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Stephen Colbert Warns GOP Leadership On Calls For Them To Govern: ‘It’s A Trap!’ (VIDEO)
Posted by Elaine Magliaro Stephen Colbert tells Republicans they had better listen to their leader Rush Limbaugh and the editors at Bill Kristol’s brain trust (National Review) if they’re even going to pretend they’re interested in governing.
Posted in Government, Humor, Politics, United States
Tagged National Review, Republican Party, Republicans, Rush Limbaugh, Stephen Colbert
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A Song for Veterans Day: Eddie Vedder’s “No More”
Posted by Elaine Magliaro Lest we forget…
Posted in Government, Politics, Society, United States
Tagged Eddie Vedder, Iraq War, Veterans, Veterans Day, War
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90 Pounds of Cocaine Seized Aboard Cargo Ship in Colombia Owned by Mitch McConnell’s In-Laws
By Elaine Magliaro Lee Fang of The Nation reported in late October that a ship operated by the Foremost Maritime Corporation–a company owned by Mitch McConnell’s wife’s family–was stopped and searched before it departed from Colombia. Fang said that Colombian Coast Guard agents found 90 … Continue reading
Posted in Government, Hypocrisy, Media, Politics, Uncategorized, United States
Tagged Cocaine, Colombia, Drug Seizure, Elaine Chao, Foremost Maritime Corporation, Illegal Drugs, Lee Fang, Mitch McConnell
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Simon Hemingway: Grand Jury Should Probe the Aftermath of Michael Brown’s Shooting
By Elaine Magliaro Simon Hemingway has an interesting article at Salon today about the death of Michael Brown titled Ferguson police’s other sin: Why grand jury must probe Brown shooting’s aftermath. Hemingway says that while people wait to hear the grand jury’s … Continue reading
Posted in Media, Society, Uncategorized, United States
Tagged Darren Wilson, Ferguson (MO), Ferguson Police, Michael Brown, Officer Involved Shootings, police
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“Facing It”—A Poem by Yusef Komunyakaa in Honor of American Veterans
By Elaine Magliaro Yusef Komunyakaa, the author of the poem Facing It, was born in Bogalusa, Louisiana on April 29, 1947. He “served in the United States Army from 1969 to 1970 as a correspondent, and as managing editor of … Continue reading
Posted in American History, Art, Society
Tagged Favorite Poem Project, Poetry, Vietnam Veterans, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Vietnam War, Yusef Komunyakaa
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A Mark Fiore Political Cartoon Video: “The Last Campaign Ad Ever”
By Elaine Magliaro Pulitzer Prize-winning political cartoonist Mark Fiore said last week that “we had all lost” even before the Democratic Party suffered a big loss at the polls on election day. Fiore added that “money pouring into politics from Super PACs and … Continue reading
Will Climate Change Denier James Inhofe Become Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee When Republicans Take Over the Senate in January? (With a Colbert Report “I’m Not a Scientist” Climate-Change Deniers Video)
By Elaine Magliaro Back in March of 2012, Senator James Inhofe (R-OK) appeared on Voice of Christian Youth America’s radio program Crosstalk with Vic Eliason. Inhofe was there to promote his new book The Greatest Hoax: How the Global Warming Conspiracy Threatens … Continue reading
From Salon: Exclusive Interview with Author Michael Lewis about His Book “Liar’s Poker,” the Culture of Wall Street, Strip Clubs, and Hypocrisy
By Elaine Magliaro Michael Lewis’s first book Liar’s Poker, originally published in 1989, has been reissued on its 25th anniversary. Scott Timberg of Salon said that Liar’s Poker “was not only the start of a major journalistic career — author Michael … Continue reading
Posted in Society, United States
Tagged Deregulation, Glass-Steagall, Liar's Poker, Michael Lewis, Salomon Brothers, Wall Street
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At a Senate Banking Committee Hearing Sen. Elizabeth Warren Asks Financial Regulators How Many Wall Street Bankers Have Been Prosecuted
By Elaine Magliaro At a Senate Banking Committee hearing this past September, Elizabeth Warren–the senior senator from my state of Massachusetts–asked financial regulators why they have not criminally prosecuted senior executives at Wall Street banks that have broken the law. … Continue reading
Posted in Government, Politics, United States
Tagged Big Banks, Financial Crime, Financial Fraud, Financial Regulators, Jamie Dimon, Sen. Elizabeth Warren
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JPMorgan Chase Whistleblower Alayne Fleischmann and Matt Taibbi Talk with Michael Eric Dyson on The Ed Show
By Elaine Magliaro Last week, Michael Eric Dyson–an author, radio host, and professor of sociology at Georgetown University–talked with Matt Taibbi and Alayne Fleiscmann, the former deal manager at JPMorgan Chase who witnessed securities fraud while she worked at the mega-bank. Taibbi called … Continue reading
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