Filed at 7:05 am, Wednesday March 31st 2010
by Arlen Parsa
This is a perfect example of people “voting” against their own self-interests:
exas is counting on the 2010 Census to deliver four new congressional districts, four new Electoral College votes in presidential elections, and millions of dollars in additional federal aid. But, as some elected officials are starting to worry, Uncle Sam can’t deliver anything to […]
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Filed at 5:57 pm, Thursday March 25th 2010
by Arlen Parsa
Watching all these violent acts committed against Democratic lawmakers in the wake of health care reform’s passage reminds me of when Homeland Security chief Janet Napolitano and her agency produced a report warning of an increase in right-wing terrorism last year. As you may remember, right-wingers like Matt Drudge, the Washington Times and others decried […]
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Filed at 8:51 pm, Sunday March 21st 2010
by Arlen Parsa
That’s what they call a close margin. Thank god it passed.
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Filed at 3:31 pm, Saturday March 20th 2010
by Arlen Parsa
For some time now, promoters of a democratized internet where information is freely-available and fair use and the like are protected (myself among them) have watched somewhat nervously as Viacom’s 1 billion dollar copyright infringement lawsuit against YouTube (owned by Google) has sluggishly proceeded through the legal system. It’s rare that two multi-billion dollar corporations […]
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Filed at 6:22 pm, Monday March 08th 2010
by Arlen Parsa
Not that anyone needed more proof that Glenn Beck is a terrible, terrible person, but…
On his daily radio and television shows last week, Fox News personality Glenn Beck set out to convince his audience that “social justice,” the term many Christian churches use to describe their efforts to address poverty and human rights, is a […]
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