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Matt Taibbi Ridicules Tom Friedman Part 237
The title for Taibbi's latest blog post: And if you take the time to read Friedman's New York Times piece 'Syria is Iraq', it's hard to disagree. Just take a look at these two completely contradictory and nonsensical paragraphs: 1. And, for me, the lesson of Iraq is quite ...read more
British Doctors Strike for First Time in 37 Years
It looks like the Tory government's NHS reforms are hitting a very serious wall (via Channel 4): Doctors will take industrial action on June 21 in the bitter row over the Government's controversial pension reforms.The British Medical Association (BMA) said doctors will provide ...read more
Quote of the Day: Romney "Terrified By His Own Mouth"
Joe Klein on team Romney's extraordinary efforts to stop reporters talking to him: Mitt Romney is clearly a candidate terrified by his own mouth. What other explanation for his campaign’s extreme efforts to prevent reporters from asking him questions? I know that there isn’t ...read more
Rick Perry Drops Out. Again, Who Cares?
It was only a matter of time before the political and economic reality set in for team Rick Perry. Their candidate, a religious nut and corporate hack was only going to appeal to the base of the party - not the crucial middle needed to win a general election. Perry's ...read more
Woman Jailed for Illegally Obtaining Food Stamps to Feed Children
Yes, you heard right. Matt Taibbi on Anita McLemore who was sentenced to three years in federal prison for lying on a government application to get food stamps: Apparently in this country you become ineligible to eat if you have a record of criminal drug offenses. States ...read more
Chart of the Day: US Way Behind on Healthcare Outcomes
This chart shows how OECD country’s spending and life expectancy differ from what you would expect based on how rich they are (per capita GDP): As you can see, the US bottoms out meaning Americans spend more and get far, far less for their money than comparable countries. ...read more
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Photo of Gaddafi Dead
After spending months on the run, this is apparently how it ended for Muammar Gaddafi: Libyan officials and most media outlets are confirming that the above photo is legitimate, and that Gaddafi is indeed dead. However, the White House has yet to confirm the former Libyan ...read more
Obama Smashes Republicans With Jobs Speech
The substance of Obama's speech on jobs really stood out last night - the President laid out a pretty comprehensive plan to stimulate the American economy with $447 billion worth of investments and tax cuts. Obama detailed the areas in which the government would invest, where ...read more
Rush Limbaugh's Alternate Reality
I try not to listen to people like Rush Limbaugh because after a while, I start to get confused. I say confused not because their arguments persuade me but because I find it incomprehensible that anyone could be so divorced from reality. In this clip from his radio show, ...read more
Bad Headline of the Day
As much as I love the Huffington Post, sometimes their headlines are beyond awful. Here's the latest: I guess it is an intriguing headline as I immediately clicked through to the story (only to find it was about Republicans threatening to cut foreign food aid, not John Boehner ...read more
People Don't Care (Much) About Pork
The conservative blogosphere today is up in arms over some video of Sen. Chuck Schumer discussing American attitudes towards pork. I think this is once again conservatives believing that conservative media is some kind of serious proxy for what Americans actually think. It ...read more