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• Things Are Looking up for the Housing Market…

  

  Permits to build new homes rose sharply in may, suggesting a beginning housing recovery remains on track. The Commerce Department said on Tuesday that although... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2012 BUSINESS, REAL ESTATE, SOCIETY

• My Apologies for Not Posting…

  

  After putting up the Joseph Stiglitz piece yesterday, the trackpad on my MacBook started playing games on me… going where it wanted to go, not where I did, and... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2012 SOCIETY

• Cheers for Joseph Stiglitz…

  

  In a section of his book, “The Price of Inequality,” printed in Salon, Nobel Prize winning economist Joseph Stiglitz gives a thorough analysis of why the top... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2012 SOCIETY

• Rodney King Dead at 47

  

  Rodney King, whose videotaped beating by four police officers eventually sparked violent riots in Los Angeles two decades ago, was found dead in his swimming... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2012 SOCIETY

• A Quote for the Month – No Matter What Obama Proposes, the Right Will Show Its...

  

  From Sen. Bernie Sanders: …you have a Republican mindset that says, hmm, let’s see we can repair the infrastructure, save money long time, and create millions o... Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2012 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Cartoon(s) of the Week – Manipulating the Election

  

  David Horsey in the L. A. Times: It’s possible to convince people to want what’s bad for them… - and - Chris Weyant at The Hill: …but sooner or later they... Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2012 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Quote of the Day – Romney Staffer Admits GOP is Rooting Against Economy

  

  “I am buying that they’re rooting against the economy somewhat, because they think that the short term pain of the next four months is much better than having a... Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2012 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• 800,000 Kids Caught In Immigration Limbo Rescued by Obama – and He Shuts Down a...

  We can be proud of the Prez!While the DREAM Act is currently stalled because of a contentious and uncooperative Republican majority in Congress, Obama has... Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2012 SOCIETY

• What A Navy Seal Wants You To Know About Obama

  

  (thanks to Linda Bartash for passing this around. You should, too.)The next time you hear Romney say that Obama has no experience in the military (which... Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2012 SOCIETY

• I Needed Something to Laugh at This Afternoon… So Here It Is:

  From Conan’s show: Jack McBrayer (Kenneth on 30 Rock) & Triumph The Comic Insult Dog Visit Chicago’s Weiner’s Circle (a famous site of vulgar insults.)... Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2012 SOCIETY

• Judy Woodruff Interviews Sen. McCain on the Money the Citizens Union Decision Ha...

  

  Here’s part of the interview:JUDY WOODRUFF: But in the wake of the Supreme Court decision Citizens United, we are seeing enormous sums of money going into this... Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2012 SOCIETY

• Wonder of Wonders… a Fungi in the Amazon Rainforest That Degrades Common...

  

  A group of students and professors from Yale University have found a fungi in the Amazon rainforest that can degrade and utilize the common plastic... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2012 SOCIETY

• A Quote for the Day… Republicans in Conflict: Jeb Bush Vs. Grover Norquist

  

  How did Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush get legislation passed? Jeb Bush “Ronald Reagan would have, based on his record of finding accommodation, finding... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2012 SOCIETY

• Ever Wonder Exactly What is Being Talked About When We Consider the Ultra-rich...

  

  This:I hope that makes it a little more clear.Now think about increasing their taxes just a LITTLE bit and mix it up with the taxes being paid by the Middle... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2012 SOCIETY

• Want to Know Where the NRA Stands on Shooting People Like Trayvon Martin?

  

  National Rifle Association – Our Great Protector In 2005, the NRA pushed it’s Florida members to vote to support the “Stand Your Ground” law. Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2012 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Cafe Owner After Hosting Romney Event: “I Felt Like It Was a Mocking”

  

  This isn’t the first time I’ve heard a story like this one from Iowa during the last couple of weeks of campaigning. Dianne Bauer opened up her cafe in Council... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2012 SOCIETY

• Quotes of the Decade – and Who Says There’s No War on Women?

  

  O’Malley “Nothing says jobs like transvaginal probes.” - Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley, referring to the controversial legislation backed by VA Gov. Bob... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2012 SOCIETY

• Good News from Arizona… Democrats Retain Gabby Giffords’ House Seat.

  

  President Obama with Gabby GiffordsThe tragedy of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ being shot and one of the more miraculous recovery stories in recent years have led... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2012 SOCIETY

• Democrats Retain Gabby Giffords’ House Seat

  

  Former Gifford staffer Ron Barber set to take on new role Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Actress Ann Rutherford Has Died at 94.

  

  She was  Scarlett O’Hara’s younger sister Carreen in the 1939 film “Gone With the Wind” and  Mickey Rooney‘s teenage girlfriend in the Andy Hardy movies, plus... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2012 CELEB, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES