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Justice Scalia Trivializes “Citizens United”
Please read the article below for more explanation of Justice Scalia’s statement. Scalia would lead us to believe that the massive influx of corporate dollars allowed into the system by…
The Banking Industry Gives Obama the Squeeze
Image via Wikipedia Big banks have picked their candidate, and it’s Romney – from McClatchy “We’ve seen a massive shift from Obama to the Republican candidates on the part of…
Using Film in the Classroom, Air Crash Investigation: Cleared for Disaster
Image via Wikipedia This particular episode is very interesting and, in particular, very useful for classroom discussion. We have an apparent case of air traffic controller incompetence leading to a…
President Claims to be Concerned with the Mortgage Crisis
The following article title and brief selection is by Zandar from the web site, Zandar Versus the Stupid. I very much want you to visit the site and read the…
Acting in China Offers Political Insights
Image via Wikipedia Sometimes I find writing so striking and delightful that I want to share it with you. This is from Salon’s web site and is written by Melissa…
Looking Back at One Media Story about the Foreclosure Crisis
You wake up in the morning hoping and praying that some justice will be meted out to the giant foreclosure industry for the crimes they have committed. In that hope…
Are Your Children Likely to Make More Money than You?
No. The statistics are clear. The ability to change class to move upward is very, very limited. Most people on average and most commonly will make about the same money…
Obama Administration Continues to Protect Banks, Ignores Consumers
It seems that I can never get free of this subject. Obama never met banker he didn’t like and whose interest he didn’t place ahead of everyone else. One of…
The 1% Hit Back
The knives are out. The corporations, the wealthy and their well paid minions (think of a crowd of Igors in an old Frankenstein movies) are going to portray the Occupy…
Rick Perry Discovers Populism?
This is startling. Okay, maybe shocking is a better word. I prefer my candidates to be consistent. It makes writing about them simple. The things I said yesterday are accurate…
Borowitz Report
- Greece No Longer a Nation; Announces Plan to Become Social NetworkATHENS (The Borowitz Report) – After struggling for months with an intractable financial crisis, Greece announced today that it would cease to exist as a sovereign nation and would instead reboot itself as a social network. The new entity, FetaBook, is expected to raise much-needed billions in an upcoming IPO. The social network formerly known as Greece [... […]
- A Letter from Mark ZuckerbergMENLO PARK, CA (The Borowitz Report) – On the eve of Facebook’s IPO, Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg published the following letter to potential investors: Dear Potential Investor: For years, you’ve wasted your time on Facebook. Now here’s your chance to waste your money on it, too. Tomorrow is Facebook’s IPO, and I know what some of you […]
- Hoping for Knockout Punch, CIA Sends JP Morgan Execs to Infiltrate Al-QaedaWASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report) – In a covert mission designed to destroy what remains of al-Qaeda, the CIA has been infiltrating the terror network with executives from JP Morgan Chase, the banking giant. The mission, which the intelligence agency had hoped to keep secret, came to light this week when al-Qaeda dismissed two of its top […]
- Read Andy Borowitz’s New Bestseller with This Free AppYou don’t have to own a Kindle to read Andy Borowitz’s #1 bestseller, An Unexpected Twist. Now you can read it on any device by downloading this free app here. Then download Andy’s book here. The critics rave: “Andy Borowitz is the funniest human on Twitter, and that’s not mean praise… This funny book has a sneaky emotional […]