As
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar writes, politicians like the ones who swept the
elections last night are the biggest obstacle to democracy in America.
Rather than informed voters going to the polls to elect those they want
to represent them, Americans are misinformed with attack ads, sponsored
by a flurry of undisclosed money. Those who don't have their votes
suppressed by burdensome voter ID laws are often voting for the lesser
evil, rather than someone who represents them.
'The
election season highlights not our dedicated patriots vying to improve
the country, but the greedy villains who are subtly but devastatingly
destroying the...
readersupportednews.org|By Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, TIME
"But
women's education isn't Malala's only cause. She's also waged a
prominent campaign on a topic Americans aren't talking much about
nowadays: the drone war in Pakistan."
Seven Factor's photo. Ouch...must be politicians operating just like...the Sanhedrin ?
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As
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar writes, politicians like the ones who swept the
elections last night are the biggest obstacle to democracy in America.
Rather than informed voters going to the polls to elect those they want
to represent them, Americans are misinformed with attack ads, sponsored
by a flurry of undisclosed money. Those who don't have their votes
suppressed by burdensome voter ID laws are often voting for the lesser
evil, rather than someone who represents them.
'The
election season highlights not our dedicated patriots vying to improve
the country, but the greedy villains who are subtly but devastatingly
destroying the...
readersupportednews.org|By Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, TIME
"But
women's education isn't Malala's only cause. She's also waged a
prominent campaign on a topic Americans aren't talking much about
nowadays: the drone war in Pakistan."
Seven Factor's photo. Ouch...must be politicians operating just like...the Sanhedrin ?
link.
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MCMURRAY, Alta. - The federal government is investigating an allegation
that several dozen Canadians working in Alberta's oilpatch were laid
off this week and replaced with foreign workers.A spokeswoman with
Employment Minister...
huffingtonpost.ca
An
audit, published this morning, found that £109 billion out of a total
of £117 billion spent by the EU in 2013 was "affected by material
error”. Brussels accounts have not been given the all clear for 19 years
running. In other words, Brussels 'embezzles' billions of euros per
year, and blames it on austerity. Is it any wonder, Europe is burning?
Riot
police clashed with demonstrators in the Belgian capital of Brussels on
Thursday amid a massive protest against government plans to reform
the...
zerohedge.com
a link
Just
over 30 per cent of families in the East Midlands city are jobless –
ahead of Glasgow, where 29.8 per cent of households have no-one in work.
dailymail.co.uk
Rick B TenPercent shared Positive Money UK's photo.
Positive Money UK with Gerry Murphy and 17 others
We’ve
made another significant breakthrough: This morning we were told that
Parliament will hold a three hour debate on the issue of ‘Money Creation
and Society’ on Thursday 20th November.
We only have less than two weeks to ensure that Members of Parliament
attend the debate – and also understand the basic facts about money!
We need your help NOW >
http://www.positivemoney.org/…/uk-parliament-debate-money-…/
We need your help NOW >
http://www.positivemoney.org/…/uk-parliament-debate-money-…/
Police
are seizing coins and cash from beggars in Melbourne's CBD as proceeds
of crime, according to reports from homeless people and welfare workers.
theage.com.au
Nearly 1,900 veterans have committed suicide just this year alone. This news emerges just a few weeks after the Senate GOP blocked a bill that would have provided aid for veterans.
http://bit.ly/1iToSmf
We're
going to be talking about this later: Should the Navy SEAL who
reportedly killed Osama Bin Laden be able to take credit for his role in
the raid?
h/t to NowThis
h/t to NowThis
Such a great quote from Fat Body Politics' Amanda Levitt. Thanks to our very own Rebecca Eisenberg for the photo!
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The
North Atlantic bloc has asked the Pentagon to send more troops to
Eastern Europe to counter the perceived threat of Russia. There are
currently 750 US...
rt.com