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Speaking Truth To Austerity

June 9, 2013 - Top Stories

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Austerity is destroying Europe and the United States. The economic philosophy of cutting spending during a recession is based on a study conducted by two Harvard economists, Carmen Reinhart and Kenneth Rogoff. Now it turns out they got it completely wrong because of faulty Excel spreadsheets. Bryce Covert covers economics for Thing Progress. Listen to my interview with her, where she explains exactly how wrong fiscal conservatives are and then read more on this from Paul Krugman.

The Excel Depression – NYTimes.com.

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Chuck Lorre’s ‘Mom’ Gets Series Order

June 9, 2013 - Top Stories

Laura House is no stranger to our show, and let’s hope it stays that way now that she’s writing on CBS’s new sitcom Mom.

 

Great news for our lovable adorable Laura House who will be writing on this soon to be hit. From Dateline Hollywood…

Not that there has ever been any doubt that CBS would exercise its option to pick up Mom to series. Written on spec by Lorre, Eddie Gorodetsky and Gemma Baker, Mom has been sailing through the pilot process with a hot script, top-notch cast led by Anna Faris and Allison Janney and great table read and taping that led to a finished pilot that has been well received.

Laura House is no stranger to our show, and let’s hope it stays that way now that she’s writing on CBS’s new sitcom Mom.

Here’s the link for our show in which she talks all about the writing job.

Chuck Lorre’s CBS Pilot ‘Mom’ To Get Series Order Tomorrow – Deadline.com.

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1,000 Things Bush & Cheney Don’t Want You To Know About Iraq

June 1, 2013 - Top Stories

America liberated Iraq. But from what?

Next time your GOP buddy insists the invasion of Iraq was, “Sloppy but well worth it” show him this article from Reuters.

Reuters – More than 1,000 people were killed in violence in Iraq in May, making it the deadliest month since the sectarian slaughter of 2006-07, the United Nations said on Saturday, as fears mounted of a return to civil war.

via More than 1,000 killed in Iraq violence in May | Reuters.

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New Article Reveals The Low Down on Wal-Mart’s Low Low Prices

May 31, 2013 - Top Stories

If you think Wal-Mart’s low prices don’t cost anything, think again. From Forbes…

Turns out Wal-Mart costs a fortune.

A new report claims that Wal-Mart’s wages could be costing taxpayers $900,000 to $1.75 million per year, per store.“Wal-Mart’s The Low‐Wage Drag on Our Economy: Wal‐Mart’s low wages and their effect on taxpayers and economic growth” was prepared by the Democratic staff of the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce and released today. The document claims to have calculated the cost to taxpayers in social services for workers paid the minimum wage.

via Are Wal‐Marts Low Wages A Drag On The Economy? New Report Says Yes – Forbes.

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What You Don’t Know About Cubans May Shock You

May 31, 2013 - Top Stories

Born to Cubans Senator Marco Rubio drinks the water, but not in Mexico.

Born to Cubans Senator Marco Rubio drinks the water, but not in Mexico.

Republican Senators Ted Cruz and Mark Rubio are the Latino darlings of the Tea Party. One often wonders how someone who is Latino could support a party that was formed by cobbling together our nation’s most intolerant special interest groups. Both Senators are Cuban. Do Cuban Americans separate themselves from the Latino community writ large? Not all. But some do. More on this from the Southern Poverty Law Center…

SC Governor Names White Nationalist to Reelection Committee | Hatewatch | Southern Poverty Law Center.

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