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Media Matters’ Year In Review
Thank you to Media Matters for responsibly investigating and reporting whistleblower stories throughout 2010! National Whistleblowers Center Government Accountability Project
Posted in Big Business, Government, Ridiculous
Tagged Activism, change, media, news, newspaper, Ridiculous, whistleblower
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New Jersey Civil Servants Unite Against Christie
Why don’t all New Jersey teachers, police, firefighters, basically all civil servants (their unions/associations/et al) unite against Gov. Christie’s anti-civil service message? I feel the unions (especially the NJEA-I am a past active member) aren’t delivering, hell they aren’t even … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Government, Politics
Tagged education reform, New Jersey, news, NJEA
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Overeating May Alter the Brain as Much as Hard Drugs
This is just plain ol’ f*cked up. And don’t think for one second the fast food industry hasn’t known this all along. Addicted to Fat: Overeating May Alter the Brain as Much as Hard Drugs: Scientific American Rats given access … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Ridiculous
Tagged change, health reform, healthy, news, Ridiculous
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Corporate Accountability International’s 2009 Corporate Hall of Shame
I wrote in NESTLE in Corporate Accountability International’s 2009 Corporate Hall of Shame poll; will you join me in voting? The list of nominees is a who’s who of the worst offenders we’ve seen in the last year, including AIG, … Continue reading
Posted in Big Business, Ridiculous, Society
Tagged gas prices, global warming, news, oil speculation
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Barack Obama: Please share with your friends: What’s really at stake
Any day now, health insurance reform will come up for a vote in the Senate. More than ever, it’s extremely important for everyone to know about what’s really at stake for America. The Senate health reform bill will: * Extend … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Politics, Society
Tagged change, health reform, healthy, insurance, news, public option
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Privatizing Water Supplies
see my page “Water” [link above] Too much for just a post… this is an ongoing issue which is growing exponentially all around us! Be an informed citizen; educate yourself.
Posted in Big Business, Health, Ridiculous, Society
Tagged colonialism, news, privatization, water
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U.S.A. needs change from “Roman law” legislative techniques
Devoted legislators debate vital issues (snicker) Everybody knows how intellectually and physically demanding it is to be an elected official in modern times. You have to ask for people’s money to ask for people’s votes regularly. You have to spend … Continue reading
Posted in Big Business, Education, Health, Ridiculous, Society
Tagged news, newspaper
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A little something about the current state of news/media in the U.S.
Mark Twain once wrote: “A newspaper is not just for reporting news. It is to get people mad enough to do something about it.” Thank goodness for the Internet.




