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• Veterans Say No to NATO

  Thu May 17, 2012
  • a number of veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan will be marching, in military formation, to McCormick Place in Chicago to hand their service medals back. Aaron Hughes left the University of Illinois in 2003 to join the military, and was deployed to Iraq and Kuwait.

• Judge Blocks Controversial NDAA

  Thu May 17, 2012
  • "However, it is the responsibility of our judicial system to protect the public from acts of Congress which infringe upon constitutional rights." Enough said.

• Paul Ryan Deficit Flimflammery Exposed on Morning Joe

  Wed May 16, 2012
  • I agree....the Republicans have been trying to rip up the safety nets thru this back door method ever since I've been on this earth.

• A Risky Chase Bet Gone South, a Lack of Oversight, and JPM Chase Chairman Jamie Dimon

  Tue May 15, 2012
  • Yet, the Volcker Rule will not change one fundamental pillar of global systemic risk – as long as banks are not segregated ala Glass Steagall along deposit-taking / loan-making vs. speculation lines, they will have access to capital to burn. And burn it they will.

• A Risky Chase Bet Gone South, a Lack of Oversight, and JPM Chase Chairman Jamie Dimon

  Tue May 15, 2012
  • Bart G. and Truth.......here is some more humor on the subject of our current duopoly. I connected this reality early for the date is old (1/11) but some of the detail covers much of the issues you both harp on today.

• Germans Can't Fathom US Aversion to Obama's Healthcare Reform - Spiegel

  Mon May 14, 2012
  • The requirement that everyone buy health insurance is based on a simple concept, healthcare experts agree. Allowing healthy people to opt out of having health insurance destroys the insurance community and leaves insurers covering only the sick.

• Obama Administration Moves to Censor Torture Testimony from 9/11 Suspects

  Fri May 4, 2012
  • We are getting close to the last chance for this president to clear the air and show the world we either allow torture or we don’t. In America it is common to let the courts decide and the issue is closed and we move on.

• Former CIA Spy Jose Rodriguez’s Truly Sociopathic ’60 Minutes’ Interview

  Mon Apr 30, 2012
  • Judge rules against CIA whistle-blower

• Col. wins award for scathing Afghan war essay - Navy Times

  Wed Apr 25, 2012
  • “No one expects our leaders to always have a successful plan. But we do expect — and the men who do the living, fighting and dying deserve — to have our leaders tell us the truth about what’s going on.”

• Inside Scoop: Can Elizabeth Warren Really Win? | News & Politics | AlterNet

  Tue Apr 10, 2012
  • I agree...a long but very good look at the senate race in Mass. and how both candidates are seen by the voters. ....thanx.