Archive for October 3rd, 2011
Monday Open Thread
Paul Krugman: “If fear of future regulations and taxes is holding business back, as everyone on the right asserts, why didn’t the Republican victory in the midterms set off a surge in employment?”
Damn good question.
Declaration of the Occupation of New York City
This document was accepted by the NYC General Assembly on September 29, 2011 [Posted here in its entirety. My comments will appear in the comments section]
As we gather together in solidarity to express a feeling of mass injustice, we must not lose sight of what brought us together. We write so that all people who feel wronged by the corporate forces of the world can know that we are your allies.
As one people, united, we acknowledge the reality: that the future of the human race requires the cooperation of its members; that our system must protect our rights, and upon corruption of that system, it is up to the individuals to protect their own rights, and those of their neighbors; that a democratic government derives its just power from the people, but corporations do not seek consent to extract wealth from the people and the Earth; and that no true democracy is attainable when the process is determined by economic power. We come to you at a time when corporations, which place profit over people, self-interest over justice, and oppression over equality, run our governments. We have peaceably assembled here, as is our right, to let these facts be known.
A Legislative Reform Package for 2012
I have written a lot about the questionable and, let’s face it, downright unethical and, in some cases, corrupt practices that enable legislators to place their personal and financial fortunes ahead of the public interest. It is hard to deny that the Delaware General Assembly is overrun by institutional corruption. Let me make clear what […]
Daily Delawhere, Monday, October 3, 2011
Sorry I am late with this today. I went to the Eagles and Phillies game yesterday and I am paying for it today.
The Last One Out of the Perry for President Offices, Please Turn Out the Lights.
So over the weekend, Rick Perry announced that he wants to invade Mexico, to fight drug cartels I guess. And now it is revealed that his personal hunting lodge in West Texas was called “N*ggerhead” well into his time as governor.
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