Below from "the_recession" community on LiveJournal. Go to URL at end to see the graphs and discussion. Alobar =========================== What indicators do...
["Mr. Prime Minister, the people are revolting." "Ugh, yes, they certainly are. Close the windows, Jeeves."] "France paralysed by a wave of strike action,...
"Israel's ambassador to Australia has described his country's military offensives in Gaza as a 'preintroduction' to tackling the military threat posed by a...
"A rural Illinois jury has found one of their peers innocent in a marijuana case that would have sent him to prison. Loren Swift (pictured below) was charged...
[Grackle note: Obama needs to change his mind on this quickly, before he joins Rumsfeld on the Europeans' wanted list for war criminals. Authorizing US...
http://www.theagitator.com/2009/02/01/a-letter-id-like-to-see-but-wont/ A Letter I'd Like To See (But Won't) Sunday, February 1st, 2009 Dear America, I take it...
[Grackle note: Obama must demand the immediate resignation of Petraeus and his allies, and if they refuse, he must fire them immediately and strip them of all...
"Of the 12 states where joblessness grew most rapidly, eight reduced or kept constant the number of people receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families,...
http://prorev.com/2009/02/reaction-without-action.html REACTION WITHOUT ACTION Sam Smith Watching the crowd reaction to Bruce Springsteen at the Super Bowl...
"After years of pressure from anti-feminist forces, we as a culture have gotten into the habit of pretending that domestic violence - while wrong - is an...
"According to US government propaganda, terrorist cells are spread throughout America, making it necessary for the government to spy on all Americans and...
Below from a blog on LiveJournal. Alobar =========================== "Some time ago, I wrote a column warning that our involvement in Fourth Generation wars...
Posted By: Cliff Mason Class war? That's what lots of people are calling this move to limit executive compensation at companies that are on the Federal dole. ...
In a recent interview, Ohio Rep. Marcy Kaptur told Americans: 'Be squatters in your own homes. Don't you leave.' By Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! Posted on...
"Does the Taganrog Automobile Factory have a deal for you! Rows of freshly minted Hyundai Santa Fe sport utility vehicles are available right now. In exchange...
"The stimulus package the U.S. Congress is completing would raise the government's commitment to solving the financial crisis to $9.7 trillion, enough to pay...
"There's a 'Phelps backlash' out there. Fans and sympathizers have issued a cheeky call to boycott Kellogg's, the cereal and snack megamanufacturer that...
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Grab-Your-Torch-n-Pitchforks.html Stamford sits in the midst of one of the nation's wealthiest areas, and among the...
[Grackle note: It appears after all that Obama cannot stand up to the Wall Street ruling class, even on the most basic and obvious principles.] "The Obama...
[Grackle note: Since Obama considers the successful health care systems of most of the developed world to be "extremist," would he veto the Conyers bill if it...
[Grackle note: The last one is my favorite.] http://eyewashstation.blogspot.com/2007/11/odds-of-dying-in-terrorist-attack.html Odds of Dying in a Terrorist...
[Grackle note: I would only add that the Obama/Geitner plan ignores the most basic fact about the credit crisis - namely, that liquidity is not the problem....
"Most Americans have a strong sense of unease about our financial institutions and the measures being taken to bail them out. We know that rampant deregulation...
"Britain is facing its worst financial crisis for more than a century, surpassing even the Great Depression of the 1930s, one of Gordon Brown's most senior...
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/02/11/feinstein_stimulus_amendment/ US Senator Dianne Feinstein hopes to update President Barack Obama's $838bn economic...