Beneath the mortgage crisis brought about by the deliberate systematic scamming of the poor by greedy lendersis the story of the disparity between the kinds of goods with steep mark-ups. The sector th… more →
Dispatch from the Trenchesbluelyon wrote 1 month ago: Back in September I wrote: Even if rates don’t go up because of an individual claim, I’ve heard that … more →
bluelyon wrote 2 months ago: Greenwald quotes Bill Moyers’ interview with Marcy Kaptur and Simon Johnson. This jumped out a … more →
cangress wrote 2 months ago: The flag should never be displayed with the union down, except as a signal of dire distress in insta … more →
bluelyon wrote 3 months ago: Joe Cannon is torn about whether or not to just suck it up and support HR 3200. Joe writes: Let … more →
bluelyon wrote 3 months ago: While tea partyers have their temper tantrum in D.C., and while the partisans on the left foam at th … more →
laudyms wrote 5 months ago: By Chris Hedges truthdig.com – Innocence and guilt are funny things in America. If you are ric … more →
bluelyon wrote 6 months ago: First there was “tort reform.” State after state passed tort reform laws sold to gullibl … more →
willyloman wrote 6 months ago: Part 1 [Part 2 after the break] Part 2 … more →
bluelyon wrote 6 months ago: Disclaimer: Yes, Bill Maher can be a sanctimonious, misogynistic asshole, but he’s spot on wit … more →
thomaspainescorner wrote 7 months ago: Karen Hersh, an out of work truck driver, arranges canned food in a shopping cart at a homeless tent … more →
thomaspainescorner wrote 7 months ago: By Chuck Burr 4/27/09 Simulposted with Culturequake We are just not using nuclear weapons. Resource … more →
bluelyon wrote 9 months ago: There is just so much wrong with this that I scarcely know where to begin. Pope Benedict on Tuesday … more →
skepticalbrotha wrote 10 months ago: When Skeptical Brotha regular Zeitgiest9000 posted yesterday that the Atlantic’s Marc Ambinder is re … more →
Rafael Martel wrote 11 months ago: Hugo Chávez’s government is halting a program that provides free oil to the poor in America. V … more →
thomaspainescorner wrote 1 year ago: U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama (L) speaks alongside his senior economic advisor … more →
Mick wrote 1 year ago: Beneath the mortgage crisis brought about by the deliberate systematic scamming of the poor by greed … more →
thomaspainescorner wrote 2 years ago: By Michael Goodspeed 6/3/07 Every man with the smallest inklings of humility and courage is forever … more →
Mick wrote 2 years ago: On Sunday, the Washington Post reported that $$$hundreds of millions of $$$ in hurricane relief afte … more →
Mick wrote 2 years ago: I haven’t read Assets and the Poor, though I’ll give serious consideration to ordering i … more →