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Friday, July 2, 2010
Fifth Highest Standard of Living in the World
Just in time for Independence Day holiday, the Republicans stuck it to the 1.3 million people with yet another threat of filibuster on extension of jobless benefits. While the senators are at home in their districts cooling off with beer at poolside fundraisers, the unemployed will sweat out another week of worry about foreclosure and feeding their children. With an average of six job seekers for each opening, the odds of securing employment are slim. Legions of job seekers are visible through the limo's windows.
Ben Nelson, Democratic senator from Nebraska, joined the Republicans in blocking the much needed relief. In my homage to Margaret Bourke-White, I depict him seated beside one of the architects of the the Republican senatorial strategy. By preventing government from performing its critical functions, Mitch McConnell hopes to return his party to power in the 2010 elections. Republicans rationalize this cynical approach to reclaiming ascendancy by claiming to be deficit hawks. Yet our fiscal decline began when they approved fighting two wars off the books while passing a tax cut for the rich.
Generous donations from industries that should be regulated keep senators living in luxury and out of touch with ordinary Americans. In 1937 when Bourke-White photographed the Bread Line, America boasted having the highest standard of living in the world. However, we have fallen to fifth place overall, with 37th place ranking among health care systems.
Ben Nelson, Democratic senator from Nebraska, joined the Republicans in blocking the much needed relief. In my homage to Margaret Bourke-White, I depict him seated beside one of the architects of the the Republican senatorial strategy. By preventing government from performing its critical functions, Mitch McConnell hopes to return his party to power in the 2010 elections. Republicans rationalize this cynical approach to reclaiming ascendancy by claiming to be deficit hawks. Yet our fiscal decline began when they approved fighting two wars off the books while passing a tax cut for the rich.
Generous donations from industries that should be regulated keep senators living in luxury and out of touch with ordinary Americans. In 1937 when Bourke-White photographed the Bread Line, America boasted having the highest standard of living in the world. However, we have fallen to fifth place overall, with 37th place ranking among health care systems.
Thursday, July 1, 2010
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Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Corporatist States of America
The Supreme Court finding for Citizen's United equates the freedom to spend of a giant corporation with the free speech rights of the individual.
Too big to fail banks pay enormous bonuses after the government bailout, while the middle-class taxpayers face foreclosure and unemployment with meaningful relief.
The oil addiction of America continues unabated, saving the petroleum and automotive industry from adapting to the realities of the 21st century
"We can have democracy in this country,
or we can have great wealth
concentrated in the hands of a few,
but we can’t have both."
or we can have great wealth
concentrated in the hands of a few,
but we can’t have both."
Justice Louis D. Brandeis
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Monday, June 28, 2010
Obama and Medvedev at Ray's Hell: the Burger Summit (as if)
Oh for the the bad old days of the 20th century, when a high level meeting between the Russian and American presidents could have meaningful consequences for peace. Now that Obama and Medvedev are following each others' Twitter accounts, and the later loves all-american fare like burger with jalapeno, can world peace really be far from a reality?
http://www.politicsdaily.com/2010/06/24/obama-and-medvedev-summit-burgers-chicken-trade-and-twitter/
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