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Saturday, March 23, 2013

Big Corporations Lobbying For Big Tax Breaks

Interview:
http://onpoint.wbur.org/2013/03/19/lobbying-tax-breaks

Tough times for the US federal budget.  Everybody knows that.  We’re “sequestering” spending right and left and talking about – talking about -raising taxes.

But for an amazingly big world of American businesses, all that is somebody else’s problem.  They’ve got special tax breaks – huge ones – written into law.  And as long as they keep feeding and stroking the right politicians, those monster tax breaks just keep coming.

Each has its rationale, or at least its backers.  But they add up to a big question.
This hour, On Point:  monster corporate tax breaks, and is this any way to run a country?
-Tom Ashbrook




President Obama Speaks to the People of Israel

Who but Barack Obama could deliver such a speech?  I am far more inspired by this than anything I have heard from any religious leader.


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BBC-Guardian Exposé Uses WikiLeaks to Link Iraq Torture Centers to U.S. Col. Steele & Gen. Petraeus. "A shocking new report by The Guardian and BBC Arabic details how the United States armed and trained Iraqi death squads that ran torture centers."

BBC-Guardian Exposé Uses WikiLeaks to Link Iraq Torture Centers to U.S. Col. Steele & Gen. Petraeus. "A shocking new report by The Guardian and BBC Arabic details how the United States armed and trained Iraqi death squads that ran torture centers."
REDDIT TOP NEWS | MARCH 22, 2013
http://pulse.me/s/jNYxA


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Ricky Gervais is annoyed

Ricky Gervais is annoyed
REDDIT TOP NEWS | MARCH 22, 2013
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Location Of Your Waiter

Location Of Your Waiter
REDDIT TOP NEWS | MARCH 22, 2013
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Anti-gay Cardinal is gay. What. A. Shock.

Anti-gay Cardinal is gay. What. A. Shock.
REDDIT TOP NEWS | MARCH 22, 2013
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My life makes sense now!

My life makes sense now!
REDDIT TOP NEWS | MARCH 22, 2013
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This is how crazy God looks to atheists (Facebook shortcut)

This is how crazy God looks to atheists (Facebook shortcut)
REDDIT TOP NEWS | MARCH 22, 2013
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What It Means To Be A Progressive: A Manifesto

What It Means To Be A Progressive: A Manifesto
THINKPROGRESS | MARCH 22, 2013
http://pulse.me/s/jO6iJ


People often ask what, exactly, do progressives believe?  Over the past few years, we've worked with a great group called ... Read more

On Obamacare’s Third Anniversary, Here Are Three Ways The Reform Law Has Helped Real Americans

On Obamacare's Third Anniversary, Here Are Three Ways The Reform Law Has Helped Real Americans
THINKPROGRESS | MARCH 22, 2013
http://pulse.me/s/jNkBY


Saturday marks the three year anniversary of President Obama signing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the most ... Read more


Let’s Count the Ways Keystone Approval Helps Us: Memo From Houston

Let's Count the Ways Keystone Approval Helps Us: Memo From Houston
THINKPROGRESS | MARCH 22, 2013
http://pulse.me/s/jOjzs


By Michael Northrup, via Huffington Post (emphasis added) Another thing about the Keystone XL pipeline: It will result in only ... Read more


San Francisco Archbishop: Sex Only Counts When There’s A Penis And A Vagina

San Francisco Archbishop: Sex Only Counts When There's A Penis And A Vagina
THINKPROGRESS | MARCH 22, 2013
http://pulse.me/s/jL9cR


As conservatives make their case against marriage equality, they've found themselves stuck arguing that biological ... Read more

Glimpses into the hermit kingdom of North Korea

Glimpses into the hermit kingdom of North Korea
TOP NBCNEWS HEADLINES | MARCH 22, 2013
http://pulse.me/s/jMY3d


As chief Asia photographer for the Associated Press, David Guttenfelder has had unprecedented access to communist North Korea. Here's a rare look at d... Read more


Criminal justice system's 'dark secret': Teenagers in solitary confinement

Criminal justice system's 'dark secret': Teenagers in solitary confinement
TOP NBCNEWS HEADLINES | MARCH 22, 2013
http://pulse.me/s/jOdE9


> James Stewart, a 17-year-old from Denver who committed suicide while in solitary confinement, had never been to jail before August of 2008.... Read more

The 'Secret' of US Prisons: Teens Thrown in Solitary - Juveniles are protected there, but suffer psychologically

http://www.newser.com/story/164932/the-secret-of-us-prisons-teens-thrown-in-solitary.html

I'm a financial advisor for an insurance company. AT LEAST once a week, I'll have someone this stupid walk in to my office

I'm a financial advisor for an insurance company. AT LEAST once a week, I'll have someone this stupid walk in to my office
REDDIT TOP NEWS | MARCH 22, 2013
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Friday, March 22, 2013

Behind The Dow’s High

Interview:
http://onpoint.wbur.org/2013/03/07/the-dows-high

Yowza, yowza.  The headlines are big and splashy:  The Dow has roared back.  Twice this week, it’s topped old record highs going back to ‘oh-seven’ –in the days just before the Great Recession.

After all the dire sequester warnings, it’s a good omen, right?  Can we dare hope that if stock market investors are feeling good, something good is finally happening to our economy?

Are the jobs coming back?  Will our 401ks start growing like fatted calves?  Well, life isn’t simple and neither is the economy.
This hour, On Point:  We talk markets, the economy and hopes for the future.



The Sequester’s Impact And Future

Interview:
http://onpoint.wbur.org/2013/03/04/sequester

The sequester is here. It was meant to be the doomsday option, a set of cuts so grim that just the threat of it would spur lawmakers to compromise. But that’s not how it worked out.

Now, we’re in the sequester’s first workweek, and the new fiscal reality is taking shape. Most furlough notices, out today. We’ve heard warnings of snarled airports, jobs lost, food plants shuttered for lack of inspectors. Is it hype, or a new reality? How hard will these cuts hit? And is there any hope of a new plan from Washington?

This hour, On Point: the sequester’s impact and future.









Insights From Asia’s Senior Statesman Lee Kuan Yew

Interview:
http://onpoint.wbur.org/2013/02/13/insights-from-asias-senior-statesman-lee-kuan-yew

We talk about China’s rise, its surging wealth and power, but the U.S. has been Number One for so long it’s hard to really picture what it means, or will mean.  Hard to really know what to think.
Lee Kwan Yew knows. Asia’s most senior statesman.  A longtime friend of the US.  A grand master of global strategy out of little Singapore.  And here’s what he sees.
Does China want to be Number One?  Of course.  Will they be?  Pretty likely.  Will we fight?  We’d better not.
This hour, On Point:  the collected wisdom of grand master Lee Kwan Yew, on the US, China and all that is coming.
-Tom Ashbrook



Week In The News: Obama In Israel, Prison Chief Shot, Iraq Anniversary (Tom Ashbrook, On Point)

Interview:
http://onpoint.wbur.org/2013/03/22/week-in-the-news-235http://onpoint.wbur.org/2013/03/22/week-in-the-news-235

President Obama in Israel. Colorado’s prison chief, shot.  The Iraq War, ten years on. Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.



Friday News Roundup - Domestic (Diane Rehm Show)

Interview:
http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2013-03-22/friday-news-roundup-domestic

Congress approves a measure to avert a government shutdown next week. The continuing resolution keeps agencies funded through September, but the big fiscal battle still looms. The House passed Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan's 2014 budget; the Senate immediately rejected it. Democrats there are now preparing their own version. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid introduces a gun control bill with expanded background checks but without an assault weapons ban. And sales of previously owned homes in February increase to the highest level since 2009. A panel of journalists join guest host Tom Gjelten for the domestic hour of our Friday News Roundup.


Friday News Roundup - International (Diane Rehm Show)

Interview:
http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2013-03-22/friday-news-roundup-international

President Barack Obama meets with Israeli and Palestinian leaders. World powers probe unconfirmed reports of a chemical weapons attack in Syria. And banks in Cyprus remain closed. A panel of journalists joins guest host Tom Gjelten for analysis of the week's top international news stories.



Congress Is Strong-Arming The Postal Service Into Bankruptcy Even Faster

Congress Is Strong-Arming The Postal Service Into Bankruptcy Even Faster
THINKPROGRESS | MARCH 22, 2013
http://pulse.me/s/jNNTr


On Thursday, Congress voted against allowing the U.S. Postal Service to cut its delivery down to five days a week, forcing the ... Read more


When Reality Is Biased, Get New Facts: Draft Bill Would Interfere With EPA Science Board

When Reality Is Biased, Get New Facts: Draft Bill Would Interfere With EPA Science Board
THINKPROGRESS | MARCH 22, 2013
http://pulse.me/s/jMVQe


"Folks, last week, President Obama cynically used the inaugural address to push his radical pro-survival agenda. Folks, I ... Read more


Economists Disagree With Paul Ryan’s Claim That ‘Debt Is Crushing Our Economy’

Economists Disagree With Paul Ryan's Claim That 'Debt Is Crushing Our Economy'
THINKPROGRESS | MARCH 22, 2013
http://pulse.me/s/jNebC


Over the past three years, House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) has repeatedly introduced budget resolutions that ... Read more

GOP Hijacks Budget Process To Dismantle Obamacare

GOP Hijacks Budget Process To Dismantle Obamacare
THINKPROGRESS | MARCH 22, 2013
http://pulse.me/s/jNvFL


The Senate plans to begin considering the Democratic-sponsored budget resolution on Friday or Saturday, including the slew of ... Read more


Agriculture Giants Use Emergency Budget Bill To Sneak In Big Gifts For Themselves

Agriculture Giants Use Emergency Budget Bill To Sneak In Big Gifts For Themselves
THINKPROGRESS | MARCH 21, 2013
http://pulse.me/s/jLHCI


On Wednesday, the Senate passed a continuing resolution to fund the federal government through September and avoid a government ... Read more

"The enemy of science is not religion. Religion comes in endless shapes and forms ... . The true enemy is the substitution of thought, reflection, and curiosity with dogma."

"The enemy of science is not religion. Religion comes in endless shapes and forms ... . The true enemy is the substitution of thought, reflection, and curiosity with dogma."
REDDIT TOP NEWS | MARCH 21, 2013
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Frans de Waal's Bottom-Up Morality: We're Not Good Because Of God : 13.7: Cosmos And Culture : NPR

http://www.npr.org/blogs/13.7/2013/03/21/174830095/frans-de-waals-bottom-up-morality-were-not-good-because-of-god?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pulsenews

Thursday, March 21, 2013

Tim Farley - "Building Internet Tools for Skeptics" - TAM 6

Fox Fail: Iraq War 'The Smartest Thing George Bush Did'

House GOP Approves Budget That Cuts Taxes For Millionaires, Slashes The Social Safety Net

House GOP Approves Budget That Cuts Taxes For Millionaires, Slashes The Social Safety Net
THINKPROGRESS | MARCH 21, 2013
http://pulse.me/s/jLtJW


The House of Representatives this afternoon approved the Republican budget plan authored by Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) by a vote of ... Read more

Obamacare Has Helped Seniors Save Over $6 Billion On Their Prescription Drugs

Obamacare Has Helped Seniors Save Over $6 Billion On Their Prescription Drugs
THINKPROGRESS | MARCH 21, 2013
http://pulse.me/s/jLV1Y


As the health reform law approaches its third birthday, Obama Administration officials are noting that one of its provisions ... Read more


"...hoping they'd take that away." (x-post from r/funny)

"...hoping they'd take that away." (x-post from r/funny)
REDDIT TOP NEWS | MARCH 20, 2013
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Wednesday, March 20, 2013

NOAA: ‘Robust, Unambiguous’ Independent Evidence Confirms The Recent Global Warming Measured By Thermometers

NOAA: 'Robust, Unambiguous' Independent Evidence Confirms The Recent Global Warming Measured By Thermometers
THINKPROGRESS | MARCH 20, 2013
http://pulse.me/s/jK8tG


Yes, The Modern Instruments Are Right. Just Ask The Coral. Or The Caves. Or The Ice Cores. Or The…. Climate deniers claim ... Read more

House Democratic Budget Focuses On Infrastructure And Job Creation, Reduces Deficit By $1.7 Trillion

House Democratic Budget Focuses On Infrastructure And Job Creation, Reduces Deficit By $1.7 Trillion
THINKPROGRESS | MARCH 20, 2013
http://tinyurl.com/cb6ry77


20 days after automatic sequestration cuts went into effect, Congress is still trying to reconcile House Republicans' and ... Read more


RACHEL MADDOW "HUBRIS AND THE GOP CULT" - March 20, 2013

Climate Science Denier Leads House Science Subcommittee

Climate Science Denier Leads House Science Subcommittee
THINKPROGRESS | MARCH 20, 2013
http://pulse.me/s/jJQxj


The House Science, Space and Technology Committee has named a climate science denier congressman as the new chairman of the ... Read more


Facebook Isn't Cool Anymore - What Do Kids Use Now?

Why do we see illusions? - Mark Changizi

I couldn't resist. /logic/

I couldn't resist. /logic/
REDDIT TOP NEWS | MARCH 19, 2013
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GOP Insultingly Wonders Why Minorities Don't Like Them

How we know that spring has sprung

How we know that spring has sprung
TOP NBCNEWS HEADLINES | MARCH 19, 2013
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The seasons are a powerful force in our lives. They affect the activities we do, the foods we crave, the clothes we wear — and quite often, the moods ... Read more


How ALEC Has Undermined Food Safety By Pushing ‘Ag Gag’ Laws Across The Country

How ALEC Has Undermined Food Safety By Pushing 'Ag Gag' Laws Across The Country
THINKPROGRESS | MARCH 19, 2013
http://pulse.me/s/jI05X


Two more states are considering bills that would prevent whistleblowers from exposing cruel or unsafe practices in factory ... Read more

Lower your IQ permanently

Well.. In that case.. Yyyyoink!

Well.. In that case.. Yyyyoink!
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Sugary drinks tied to 180,000 deaths worldwide

Sugary drinks tied to 180,000 deaths worldwide
TOP NBCNEWS HEADLINES | MARCH 19, 2013
http://pulse.me/s/jI1D2
Consumption of soda and other sugar-sweetened beverages may contribute to hundreds of thousands of deaths around the world, mainly due to type 2 diabe... Read more

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

the problem


On an illegally wiretapped recording, President Lyndon B. Johnson caught Richard Nixon prolonging the Vietnam War to win the 1968 presidential election; over 15,000 more Americans were killed in Vietnam.

On an illegally wiretapped recording, President Lyndon B. Johnson caught Richard Nixon prolonging the Vietnam War to win the 1968 presidential election; over 15,000 more Americans were killed in Vietnam.
REDDIT TOP NEWS | MARCH 19, 2013
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A Decade Of Mistakes: Timeline Of The Iraq War

A Decade Of Mistakes: Timeline Of The Iraq War
THINKPROGRESS | MARCH 19, 2013
http://pulse.me/s/jGQSD


Ten years ago, "Operation: Shock and Awe" launched the war in Iraq. The next ten years would prove to be a calamity ... Read more

Long-Term Costs Of Fracking Are Staggering

Long-Term Costs Of Fracking Are Staggering
THINKPROGRESS | MARCH 19, 2013
http://pulse.me/s/jGeL6


By Jane Dale Owen via chron.com All the hype by the fossil fuel industry about energy independence from fracking (hydraulic ... Read more

How Much Does it Cost to Win an Election?

Statue of Sugary


GOP: We’ve been lying all along - Salon.com

http://www.salon.com/2013/03/18/boehners_debt_confession_reveals_gops_intentions/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pulsenews

GOP: We’ve been lying all along - Boehner's admission that we don't really have a debt crisis reveals his party's ulterior, program-cutting motives

GOP: We've been lying all along - Boehner's admission that we don't really have a debt crisis reveals his party's ulterior, program-cutting motives
REDDIT TOP NEWS | MARCH 18, 2013
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North Carolina church stops performing straight marriages until gay marriage becomes legal

North Carolina church stops performing straight marriages until gay marriage becomes legal
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How Pascal's Wager really works.

How Pascal's Wager really works.
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I don't even know...

I don't even know...
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Betty White

Betty White
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how it came to be the bible

how it came to be
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12-Year-Old Urges Chief Justice John Roberts To Support Adoptive Families Like His

12-Year-Old Urges Chief Justice John Roberts To Support Adoptive Families Like His
THINKPROGRESS | MARCH 18, 2013
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Last week, National Organization for Marriage chairman John Eastman referred to adoption as the "second-best" ... Read more


The Most Radical Proposals In The House Conservative Budget

The Most Radical Proposals In The House Conservative Budget
THINKPROGRESS | MARCH 18, 2013
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As Congress struggles to find a compromise between the House Republicans' and the Senate Democrats' budget ... Read more


6 Big Takeaways From The RNC's Incredible 2012 Autopsy

6 Big Takeaways From The RNC's Incredible 2012 Autopsy
TPMDC | MARCH 18, 2013
http://pulse.me/s/jF6TR


President Obama's campaign staff boasted throughout the 2012 race that GOP's dismissal of minority concerns, intolerance ... Read more









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