Dennis Kucinich explains the futility of the Wall Street bailout. [update 14-Oct-2016: Google for the full text here] Here is a very quick explanation of the $700 billion bailout within the context of the mechanics of our monetary and banking system:The taxpayers loan money to the banks. But the taxpayers do not have the money. So we have…
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Pat Oliphant: New Symbol of the GOP
From Pat Oliphant: (click image to enlarge)
Republicans — The Other White Meat
In a demonstration of the GOP’s continuing pigginess, the Republican National Convention shows they are the party of “white meat.” According to the Washington Post, only 1.5% of the delegates to the Republican National Convention were black: ST. PAUL, Minn., Sept. 3 — Organizers conceived of this convention as a means to inspire, but some African American Republicans…