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Judge Blasts Feds for Failure to Go After Wall Street Fraudsters
Dec 17, 2013 A federal judge and former Wall Street fraud prosecutor asks why no Wall Street bankers went to jail in the aftermath of the financial collapse that led to the Great Recession. Good question. Then he goes on to answer it.
Spanish Feminists Say %$&#* to Best-Seller ‘Get Married and Be Submissive’
Dec 16, 2013 A Catholic archbishop-published book runs up the Amazon best-seller list -- and infuriates most of the rest of the country that didn’t buy the book. Among its gems: Women “like humiliation because it is for a greater good.”
Right-Wing Extremism—It’s Not Just for the U.S.
Dec 15, 2013 The Syrian refugee crisis has fanned the flames of right-wing extremism in Bulgaria, signaling yet more nationalistic political sentiment in Europe. No one’s predicting a return of the 1930s rise of fascism, but the parallels are disturbing.
New Michigan Law Bars Abortion Coverage in Private Health Plans
Dec 14, 2013 The law, part of a growing state-level movement, includes rape, which means women must buy a separate "rape insurance" policy in the event they become pregnant from a sexual assault.
Drone Strike Kills 15 Yemeni Wedding Guests
Dec 13, 2013 A presumed US military drone strike hit a convoy of wedding guests, local authorities say, the second incident of drones killing civilians this week The U maintains its silence over the program, while a Yemeni activist says such errors only strengthen al-Qaida in the region.
A Year After Sandy Hook, Are We Any Safer? In a Word, No
Dec 11, 2013 Since the massacre that was supposed to have changed the national debate over gun control, more state laws have been enacted that loosen gun restrictions than restrict them. So the lesson from Sandy Hook is that we need to change our name to the Insane States of America.
Arson Fires Destroying Detroit’s Famed Heidelberg Project
Dec 10, 2013 Since May, four main houses in Tyree Guyton's internationally known Heidelberg Project have been leveled by arson fires. In many ways, the showdown between the artist and the arsonist says more about Detroit than does the city's recent bankruptcy filing.
Rural N.Y. Communities Use Fracking Waste to De-Ice Roads
Dec 9, 2013 Maybe this is why there’s a New York city named Fishkill. Road crews in some rural areas around the state are using toxic fracking waste liquid to de-ice roads, despite a moratorium on fracking in the state and a federal EPA warning against using the juice. Exactly what’s in the liquid? Only the frackheads know, and they’re keeping it a secret.
Unemployment IS Down: When Good News Really Isn’t
Dec 9, 2013 Those who were heartened by the recent drop in the unemployment rate have less to cheer about than it seems as the gap between those with jobs, and those who have given up, yawns widely. The percentage of working-age Americans with jobs is still painfully low -- and not likely to change soon as corporations hoard cash.
McDonald’s Advises Workers How Much to Tip Their Pool Boys and Au Pairs
Dec 6, 2013 McDonald's once again displayed its utter ignorance of the lives of its low-wage workers in an online advice column recommending seasonal tipping rates for luxury services And on the same day those workers joined a nationwide walkout protesting poverty wages Yes, Ronald McDonald is a clown, but still .