Josh Kilbourn: Chris Hedges on The Real Debate

Chris Hedges’ latest. Thank You for Standing Up Chris Hedges truthdig, 23 January 2012 EXTRACT: Turn off your televisions. Ignore the Newt-Mitt-Rick-Barack reality show. It is as relevant to your life as the gossip on “Jersey Shore.” The real debate, the debate raised by the Occupy movement about inequality, corporate malfeasance, the destruction of the …

Marcus Aurelius: IRS & DOJ Grabbing New Powers in Hunt for Revenue [But Ignoring Financial Speculators]

The IRS & DOJ Are Grabbing New Powers In The Hunt For Revenue Bruce Krasting|December 24, 2011| 62,456|55 Two headlines. Similar stories. The first from Switzerland: US OFFERS SWISS BANKS A DEAL The United States authorities have offered to lift the threat of legal action against 11 Swiss banks in exchange for information, a Swiss …

Mini-Me: Ron Paul is SCARY — Let’s All Gang Up and SMASH Him So He’s Not a Threat to Our Scam

Letter Reveals How Ron Paul Cashed in on Paranoia Tim Murphy Mother Jones, 23 December 2011 Even as he’s climbed to the top of the polls in Iowa and gone so far as to preemptively claim victory in New Hampshire, Rep. Ron Paul (R-Tex.) has spent much of the last week distancing himself from racist and …

John Bogle: ENOUGH – Speculation Bad Investment Good

Bogle: Time for speculators to pay fair tax share MARK JEWELL Associated Press, 22 December 2011 EXTRACTS: Bogle says he’s paying close attention to tax policies he considers unfair, including one that’s favorable to the fund industry and investors with taxable accounts. The top rate for dividends and long-term capital gains is historically low at …