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Research Shows Paying Prevailing Wage Does Not Make Government Co…
Net News Publisher | 4 hours ago by Terry
Many state and local governments, for more than a century, have required private contractors on public works projects to pay wages and benefits on par with what is commonly paid to construction workers in the area. The federal government followed sui read more
Lunch with Lindsay Lohan
CelebSlam: Brutally Honest Celebrity News & Gossip | 10 hours ago
Lindsay Lohan Lindsay Lohan on the set of Labor Pains in L.A. (7/7) [WENN] read more
Our Economy Is Inherently Unstable
Structural Economic Issues | July 7th 2008 by Ray Pairan Jr
Keynes’s General Theory, as interpreted by the late Hyman Minsky focuses exclusively upon investment cycles whereby over the long term, leveraging through the use of external funds during periods of prosperity increase fragility within the economic read more
Second Class Citizens of Our Own Country
Structural Economic Issues | July 6th 2008 by Ray Pairan Jr
There is no mistaking the fact that we’ve been relegated to the status of second class citizens within our own country. When we are forced to acquiesce to every demand that our government makes through its duty bound servitude to its business elite read more
ILGP mourns Congress candidate Vic Roberts
on the Wilder Side | July 6th 2008 by iwilder
Vic Roberts, Green Party candidate for 19th Congressional District, passed away Friday night or early Saturday morning. The cause of death is unknown. “Apparently, Vic participated in a parade just yesterday and seemed fine. He went to bed las read more
Blind Acceptance of Unjust Economic Society
Structural Economic Issues | July 5th 2008 by Ray Pairan Jr
We’ve all been blessed with the ability to rationally discern reality from illusion propped up by an aesthetic orthodoxy of economic fundamentalism. What do we realize when we arrive at a gas station to fill our car up with gas, visit the grocery, read more
John Pilger: The New Rulers of The World (2001)
Dandelion Salad | July 5th 2008
Dandelion Salad Posted previously on my old blog. 53 min - Aug 7, 2006 BBC “John Pilger: The New Rulers of The Wo…“, posted with vodpod Award-winning journalist, John Pilger, investigates the realities of globalization by takin read more
Corporate UNPATRIOTIC BEHAVIOR by Ralph Nader (’02)
Dandelion Salad | July 4th 2008
Dandelion Salad by Ralph Nader Friday, July 4, 2008 originally posted July 2, 2004 During this 4th of July weekend, why not assess the behavior of giant U.S. chartered multinational corporations by the yardsticks of patriotism to the supportive count read more
The “Free Market” Guise Is “Big Brother”
Structural Economic Issues | July 4th 2008 by Ray Pairan Jr
Funnel everything back onto the adaptive, receptive masses of the global citizenry instilling in them a feeling of inferiority whereby all their actions have and will be perceived to result in a continuing deterioration of their economic situation. I read more
A Stage of Sabatical
omegetymon:The Beginning Root | July 4th 2008 by D'Ellis R. McCammmon
I’ve been tripping through this world of the blog for only a short time, and it has worn on me to find the proper topic to make a sensical arrangement for your enticement. In order for me to be a better bloggerist I must take some time to do a read more
McCain defends free trade with Colombia
Dandelion Salad | July 4th 2008
Dandelion Salad TheRealNews “McCain defends free trade with Colombia“, posted with vodpod Sent to me by Nina from The Real News Network McCain defends free trade with Colombia Forrest Hylton: McCain visits Colombia and positions himself read more
Happy Birthday America!
Political Byline | July 4th 2008 by Chuck Adkins
IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776 The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen United States of America When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume read more
The Pregnant Man Gives Birth
hideNsneek.com | July 4th 2008 by Stanley
Father/Mother, and Aiken are said to be doing fine. The real challenge ahead is going to be keeping the new child nourished properly. After having hisher breasts removed, Thomas can only sqeeze out skim-milk! read more
Sixth Straight Month of Job Losses
Griper News | July 3rd 2008 by Wisco
clipped from www.mcclatchydc.comThe economy is likely to keep stumbling at least through the rest of the year, analysts agreed Thursday, after a disappointing government report showed that payroll jobs fell by 62,000 in June, the sixth straight month read more
Welcome to the “Slow-Motion” Recession
Busted: Bankers and the Digital Economy | July 2nd 2008 by TNTalk
“It’s a slow-motion recession,” said Ethan Harris, chief United States economist for Lehman Brothers. “In a normal recession, things kind of collapse and get so weak that you have nowhere to go but up. But we’re not getting the classic two read more
Overpaying CEOs by Ralph Nader
Dandelion Salad | July 1st 2008
Dandelion Salad by Ralph Nader Tuesday, July 1. 2008 The worst top management of giant corporations in American history is also by far the most hugely paid. That contradiction applies as well to the Boards of Directors of these global companies. Cons read more
Sam Merten: Hunting Down the Garbage
Everyday Citizen | July 1st 2008 by Everyday Citizen
But instead of giving these workers a fighting chance, the city wants to track them with GPS to make sure they aren’t slackin’ off or wasting gas. Maybe a day working on the back of a garbage truck would change their minds. -- Sam Merten, Dallas read more
WW: A wonderful couple
Posh Lifestyle: healthy beauty | July 1st 2008 by lotis
They are one of the wonderful couples I have helped deliver their babies in my career. I really love them. They are so sweet and kind. This picture was taken during the birth of their firstborn child. It was right after the baby was out we put her on read more
Ruth Cardoso - RIP
The Global Sociology Blog | June 30th 2008
A great lady is dead. Most people are probably not familiar with her and it’s a damn shame! The Guardian has a good obituary: "Ruth Cardoso, who has died aged 77, was a leading Brazilian anthropologist and former first lady renowned for he read more
“We’re Entering a Two Economy Society. There is No Force Oppo…
Dandelion Salad | June 30th 2008
Dandelion Salad By Mike Whitney 06/30/08 “ICH” Interview with Michael Hudson “Our tax laws have shaped the marketplace to favor the debt-financed buying and selling of real estate, stocks and bonds rather than new direct investme read more
Alexander Downer Quits
The RAB Experience | June 30th 2008 by Rob Baiton
I guess it is no fun being in opposition after a reign as Australia's longest serving Foreign Minister. Alexander Downer has pulled the plug on a rather long and somewhat distinguished political career. There are, as in any long career, a couple of m read more
Stories from work ...
happening-here? | June 30th 2008
Mohammad at KABOBfest reports on his friend Salah's first day at a new job. Today was my first day at Jiffy Lube. Being a trainee, they still have not gotten around to making me a shirt with my name on it. I go in to find I only have 2 options read more
Volunteer Rights and Responsibilities
Neighbors Helping Neighbors | June 30th 2008 by Neighbors Helping Neighbors
The question also came up at the conference about volunteer rights and responsibilities.You may hear that "volunteering is a privilege, not a right". While that is true, it is important to address the rights and responsibilities of volunteers.For a s read more
Do The Rich Confiscate Adirondack Natural Beauty?
Adirondack Almanack | June 30th 2008 by Adirondack Almanack - New York History Blog
Barbara Ehrenreich has an interesting article in the Nation this month about the what she calls considers "the general rule, which has been in effect since sometime in the 1990s: if a place is truly beautiful, you can't afford to be there. All right, read more
Clear Blue Lights
Structural Economic Issues | June 29th 2008 by Ray Pairan Jr
One light is gleaming in the distance, a clear blue of a beauty never seen before. Many are gathering at the opening attempting to discern an outline anything that would indicate continuity with natural laws of physics – it has no outline only an i read more
How Many More Days?
Life From My Laptop | June 29th 2008 by Alyssa
With every pregnancy I’ve had, this of which is number three, I have enjoyed almost the entire experience. Of course the early days when you feel nauseous and dizzy were not fun but they were over soon enough, but the later days when the big d read more
Fill ‘er Up!
Susie of Arabia | June 28th 2008 by Susie of Arabia
This modern gas station in Jeddah is typical of the newer stations here - sparkling clean, totally tiled surfaces, and full service. Coming from America where we got used to pumping our own gas, my husband seems to enjoy just staying in the car whi read more
‘Bush Legacy Tour’ Rolls Through Dayton
The Dayton Pundit | June 28th 2008 by DP
Note: this item was supposed to be posted on Thursday but it was delayed due to unforeseen circumstances over at my other web location. I’ve updated it to reflect the most recent information available as of the time it was uploaded. Dayton se read more
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