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Rightwing Republicans, the American Legion, and members of the U.S. military have killed a bipartisan measure to present flags at the funerals of federal workers killed in the line of duty.  (Note: Not killed by disease; not killed in accidents; … Continue reading →

Experts have done numerous analyses demonstrating how certain tax policies break the balance between encouraging growth (and “creating jobs”) and contributing to broader community and social objectives.  Steve Mufson of the Washington Post reports: “As a result of a pair … Continue reading →

The British government has released a 1,400-page, $20 million investigation report that found a pattern of “violent and cowardly assaults” by “a large number of soldiers” from a unit of the Queen’s Lancashire Regiment in Iraq. Prime Minister David Cameron, … Continue reading →

Rupert Murdoch – whose News Corp repeatedly violated the law in Britain and whose publications in the U.S. have redefined journalism – and his son are rewarded well for their activities.  Rupert’s cash bonus this year was $12.5 million (for … Continue reading →

Press reports indicate that: – The economy added no jobs in August.  None. – The numbers of June and July have been revised downward. – The unemployment rate looks stuck at 9.1 percent. The Washington Post calculates that “unemployment would … Continue reading →

Some fascinating research reported on NPR explains why the ride TO destination often feels longer than the ride back.  It’s called the “return trip effect.” Niels van de Ven, a psychologist at Tilburg University in the Netherlands, says the conventional … Continue reading →

The government’s “Federal Housing Finance Authority” is going to sue the big banks that sold Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac junk securities that contributed to the collapse of the mortgage industry during the Bush Administration. Fannie and Freddie – and … Continue reading →

A non-governmental panel has found (as if we didn’t know) that the U.S. government has lost billions of dollars to waste and fraud in Iraq and Afghanistan.  That is, of course, that the U.S. taxpayer has lost billions of dollars … Continue reading →

Some people claim that windmills shouldn’t be built because they sometimes kill birds.  Here’s the lineup of the key threats to birds:

The Washington Post has documented what we see every day:  Minorities, taken together, are the new majority. Here in the Washington area, “whites” represented 64 percent of the population in 1990; 55 percent in 2000; and slightly less than 50 … Continue reading →