Higher Ground

Turning America into Pottersville

Seeded on Mon Jan 16, 2012 5:59 AM EST (OpEdNews.Com Progressive)

For many years, it appeared that the Right wanted to take the United States back to the 1950s -- when blacks "knew their place," women were "in the kitchen" and gays stayed "in the closet" -- but it turns out that the intended back-in-time-travel was to the 1920s, to an era of …

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Is Private Equity Bad For the Economy?

Seeded on Wed Jan 11, 2012 7:53 PM EST (The Atlantic — News and analysis on politics, business, culture, technology, national, international, and food – TheAtlantic.com)

Seeded by multifariousone

Mitt Romney's private equity record is suddenly the talk of the GOP presidential contest. What do we know about the industry he helped to create?

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ROBERT REICH: Here's What Happens To Countries That Stop Valuing The Public Good

Seeded on Thu Jan 5, 2012 7:10 AM EST (Silicon Alley Insider)

Seeded by multifariousone

Meryl Streep’s eery reincarnation of Margaret Thatcher in “The Iron Lady” brings to mind Thatcher’s most famous quip, “there is no such thing as ‘society.’” None of the dwindling herd of Republican candidates has quoted her yet bu …

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The Freedom To Oppress: Why Ron Paul's Old Racist Newsletters Matter

Seeded on Mon Dec 26, 2011 10:12 AM EST (Crooks and Liars)

Seeded by multifariousone

Let's face it -- Ron Paul's lame denials about his repulsively racist and homophobic newsletters of the '80s and '90s on CNN should permanently lay to rest everyone's favorite myth about the man, i.e., that he's a "straight shooter" and an "honest man". No he's not.

politics, liar, libertarian, racist, ron-paul

DEAR HOWARD SCHULTZ: If You Really Want To Save America, Why Don't You Give Starbucks Baristas A Raise?

Seeded on Fri Dec 16, 2011 4:51 PM EST (Silicon Alley Insider)

Seeded by multifariousone

In the late 1970s, our companies got fat, lazy, bloated, and less-profitable, and a generation of corporate raiders and Gordon Gekkos justifiably began restructuring them and making them more competitive.

business

JEREMY GRANTHAM: We're Headed For A Disaster Of Biblical Proportions

Seeded on Wed Dec 7, 2011 8:08 AM EST (Silicon Alley Insider)

Seeded by multifariousone

Summary of the Summary The world is using up its natural resources at an alarming rate, and this has caused a permanent shift in their value. We all need to adjust our behavior to this new environment.

environment

Decline of American Exceptionalism - NYTimes.com

Seeded on Sat Nov 19, 2011 7:09 AM EST (The New York Times)

Seeded by multifariousone

Is America exceptional among nations? Are we, as a country and a people and a culture, set apart and better than others? Are we, indeed, the “shining city upon a hill” that Ronald Reagan described? Are we “chosen by God and commissioned by history to be a mode …

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Full Text: Note on financial reform from the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace

Seeded on Mon Oct 24, 2011 9:43 AM EDT (The Vatican Today)

Seeded by jfxgillis

The inequalities and distortions of capitalist development are often an expression not only of economic liberalism but also of utilitarian thinking: that is, theoretical and practical approaches according to which what is useful for the individual leads to the good of the c …

vatican, politics, globalization, social-democracy, das-krapital, ows, occupy-wall-street, pbxvi

Afghanistan War: Ex-Commander Stanley McChrystal Says U.S. Started War With 'Frighteningly Simplistic' View Of Country

Seeded on Fri Oct 7, 2011 7:29 AM EDT (The Huffington Post)

Seeded by multifariousone

The U.S. began the war in Afghanistan with a "frighteningly simplistic" view of the country, and even 10 years later lacks knowledge that could help bring the conflict to a successful end, a former top commander said Thursday.

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An Open Letter to Wall Street | Scoop News

Seeded on Wed Oct 5, 2011 3:51 PM EDT (Scoop)

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Cancel my subscription To the resurrection Send my credentials to the House of detention I got some friends inside... - James Douglas Morrison Before anything else, I would like to apologize for the mess outside your office.

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