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Robert Reich: The Morality Brigade

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 14:08:05 -0700

We’re still legislating and regulating private morality, while at the same time ignoring the much larger crisis of public morality in America.

In recent weeks Republican state legislators have decided to thwart the Supreme Court’s 1973 decision in “Roe v. Wade,” which gave women the right to…

Robert Reich: Bedford Falls or Pottersville?

Sat, 22 Dec 2012 11:31:34 -0700

Robert Reich: Bedford Falls or Pottersville?:

robertreich:

Every year about now I watch “It’s a Wonderful Life” again to remind myself what Frank Capra understood about America — its essential decency and common sense.

In many ways the nation is better than it was in 1946 when the movie first appeared. Women have gained economic power and reproductive…

Something to remember this holiday season.

Robert Reich: Boehner's Failure and the GOP's Disgrace

Fri, 21 Dec 2012 19:11:51 -0700

Robert Reich: Boehner's Failure and the GOP's Disgrace:

robertreich:

Remarkably, John Boehner couldn’t get enough House Republicans to vote in favor of his proposal to keep the Bush tax cuts in place on the first million dollars of everyone’s income and apply the old Clinton rates only to dollars over and above a million.

What? Even Grover Norquist blessed…

Robert Reich: Cliff Hanger: The President's Unnecessary and Unwise Concessions

Wed, 19 Dec 2012 22:18:10 -0700

Robert Reich: Cliff Hanger: The President's Unnecessary and Unwise Concessions:

robertreich:

Why is the President back to making premature and unnecessary concessions to Republicans?

Two central issues in the 2012 presidential election were whether the Bush tax cuts should be ended for people earning over $250,000, and whether Social Security and Medicare should be protected from…

The president needs to show some backbone.

My human! MINE!!

Tue, 18 Dec 2012 19:52:14 -0700

My human! MINE!!

Food for thought.

Fri, 07 Dec 2012 10:38:13 -0700

Food for thought.

“Shine on, shine on harvest moon, up in the...

Thu, 06 Dec 2012 20:37:37 -0700

“Shine on, shine on harvest moon, up in the sky…”

"Second, it is truly remarkable what ends people’s careers in Washington - and what does not end..."

Mon, 19 Nov 2012 13:27:08 -0700

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Second, it is truly remarkable what ends people’s careers in Washington - and what does not end them. As Hastings detailed in that interview, Petraeus has left a string of failures and even scandals behind him: a disastrous Iraqi training program, a worsening of the war in Afghanistan since he ran it, the attempt to convert the CIA into principally a para-military force, the series of misleading statements about the Benghazi attack and the revealed large CIA presence in Libya. To that one could add the constant killing of innocent people in the Muslim world without a whiff of due process, transparency or oversight.

Yet none of those issues provokes the slightest concern from our intrepid press corps. His career and reputation could never be damaged, let alone ended, by any of that. Instead, it takes a sex scandal - a revelation that he had carried on a perfectly legal extramarital affair - to force him from power. That is the warped world of Washington. Of all the heinous things the CIA does, the only one that seems to attract the notice or concern of our media is a banal sex scandal. Listening to media coverage, one would think an extramarital affair is the worst thing the CIA ever did, maybe even the only bad thing it ever did (Andrea Mitchell: “an agency that has many things to be proud about: many things to be proud about”).

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- Petraeus scandal is reported with compelled veneration of all things military | Glenn Greenwald (via wilwheaton)
Talk about messed up priorities!

Robert Reich: Why We Should Stop Obsessing About The Federal Budget Deficit

Sun, 18 Nov 2012 20:51:44 -0700

Robert Reich: Why We Should Stop Obsessing About The Federal Budget Deficit:

robertreich:

I wish President Obama and the Democrats would explain to the nation that the federal budget deficit isn’t the nation’s major economic problem and deficit reduction shouldn’t be our major goal. Our problem is lack of good jobs and sufficient growth, and our goal must be to revive both.

Deficit…

choosechoice: iraqiyamuslima: lalondes: Malala Yousafzai, in...

Sun, 11 Nov 2012 22:23:12 -0700

choosechoice:

iraqiyamuslima:

lalondes:

Malala Yousafzai, in a 2011 interview with CNN, discussing her activism on behalf of girls seeking education in Pakistan.

She’s an amazing woman… and deserves the Nobel Peace Prize for sure.

sheris-musings: To all those affected by Hurricane Sandy, may...

Mon, 29 Oct 2012 22:51:26 -0700

sheris-musings:

To all those affected by Hurricane Sandy, may prayers be with you and faith be your ”Light in the Storm”

Robert Reich: How Obama Can Smoke Out Mitt: Call for Breaking Up the Biggest Banks, and Resurrecting Glass-Steagall

Thu, 18 Oct 2012 12:39:17 -0700

Robert Reich: How Obama Can Smoke Out Mitt: Call for Breaking Up the Biggest Banks, and Resurrecting Glass-Steagall:

robertreich:

President Obama should propose that the nation’s biggest banks be broken up and their size capped, and that the Glass-Steagall Act be resurrected.

It’s good policy, and it would smoke out Mitt Romney as being of, by, and for Wall Street — and not on the side of average Americans.

It would also…

Robert Reich: Obama is Back

Wed, 17 Oct 2012 19:16:44 -0700

Robert Reich: Obama is Back:

robertreich:

He’s back.

Tonight our president was articulate and forceful — in sharp contrast to his performance in the first presidential debate. He stated his beliefs. He defended his record. He told America where he wanted to take the nation in his second term.

And he explained where Romney wanted to…

Robert Reich: The Politics of Fear and the Party of Non-Voters

Wed, 10 Oct 2012 02:31:33 -0700

Robert Reich: The Politics of Fear and the Party of Non-Voters:

robertreich:

The latest Pew Research Center poll shows Mitt Romney ahead of President Barack Obama among likely voters, 49% to 45%. But the latest Gallup poll shows the President Obama leading Romney among likely voters, 50% to 45%.

What gives? The Pew poll covered the days immediately following last…

Joseph Goebbels is alive and well on the Republican Party.

Robert Reich: The Politics of Fear and the Party of Non-Voters

Wed, 10 Oct 2012 02:30:23 -0700

Robert Reich: The Politics of Fear and the Party of Non-Voters:

robertreich:

The latest Pew Research Center poll shows Mitt Romney ahead of President Barack Obama among likely voters, 49% to 45%. But the latest Gallup poll shows the President Obama leading Romney among likely voters, 50% to 45%.

What gives? The Pew poll covered the days immediately following last…

Badass Muslim Girl: Pray for Malala Yousafzai

Wed, 10 Oct 2012 02:28:39 -0700

Badass Muslim Girl: Pray for Malala Yousafzai :

herapotter:

At the age of 11, Malala Yousafzai took on the Taliban by giving voice to her dreams. As turbaned fighters swept through her town in northwestern Pakistan in 2009, the tiny schoolgirl spoke out about her passion for education — she wanted to become a doctor, she said — and…

This is a shame! Do keep her in your prayers. If you don’t believe in prayer then send positive thoughts her way. Please!

Badass Muslim Girl: Pray for Malala Yousafzai

Wed, 10 Oct 2012 02:27:07 -0700

Badass Muslim Girl: Pray for Malala Yousafzai :

herapotter:

At the age of 11, Malala Yousafzai took on the Taliban by giving voice to her dreams. As turbaned fighters swept through her town in northwestern Pakistan in 2009, the tiny schoolgirl spoke out about her passion for education — she wanted to become a doctor, she said — and…

Neil Gaiman: A Letter From A Scared Actress

Mon, 17 Sep 2012 15:32:00 -0700

Neil Gaiman: A Letter From A Scared Actress:

neil-gaiman:

A few years ago, a message came in to this website on the FAQ line from a young actress from Georgia (the one from the former USSR, not the State with Atlanta in it) called Anna Gurji. She sent a link to her webpage and to films she had made in Georgia, and told me she was a fan, and if she…

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Mon, 17 Sep 2012 15:27:39 -0700

Robert Reich: Moody's in a Mood

Tue, 11 Sep 2012 16:45:16 -0700

Robert Reich: Moody's in a Mood:

robertreich:

The rating agencies are at it again. Moody’s Investors Services says it’s likely to downgrade U.S. government bonds if Congress and the White House don’t reach a budget deal before we go over the so-called “fiscal cliff” on January 2, when $1.2 trillion in spending cuts and tax increases…