February 2011
36 posts
IMPORTANT: the 21st century $5 day -- this is the... →
henry ford was a model of efficiency, yet paid his workers twice the daily average, and gave them weekends off—that doesn’t sound efficient or profit maximizing (particularly, if you’re a board member of a modern corporation). but if you want people to have the time to use your product (incentive) and the money to buy your product (means) you can’t work them 90 hr weeks...
“Republicans need to figure out where they stand on children’s welfare. They...”
– From CHARLES BLOW’s op-ed, “The GOP’s Abandoned Babies,” in the New York Times (via inothernews)
It’s because it has nothing to do with humanity. the abortion issue is a one-trick pony that secures the republican party a massive share of the 160 million christian american votes. say...
"It's the Inequality, Stupid" - Mother Jones →
graphic representation of wealth distribution in america. the extension of the tax cuts which the republicans were willing to hold america hostage for amounted to a 3% tax difference on money accumulated above $250,000—this, according to mother jones’ charts, would have affected approx 5% of the nation. a 5% in which well more than half of the country’s wealth lies. that 3%...
“On Fox & Friends, co-host Brian Kilmeade claimed, along with an on-screen...”
– UPDATED: Fox Reverses Poll Results To Falsely Claim Most Americans Favor Ending Collective Bargaining | Media Matters for America (via militantagnostic)
can you really just say whatever you want and call it news? can you really straight lie about poll numbers on national tv? aren’t there...
Mike Mitchell's Tumblr of Amazing Things.: Someone... →
sirmitchell:
“What sort of person does not think there is anything wrong with asking the folks that are tasked with teaching our children to take a 20% cut on a 50,000 annual salary, but think it’s terrible idea to asked millionaires to pay an additional 3% more in taxes?”
I don’t know why this…
Idea. →
inothernews:
Let’s stop taking down organizations that work to provide family planning services, contraception and medical services to women from low-income households, and stop those who want to stop people of limited or no means from receiving health insurance, and stop those who want to stop those who love…
“If you’re going to try, go all the way. Otherwise, don’t even start. This could...”
– — Charles Bukowski (Factotum)
“straight to perfect laughter” — this guy was the greatest maniac to ever put pen to paper
“We reject the religious state.”
– Statement by MOHAMMED KATANY, former head of the Muslim Brotherhood’s parliamentary bloc, about his organization announcing that they would not run a presidential candidate in Egypt’s upcoming elections.
I don’t think it gets much clearer than that.
(via inothernews)
this is an amazing...
Watchthedailywhat:
In Case You Missed It of the Day: Kristen Schaal explains the House Republicans’ proposed redefinition of rape to Jon Stewart on last night’s Daily Show.
This morning, the GOP finally bowed to mounting criticism, and decided to drop the “forcible rape” language from the bill’s exemption.
[mediaite.]
if you were on the republican team, how could you not be completely ashamed and...
