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Neil Postman Goodness
Neil Postman’s book Amusing Ourselves to Death is probably one of the five most insightful books I’ve ever read. It looks at the decline of public discourse in America [the Lincoln-Douglas debates were seven hours apiece and the crowds stayed … Continue reading
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Bogus “Stimulus” Jobs
A fun, interactive map laying out bogus Stimulus-related job creation claims. There aren’t any listed for Vermont (yet). . . we need to get on that . My favorite: North Chicago, IL The city claimed to have saved the … Continue reading
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Second Thoughts About the Bailouts
FDIC Chairwoman Sheila Bair: “In retrospect, I think it was not a good idea.” To bad that message was dismissed by those in power while we were being robbed blind; a year down the road, it’s “history”, and nobody’s going … Continue reading
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Socialism for Rich Homebuilders
In one of the newer bills to ooze out of the halls of Congress, a change in tax law amounts to providing bailouts to the large developers who fed the housing boom to the tune of hundreds of millions of … Continue reading
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ASR Recognition, and an exchange with the VT ACLU!
At the Vermont Community Access Media producers dinner on Friday night, American Socialism for the Rich was honored with the VCAM’s 2009 Staff Award for “Fearlessly Embracing Both the Spirit and Technology of Community Access Digital Video Production”! The dinner … Continue reading
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An interesting take on the unemployment situation…
Contrary to the predictions of the sanguine experts, last week the official unemployment rate broke into the double digits (while Shadow Government Statistics‘ alternative measures are showing a rate above 20%, e.g. near Great Depression levels). With that in mind, … Continue reading
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Epic Awesomeness!
These guys are my new heroes; it takes real moxie to not get flustered while managing a counter-spectacle like this:
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A shot of happy for Ender’s Game fans out there…
XKCD . . . It has always amazed me how Orson Scott Card called blogging 20 years before the form came into being…
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Vermont Reaps a Benefit by Sowing Denial
By Shawn McCullough When is it acceptable to deny the reality of one’s own historical roots? Apparently, the State of Vermont has the answer: when a benefit can be realized at the expense of its indigenous citizens. In 2006, the … Continue reading
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Vermonster Beer
I’m sure most of you reading this blog have heard by now of the conflict between the Monster Energy Drink Corporation and Rock Art Brewery in Morrisville. Last month, Monster sent a letter to Rock Art demanding that they discontinue … Continue reading
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Competition for jobs at the worst level since they started keeping track…
According to an article from the San Francisco Gate, there are currently 6.3 unemployed workers competing for each available job. That compares to 2.8:1, which was the highest level recorded during the 2003 recession. Green shoots, eh? If this keeps … Continue reading
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David Walker at Norwich University
David M. Walker, former Head of the Governmental Accountability Office, now President and CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation will be at Norwich University next Tuesday the 13th at 7pm. The event is being held, Free of Charge, at … Continue reading
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