"The wealthy, not only by private fraud but also by common laws, do every day pluck and snatch away from the people some part of their daily living. Therefore, when I consider and weigh in my mind these commonwealths which nowadays do flourish, I perceive nothing but a certain conspiracy of rich men in procuring their own commodities under the name and authority of the commonwealth.
They invent and devise all means and crafts, first how to keep safely without fear of losing that which they have unjustly gathered together, and next how to hire and abuse the work and labor of the people for as little money and effort as possible."
Thomas More, Utopia
Wednesday, October 11, 2006
Pension Fadeout
The following essay from Jack Rasmus, an long time union advocate, should serve as a cautionary tale for those of you in the public sector who may be unaware that your pension as you now know it is under serious threat.
Israel retaliates against France
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Asem Alnabih speaks about how mothers in Gaza keep hope alive. Jon Elmer on
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The Weight on Delcy Rodriguez
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As I was leaving the University of the Communes in Tocuyito, after a joyful
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a...
The New York Times Is Constantly Stupid Or Lying
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I have mocked the NY Times frequently here. They have cut themselves off
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discussions at ...
Potential Disaster for Democracy in Deep 'Blue' CA
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The information from two recent polls on California's upcoming
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American Judaism Has Lost the Jews
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Over the years, I’ve written passionately about what I see as the decline
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Partial Arts
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Jesus Christ has no advantage over GenghisKhan. They’ve both weighed in and
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Media Say ... Gloom And Doom In China
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The New York Times, and other western media, are running a 'doom and gloom
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The Great Student Loan Ruse
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These appalling figures don't fully capture the cruelty of the reality to
which they refer.
The post The Great Student Loan Ruse appeared first on The Co...
Crisis
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I suppose some people might wonder why I'm not completely hysterical. Why
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Open letter to some ex-leaders of the ISO
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Tess Carter
In light of the revelation of a sexual assault accusation that was grossly
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Will US global hegemony last for another century?
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My weekly article for Al-Akhbar: "Will US global hegemony last for anther
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(A critical review of Michael Beckley's new book from Cornell Universi...
Kafka's Castle
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"That truly Kafkaesque Castle, the modern state." -- Nicos Poulantzas.
*I*. In ‘The Castle’, it is never entirely clear what is happening.
There are off...
Love And Money: Marriage The McArdle Way
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It's Valentine's Day and Megan McArdle's thoughts naturally turn to love,
which means money. Join me as I mock the woman whose rat-fucking is
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Louis Allday, "Controlling the Narrative on Syria"
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[image: MRZine]Arguably, no war has been more mediated by misunderstanding
than the conflict currently taking place in Syria. This article will seek
to cor...
The Return on My Investment
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By: Aaron Datesman
It's easy to recognize a win when it comes with a trophy at the end (or, in
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And A One, And A Two . . .
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(From SAVAGE MULES. I keep reading how Bernie Sanders is George McGovern.
Maybe he is.)
*ANTIWAR MULE CAMEO*
As the Nixon era commenced, larger sections...
It's really very simple
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[Note: I am pushing this article live two days early because ZeroHedge
somehow managed to get a hold of it and post it before I did. Needless to
say, I do...
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