The media tries to gin up tension over what is essentially an accounting matter: the “fiscal cliff” that would automatically trigger across-the-board budget cuts at the end of the year unless Congress and the President come to a budget deal.
The High-Tension Drama of “The Fiscal Cliff”
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The media tries to gin up tension over what is essentially an accounting matter: the “fiscal cliff” that would automatically trigger across-the-board budget cuts at the end of the year unless Congress and the President come to a budget deal.
President Obama Weighs In
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President Obama expresses his support for Israel’s right to defend itself from Hamas missiles originating in Gaza. He even says it would be OK for Israel to invade. Does the same rule apply to Pakistan, currently under fire by American missiles? Is it OK for Pakistan to invade the United States in order to defend itself?
The First Step
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After their defeat in the 2012 presidential race, the Republican Party reassesses its history of anti-Latino rhetoric, as well as racism, sexism and homophobia. They seem ready to be quiet about their beliefs, not to change them.
Another Victim of Government Spying
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CIA Director David Petraeus, whose agency reads Americans’ email and listens to their phone calls, loses his career because the FBI read his emails.
Say It Ain’t So, Ho!
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General David Petraeus, director of the CIA, is forced to resign after it is discovered that he has been having an affair. No mention is made of his activities as the head of an agency that overthrows democratically-elected governments, spies on American citizens, and assassinates innocent people with drone planes.
Second PhD
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Universities love PhD students because they’re a source of cheap, brilliant, disposable labor. What’s in it for the students? Debt, underemployment and a salary 3% higher than masters graduates.
Worker Drones
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The Pentagon has ordered $531 million in new drones. Also, the FAA has greenlit 10,000 police drones over the U.S. over the next five years. Finally, new jobsâas drone murderers!
New Term, New Excuses
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During his first term, Obama and his apologists excused his inaction on the economy and other issues by pointing out the mess that he’d inherited from George W. Bush. (Never mind that he didn’t lift a finger to clean it up.) What will be his excuse for inaction during his second term?
Horror Movie Justice
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What if horror movies were real? Perhaps the people who are voting for Obama despite his murderous drone policies, endorsement of torture of Bradley Manning and others, post-foreclosure suicides, etc. would be faces with a terrible vengeance.
