall not be discriminated against and should receive equal protection under the law. Wal-Mar...
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...And Justice for All · 2Y ago

America's Last Journalist Retires Tonight

In science, there is only physics. All the rest is stamp collecting - Ernest Rutherford There are those touchstones in our lives that draw us in unexpected directions. Words, ideas and events that cause us to re-assess our world and come to new realizations. Some of these come in the form of people;...
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...And Justice for All · 2Y ago

Republicans and Democrats Actually Agree: Neither Party Wants Real Financial Reform

The Big Money goes around the world, the Big Money take control, the Big Money got a mean streak, the Big Money got no soul - Rush It appears that Republicans and Democrats finally agree on something. Normally, this would be a cause for celebration, given the ridiculous partisan bickering that usual...
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...And Justice for All · 2Y ago

Well Point Targets Breast Cancer Victims, Drops Their Insurance Benefits

When it comes to profit, there are no limits that some corporations will go to. We've heard these horror stories before about the health insurance industry, but it never ceases to amaze us how callous and inhuman these practices have become. According to a report from Reuters, the health insurance i...
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