99 Cents Only store magnate Howard Gold lives next to George Clooney. On Saturday night, both of them threw political fundraisers for would-be 2016 Democratic presidential candidate. This is great! Tickets went … Continue reading George Clooney’s neighbor threw a $27/plate Sanders fundraiser to counter Clooney’s $33K/head Hillary event
“Bernie Sanders’ new Jewish outreach coordinator is under fire — and reportedly has been suspended — over controversial and profane remarks she made on social media about Israel and Prime Minister Benjamin … Continue reading Sanders’ Jewish outreach coordinator under fire after anti-Netanyahu rant
“And the numbers were not trivial. In 1926, in New York City, 1,200 were sickened by poisonous alcohol; 400 died. The following year, deaths climbed to 700. These numbers were repeated in … Continue reading The little-told story of how the U.S. government poisoned alcohol during Prohibition.
“Donald Trump is a rookie candidate — a potential superstar of vast promise, but making rookie mistakes.” Of course Trump will pivot. C’mon. Look at the life he’s lived and compare it … Continue reading The Post endorses Donald Trump
The long-awaited “front page we hope to never publish” from the Boston Globe is here, and it is reportedly a “joke.” The Gawker article seems to find this “joke” offensive, a fake … Continue reading The Boston Globe Made a Joke
“You should have a breadth of backgrounds in Congress — and right now we just don’t.” Very cool! I like this quote from her: She had sought out the advice of an … Continue reading 24-Year-Old Erin Schrode Is Trying to Become the Youngest Woman Ever Elected to Congress
China in particular is struggling to fight a looming overcapacity problem. “China alone is housing the largest power market investment bubble the world has ever seen,” observed Lauri Myllyvirta, senior global campaigner … Continue reading As Coal Use Drops, Investors Blow Nearly $1 Trillion Globally on Unnecessary New Plants
In the midst of global outrage over the Panama Papers, Bernie Sanders is coming directly for Hillary Clinton, citing her support for the Panama trade pact. Let’s just say that the debate … Continue reading Bernie Sanders Just Unleashed on Hillary Clinton over Panama Papers
Trevor Noah asked Debbie Wasserman Schultz if Sanders is being “cock-blocked” by the DNC. She kind of didn’t answer the question about how super delegates are somewhat anti-democratic and with her advice … Continue reading DNC chair: I’m not doing good job ‘blocking’ Sanders
Everyone is now making vague noises about offshore tax havens and how they should be shut down, or regulated, or something. But the plain truth is that no one really wants to … Continue reading Everyone Is Freaking Out About the Panama Papers—But the Biggest Fallout Is Yet to Come
They don’t hate ‘our freedoms.’ They hate that we’ve betrayed our ideals in their own countries — for oil. Source: Why the Arabs don’t want us in Syria – POLITICO Continue reading Why the Arabs don’t want us in Syria
The numbers tell the story. The teachers’ retirement fund is short about $9.6 billion. The school system owes more than $6 billion to its bondholders. On Wall Street, Chicago schools have the … Continue reading School of Debt: How to Bankrupt Public Education, Chicago-style
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