Regarding that "Important Asset Class"
Submitted by gjohnsit on Sat, 05/13/2017 - 3:31pmEconomists at the NY Federal Reserve recently made an interesting observation.
An Introduction
Submitted by Robyn on Sat, 05/13/2017 - 2:23pmHonestly, I had never heard of Kat Blaque until I read about her in the Advocate
Kat Blaque is not just any other girl. She is amazingly talented, wonderfully witty, and fiercely intelligent. Blaque has a gift for words, but not in the usual way. She is subtle and charming. She is soft yet strong.
We Search For Leaders When What We Need Are Tools
Submitted by Phoebe Loosinhouse on Sat, 05/13/2017 - 8:58amMy Saturday morning epiphany has certainly been a long time coming. Only now, very late into the endgame, do I realize how far behind the curve I have been, and how I have been willingly exploited by people far smarter and more ruthless than me.
Rule of Law and its demise
Submitted by gjohnsit on Fri, 05/12/2017 - 10:48pmWhen we [Americans] talk about the rule of law, we
assume that we’re talking about a law that promotes
freedom, that promotes justice, that promotes equality.
—U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy
As Glenn Greenwald says in the video below, we have two, and only two, options:
A nation of men, or
A nation of laws.
The Evening Blues - 5-12-17
Submitted by joe shikspack on Fri, 05/12/2017 - 3:28pm
Pentagon is running out of bombs
Submitted by gjohnsit on Fri, 05/12/2017 - 2:50pmIt's a Shakespearean Tragedy.
It seems that we've dropped so many bombs on Muslim nations, and at such a rate, that it is impeding our ability to start new wars.
In the US it's a hill too steep to climb
Submitted by Robyn on Fri, 05/12/2017 - 2:30pmCanadian Sen. Grant Mitchell of Alberta is the sponsor of Bill C-16 and the government whip in the Senate.
Global Ransomware attack happening today
Submitted by gjohnsit on Fri, 05/12/2017 - 12:57pm
Ransomware has been a global plague for years, but today it hit a new peak.
Daniel Lazare on Russiagate, Atlantic Council, Saudi interests
Submitted by Linda Wood on Fri, 05/12/2017 - 12:43pmIn the great recent essay by Alligator Ed, James Comey fired! Watch out Hillary!, there was a discussion that included the perspective of a person who appears to believe Russia hacked the DNC. I think the following article by Daniel Lazare at Consortiumnews.com lays out some of the reasons I don't believe Russia hacked the DNC and includes reasons why this hollow Russiagate scenario is loaded with the potential to destroy life on earth.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the drinks are on the house."
Submitted by Hillbilly Dem on Fri, 05/12/2017 - 11:15amToday, I read an article by Chris Hedges. What he writes may not come as anything new to those who frequent C99%. It's a "sense" or a feeling that seems to be shared here. But Hedges is such a wordsmith, so powerful and blunt, that the article is stunning, at least to me.
He starts out with a haymaker of a punch:
