By Mike Whitney
To continue to pretend that the Democratic Party is a viable alternative to the GOP, is beyond misguided; it's delusional.
Israel's "social activists" begin taking down tents day after largest-ever protest: After 450,000 Israelis turned up for nationwide protests, National Union of Israeli Students take down Tel Aviv tent, Jerusalem protest leaders decide to dismantle their tent encampment.
UK: Fight for inquest on David Kelly is going to court after doctor launches legal challenge: The Government faces a legal challenge next week over its decision not to hold a coroner's inquest into the death of Dr David Kelly.
Stop The Pipeline: “Movement being born”: The largest environmental civil disobedience in decades concluded at the White House this morning with organizers pledging to escalate a nationwide campaign to push President Obama to deny the permit for a new tar sands oil pipeline.
Mid-Crisis, Chinese Considered Buying Stakes in U.S. Banks: Chinese banking officials considered buying up stakes in American banks during the height of the 2008 financial crisis, the McClatchy Newspapers reported Sunday, citing documents obtained from WikiLeaks.
Poverty in the USA: 24-Year-Old Dad Dies Of Tooth Infection: Aunt: Unemployed Nephew Couldn't Afford Antibiotics
If Rick Perry is an economic miracle worker, why are so many Texans going hungry?: Simple: because so much of his job creation is minimum wage
Since When Is It a Crime to Be Poor?: Working class people are no longer just being Nickel and Dimed, they're being prosecuted by lenders, banks, and city officials.
Number of ‘mass layoffs’ jumps up 3 percent: Mass layoffs — when employers let go of 50 or more people at once — has jumped up 3 percent this summer, according to the unemployment numbers that came out Friday. Major companies like Borders, Bank of America, Cisco, Lockheed Martin, and Goldman Sachs have all recently announced mass layoffs.
Overworked America: 12 Charts that Will Make Your Blood Boil: Why "efficiency" and "productivity" really mean more profits for corporations and less sanity for you.
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