Gingrich to OWS: Get A Job And Take A Bath
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Monthly Archives: November 2011
George Carlin: On Bankers
Police Pepper Spray Peaceful UC Davis Students
Wall Street Wankers – An Irishman Abroad
Privatization Nightmare: Five Public Services That Should Never Be Handed Over to Greedy Corporations
The justification for privatization is the old argument that private companies do everything better and more “efficiently” than government, and will find ways to cut costs. Over and over we hear that companies do everything for less cost than government. . . When government does something they don’t have to pay millions to someone at the top.
Private Not Public Interest
There is a fundamental conflict of interest between public and private. When things are privatized of course profit comes first, not public interest. Public functions are supposed to serve the public, us, We, the People. The ‘private’ in ‘privatization’ means that it is done for the private gain of a few. When a public function is privatized it means that instead of operating for the benefit of We, the People – the 99% – it is operated for the benefit of a few – the 1%.
Republicans Want Universal Internet, But Not Universal Healthcare. Really?
Atheists at Fort Meade Seek Official Recognition
Capt. Ryan Jean wanted to perform well on the Army’s psychological evaluation for soldiers. But he also wanted to answer the questions honestly. So when he was asked whether he believed his life had a lasting purpose, Jean, an atheist, saw no choice but to say no. Those and other responses, Jean says, won him a trip to see the post chaplain, who berated him for his lack of faith. “He basically told me that if I don’t get right with God, then I’m worthless,” said Jean, now an intelligence officer at Fort Meade. “That if I don’t believe in Jesus, why am I in uniform, because this is God’s army, and that I should resign my commission in order to stop disgracing the military.”
Countdown with Keith Olbermann Interview with Occupy Seattle Octogenarian Activist Dorli Rainey On Being Pepper-Sprayed
Mandela On Education
Dorli Rainey, 84-Year-Old Occupy Seattle Protester, Pepper Sprayed In The Face
Dorli Rainey, the 84-year-old, pictured in the photo [above], has been an activist since the 1960s and even ran for mayor of Seattle in 2009, according to the Atlantic Wire. . . Rainey was among a group of Seattle protesters scattered by police on Tuesday. A pregnant 19-year-old woman was also reportedly hit by pepper spray Tuesday, The Associated Press reported, though police haven’t confirmed the incident. . . A priest was also among those pepper sprayed during the protesters’ march from their camp at Seattle Central Community College to Westlake Park, according to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Police officers on bicycles attempted to block the protesters’ way. After tensions mounted, the police used pepper spray to disperse the crowd.
Always Question Authority 