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Message to Mayors, City Councils, Police Chiefs and Street Cops of America
The 10 years of ‘no, no and hell, no’ you’ve been waiting for (Paging Mr. Wolfowitz and friends)
Rachel uncorked one last night, re Paul Wolfowitz and Michael O’Hanlon publishing their new “Plan Afghanistan” in Foreign Policy:
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‘Hill’ Poll: Flat Tax Still Unpopular
Voters appear to be split almost exactly between the two parties when it comes to taxes. Democrats are pushing higher taxes for the rich and breaks for everyone else. Republicans are pushing a regressive flat tax, tax breaks for the wealthy and an end to tax breaks for working families. The choice is stark, but somehow it’s not clear.
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Up with Chris Hayes: TV that Deserves the Name “Journalism”
Chris Hayes’ new show on MSNBC provides a rare space for the expansive, non-partisan debates we need . . . “Up With Chris Hayes,” which broadcasts Saturday and Sunday mornings, purposely rejects the manufactured red-versus-blue mallet that bludgeons every issue into partisan terms. Instead, the program’s host is creating a space for more expansive discussions with voices typically deemed too unconventional, provocative or dangerous to be allowed anywhere near a television set.
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UNESCO Approves Palestinian Membership Bid
The Palestinian bid received 107 “yes” votes during a UNESCO meeting in Paris, with 14 countries voting against and 52 abstaining, enough to satisfy a two-thirds majority of those countries present and voting . . . Israel, not surprisingly, voted against the measure, as did the United States, Canada and several European countries, including Germany. The United Kingdom abstained, while France voted in favour. Ahmed Yousef, a Hamas official and the deputy foreign minister in Gaza, called it a “great achievement” and said the vote “shows that Israel and America are not dictating politics to the world anymore.”
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Quote: John Kenneth Galbraith
John Kenneth “Ken” Galbraith (October 15, 1908 – April 29, 2006 )
Canadian-American Keynesian Economist, Prolific Author
An understanding of our economic discourse requires an appreciation of one of its basic rules: Men of high position are allowed, by a special act of grace, to accommodate their reasoning to the answer they need. Logic is only required in those of lesser rank.
Occupy The DOE October 25, 2011
This is what Democracy looks like!
‘The American dream was that anyone could make it. That is no longer the dream’
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War Veteran Wounded By Police At Occupy Oakland, Stun Grenade Thrown At Folks Helping Him
Scott Olsen, a protester who’s done two tours of duty in Iraq and is now involved in Veterans For Peace, was critically wounded during an Oakland police raid by police projectiles. When people tried to help him, an officer lobbed a flash bang grenade right into their group. Olsen is currently hospitalized with serious injuries and is reported to be in critical condition.
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Always Question Authority 