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Thieves "Steal Meat Intended For The Eldery"
Seeded on Wed Aug 24, 2011 2:24 PM EDT (kpho.com)
Yuma, AZ - (AP) - Thieves stole over $5,000 worth of meat products intended for the elderly in two Yuma County communities....
Rep. Maxine Waters says "Tea Party Can Go Straight to Hell"
Seeded on Mon Aug 22, 2011 2:08 PM EDT (CBS News)
Rep. Maxine Waters, the liberal lawmaker from southern California, continued to press for Democrats and President Obama to adopt a more combative style with Republicans ahead of next year's elections. Commentary by: Corbett B. Daly, deputy politics editor
Social Security Disability Program Pushed To Brink Of Insolvency
Seeded on Mon Aug 22, 2011 1:49 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)
Laid-off workers and aging baby boomers are flooding Social Security's disability program with benefit claims, pushing the financially strapped system toward the brink of insolvency. Applications are up nearly 50 percent over a decade ago as people with disabilities lose their jo …
To the ramparts? Not if any longer, but when
Seeded on Mon Aug 22, 2011 11:08 AM EDT ()
He sounded like a fighter when he ran for President, but he turned out to be a wet-noodle-spine sap instead. As things get worse and worse for average Americans, even as they get better and better for the top 2%, it's only a matter of time, ya know. That moment in time comes wh …
Jan Cline Holds Yard Sales To Pay Medical Bills; City Shuts Them Down
Seeded on Sun Aug 21, 2011 8:50 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)
Jan Cline, a woman with terminal bone marrow cancer, has been holding yard sales to raise money to pay off her bills. But Cline recently received an unfortunate notice from the city of Salem: She is breaking the law, and the city is shutting her yard-sale operation down.
Why the rich corporations and wealthy individuals can and should pay more in taxes
Seeded on Sun Aug 21, 2011 10:37 AM EDT ()
In these short video clips, Professor Wolff offers quick commentary on topics relating to capitalism, the economic crisis, strategies for social change and current events.
Jury awards family $300K after police kill man's dog during search
Seeded on Sat Aug 20, 2011 6:46 PM EDT (WLS 890AM)
Thomas Russell III describes watching a police officer shoot his canine “best friend” two years ago as “the scariest thing I ever saw.” On Thursday, a U.S. District Court jury decided Russell, 20, and his family deserved to be compensated for the Feb.
Feds oppose ban on food stamps for sodas in NYC
Fri Aug 19, 2011 10:35 PM EDT
A plan by New York City to combat obesity by restricting the purchase of sugary drinks with foods stamps would be too large and complex, federal officials said Friday.
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Restarting the American Recovery from Scratch
Seeded on Fri Aug 19, 2011 12:07 PM EDT ()
The American economic recovery has stalled, if it ever truly began in the first place, and it must be restarted if the United States hopes to climb out of recession. Recharging the recovery effort will take considerable time and political will.
Coupon-seeking Consumers "Steal Newspapers"
Seeded on Thu Aug 18, 2011 4:56 PM EDT (The Arizona Republic)
Newspapers are mysteriously vanishing from racks across the country. Thieves are swiping Sunday papers from driveways, and others are digging through people's trash looking for...
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