Declare August 4th “Helen Thomas Day.”
She faced decades of abuse because she was opinionated, she would not back down, and she was a woman.
White House Continues Playing “Let’s Make a Deal” with the GOP on Social Security & Medicare Benefit Cuts
NCPSSM
Where are Congressional Democrats?!
Don't Buy the Rightwing Myth about Detroit
Salon
Conservatives want you to think high taxes drove people away. The real truth is much worse for their radical agenda
Greece's Main Opposition Group Becomes New Party, Re-Elects Leader
AFP via Ahram Online
"... all together, stronger and more united than ever, we will embark on our great and victorious path."
Russia’s Anti-Gay Crackdown
The New York Times
"... the rest of the world remains almost completely ignorant of Mr. Putin’s agenda."
Warehouse Workers Moving Walmart Baggage Will Strike Today
The Nation
Some warehouse workers in California will strike Walmart today. They are protesting alleged retaliation for exposing safety risks.
Color Blind
GoComics
A Federal Bailout For Detroit’s Pensions?
Campaign for America's Future
Dispatches from the Culture Wars - Matinee Idols edition
Portside
DIY Archives in Brooklyn Preserves Activist History; Rolling Stone Cover `Glamorizes' Tzarneav; Marc Anthony Not American Enough for All-Star Fans; Diversity Disappears from Newsrooms.
Detroit's Decline is a Distinctively Capitalist Failure
The Guardian
The auto industry Big Three were loyal only to shareholders, not the people of Detroit. The city was gutted by that social choice.
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