Robert Reich On Why You Shouldn't Accept President Obama's Cuts To Social Security (Chained C.P.I.) in 2 minutes:
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Dear Neighbors,
I have been a member of SF Federal Credit Union in SF for around 25 years ( I lived in SF & worked in public healthcare.) I now also have an account with the Community First...

https://www.waccobb.net/forums/waccobb/ImagesforMembers/2011-12-06_2235.pngMoveToAmend has crafted a simple constitutional amendment to correct the egregious mis-interpretation that allows corporate...

I just found this interesting article about propagating ancient redwoods and thought it would make a nice addition to this thread..
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Well Landpaths has the Grove of Old Trees, a magical grove of old growth redwoods, on Fitzpatrick Lane off of Joy Road. When I am feeling funky, depressed or just generally out of sorts I go there...

from delancyplace.com:

In today's excerpt - supersizing and the 'thrifty gene':

"That distinction [of inventing supersizing] belongs to a man named David Wallerstein.
Until his death in 1993,...

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Vision: Everyday Brits Are in Revolt Against Wealthy Tax Cheats -- Can We Do That Here?
By Johann Hari, The Nation
Posted on February 5, 2011, Printed on February 7, 2011...

Ayn Rand Railed Against Government Benefits, But Grabbed Social Security and Medicare When She Needed Them
At least she put up a fight before succumbing to the imperatives of the real world.
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those are well-made points. My own early experiences with the police were with the LAPD and Santa Monica police. There were some really obvious cultural differences between the two organizations,...

Damn. Too late for me.

Actually, I'm biased against it, but I don't really like to think of myself as "mutilated." Maybe in the head — from all those wacky pinko notions gleaned from the...

https://www.slate.com/id/2273611/pagenum/all/#p2

from delancyplace.com:


In today's excerpt - social Darwinism. The greatest U.S. economic crisis prior to
the Great Depression itself was "the Panic of 1873," a depression that lasted from...

Eight False Things The Public “Knows” Prior To Election Day

By Dave Johnson
October 22, 2010 - 1:07pm ET

There are a number things the public "knows" as we head into the election that are just...

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-reich/the-perfect-storm_1_b_767387.html

The Perfect Storm That Threatens American Democracy
Robert Reich - The Huffington Post

It's a perfect storm. And...

Click on title for embedded link to the article. It's long, much will be familiar to anyone paying attention to the news, but the details and names and relationships of the behind the scenes...