Aug 26 2010
Older Women’s League calls for Alan Simpson’s Removal From Deficit Commission Over Sexist Remarks
A movement calling for the resignation of Alan Simpson as chair of President Obama’s Deficit Commission is gaining steam. The National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform is considering a number of proposals that would either dismantle or weaken Social Security, and/or cut benefits. Simpson’s chairmanship of the group is significant because of his long-standing public opposition to Social …
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A Mississippi group has proposed placing two historical markers to memorialize the 1955 abduction and murder of Emmett Till, a 14 year old African American boy. The Emmett Till Memorial Commission has requested permission to place one marker in front of the location of the former grocery store called Bryant’s where Till allegedly whistled at a white woman, and …
While pundits and economists worry about Wall Street’s well-being, Americans worry about losing their jobs, paying their bills, and the health of the planet. The capitalist marketplace promotes the exploitation of people and natural resources as cheap fixes. But you don’t have to abandon your values to save a buck. Welcome to the People’s Marketplace.
Monsoon floods that started in late June along the Indus River in northwest Pakistan have killed at least 2,000 people, destroyed an estimated 1.7 million acres of farmland and the livelihoods of 20 million people. More than 5 million people have been left homeless and more than a 1 million face the prospect of starvation. The United Nations has …
California’s on-again, off-again approval of same-sex marriage is off — at least until early December. On August 16th a Ninth Circuit Court of appeals extended the two-week stay on same sex marriages first imposed by Judge Vaughn Walker. Judge Walker issued the stay on August 4th after ruling that proposition 8 was unconstitutional, saying he was giving the legal …
The Right Hook, a weekly segment which covers the machinations of the right wing, from the Republican Party to the Tea Party Patriots, and beyond. By Chris Bennett
