Tag: House of Representatives
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The Myth of Welfare Queens and the Reality of Racism
Fiscal conservative politicians including some Democrats like Bill Clinton have presided over a massive and systematic redistribution of wealth into the 1 percent since the 1980s. For African-Americans this means that we lost over half of our collective and meager net wealth, in just the last five years, due to…
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Former Justice On Supreme Court Voting Rights Ruling – Justice Stevens Would Like A Word – Esquire
As the House of Representatives tries to pretend that its whistle-brained conservative majority cares enough about the Voting Rights Act to do anything except resist the temptation to dance on its grave, former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens — who, thank the Lord, is not taking retirement seriously —…
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The Flying Monkey Caucus
Charles P. Pierce certainly is fired up over at Esquire. Rightfully so: The Republican Farm Bill drops food stamps for the poorest while keeping plenty of subsidies for big agribusiness. Earlier this week, [Speaker John] Boehner pretended he was leading the House when Steve King and the flying-monkey caucus pretty…
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The Untold Delights Of Duluth | American History Lives at American Heritage
Thanks to my good colleague & sister Kelli Barr for point out this awesomely sarcastic speech that heralds the Age of Boosterism whilst firmly planted in the Gilded Age. From the speech of Rep. J. Proctor Knott (D-KY) to the House of Representatives, 1871: I was convinced that the greatest…
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Booted from plum committee seats, three GOP reps want answers – CNN Political Ticker – CNN.com Blogs
Let’s see… They regularly voted against how the party leadership needed t hem to vote. They often spoke about GOP leadership as unworthy of their position when even the hint of compromise with Democrats looked possible. They are more concerned about their ideological dogma than about the legislative process. They…
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