August 2011

Have you seen, anywhere, in any media, or even heard reported or repeated on NPR, the following sentence? “We have changed our assumption on this because the majority of Republicans in Congress continue to resist any measure that would raise revenues, a position we believe Congress reinforced by passing the act.”

It’s good to be a millionaire in America.  A new report from the Center for American progress shows that millionaires are paying – as a share of their income – 25% less in taxes than they were in the mid 1990’s – 25% less!  But that’s not all – according to data from the IRS – in 2009 – 1,400 millionaires paid absolutely no taxes at all.  So just like some of the biggest transnational corporations in the world like GE a

People who eat food are screwed.  Giant, transnational agribusiness corporation Cargill announced yesterday that it is recalling 36 million pounds of contaminated ground turkey – that has killed at least one person and sickened 76 others across 26 states.  Cargill is just now announcing the recall even though the outbreak started back in March.  Coincidentally – back in June – House Republicans passed legislation that g

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