Supreme Court failed the women of Texas Women in Texas have suffered a devastating temporary defeat. Many in the far reaches of the Valley and other areas will be without reproductive healthcare. The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals and now the Supreme Court have ensured that. While this is litigated, how many Texas women […]
Archives for November 2013
MSNBC’s Krystal Ball Blasts Food Bank For Walmart Employees (VIDEO)
Are Walmart Employees People? Walmart is very profitable. It made about $17 Billion in 2012 (3.65% net profit). It announced a $15 Billion stock buyback in June. Its stock has risen from $76.67 to $79.25 per share since then. Walmart decide to redistribute profits to shareholders as capital gains. That meant that unless their shareholders […]
Racist Young Conservatives of Texas Get Response From University Of Texas Students (VIDEO)
I find it hard to believe this is my alma mater. Back in the 1980’s we were marching for inclusivity. I remember being the President of the Caribbean Central American Association and working for positive change. Everyone was welcomed. Everyone had a place. Many of us marched on the South Mall as part of the […]
Bill Maher Shames Supreme Court For Changing These Laws (VIDEO)
Bill Maher used his New Rules to shame the Supreme Court. He started his New Rules monologue saying, “New rule, if you promise the American people that something won’t happen when you change the law, and then you change the law and it does happen, you have to eat a little shit for it.” […]
The Rich Owes Government And ‘We The People’ For Their Success
Many in the rich or wealthy class continue to complain about being overtaxed. They do so even as they receive preferential tax treatment. They do not pay social security tax (12.4%) on any of their income above $17,000. The rich make most of their income from capital gains. The working middle class makes most of […]
Midday Open Thread – Bill Maher, Medicaid Expansion, Obama (VIDEO)
Bill Maher really gives it to Conservative Supreme Court justices. Tennessee Governor likely the next one to cave and accept the Medicaid Expansion to Obamacare. Gov. Bill Haslam of Tennessee describes it as “trying to thread a needle from 80 yards.” Mr. Haslam is only the latest Republican tailor trying to figure out whether to […]
Gun Control? His Last Words: ‘I Cannot Believe You Shot Me’ (VIDEO)
What will it take for Americans to get out of the grips of the National Rifle Association (NRA)? When will they force the politicians to act? How many more innocent children must die? How many more massacres must Americans endure? These stories are of yesteryears and are still occurring today. “The last words he said […]
Democrats are showing once again they have the backbones of banana slugs
Robert Reich, Chancellor’s Professor of Public Policy at the University of California at Berkeley and former Secretary of Labor to the Clinton administration gets it right once more. The first two paragraphs of his Huffington Post blog post says it all. Democrats are showing once again they have the backbones of banana slugs. The Affordable […]
President Calls GOP And Insurance Companies’ Bluff
One must always be careful of what they ask for. Many have been accusing President Obama of breaking his promise ‘If you like it you can keep it’. The president ill-advisedly decided to ‘apologize’ in an interview with MSNBC’s Chuck Todd. On Thursday the President gave an extensive news conference. Republicans may have been caught […]
BREAKING: Obamacare Enrollment Numbers Released (VIDEO)
Obamacare Enrollment Number The first Obamacare enrollment numbers are in. 106,185 thousand Americans have signed up for insurance through Obamacare exchanges. 26,794 have signed up through healthcare.gov. 79391 have signed up via the state run exchanges. The enrollment number covers the first 33 says, from October 1st to November 2nd. The bulk of the Obamacare […]