Jul 15 2010
People’s Marketplace – 07/15/10
While pundits and economists worry about Wall Street’s well-being, Americans worry about losing their jobs, paying their bills, and the declining 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.
By Martina Steiner
Just because …
While pundits and economists worry about Wall Street’s well-being, Americans worry about losing their jobs, paying their bills, and the declining 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.
By Martina Steiner
Just because …
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The vote on Elena Kagan’s Supreme Court Nomination has been postponed by one week. Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee successfully delayed the vote when senior member Sen. Jeff Sessions granted that it be moved from Tuesday July 13, to Tuesday July 20. Although Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy feels that the postponement will make no difference to the …
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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
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The US government has filed a lawsuit against the state of Arizona to block the passage of immigration law SB 1070. The suit, which was filed in federal court on Tuesday, argues that the law interferes with the federal government’s authority to set immigration policy. The Arizona law makes it illegal for immigrants not to carry immigration documents, and …
After more than eighty days, the BP oil spill continues to affect everyday life in the Gulf Coast. So far, efforts to contain the spill have been inadequate, and tens of thousands of gallons of oil continue to seep into Gulf waters. On Saturday BP removed the cap on the ruptured pipe and began a complex operation to replace …
