Lobbyists, Explained
Posted on September 24, 2013 in Images and Political Cartoons
Who knows…maybe knowledge is power. Educate yourselves and then see who’s whispering in your congressperson’s ears.
The Wealthy “Make Mistakes”, The Poor Go To Jail
Posted on September 24, 2013 in Articles
The Article: The wealthy ‘make mistakes’, the poor go to jail by Chris Arnade in The Guardian.
The Text: I knew him as “Mr one-glove”. The origins of his nickname were cloudy, but had to do with his legendary stinginess. He had just lost his company close to $1bn betting on mortgages. That company, facing massive losses from him and other traders, had only staved off bankruptcy because of the grace of the government.
It was late in 2008 and Mr one-glove had joined us at a bar, a group of disparate Wall Street traders united in an attempt to drink away a bad year. Near the end of the night, Mr one-glove leaned into the table of beers, and asked,
Do you think we will get paid well this year?
FOX: Atheists Shouldn’t Have Rights
Posted on September 23, 2013 in Videos
More ignorant noise courtesy of America’s Most Trusted Name In News.
Where Are The Bible-Based Protests Of Divorce?
Posted on September 23, 2013 in Images
Oh that’s right. They’re not all believers. They’re just bigots.
10 Reasons Millennials Are Screwed
Posted on September 23, 2013 in Articles
The Article: 10 reasons millennials are screwed by Alex Henderson in Salon.
The Text: Generation gaps are nothing new. Back in the 1930s, members of the World War I generation complained bitterly about their World War II generation offspring and all the swing-dancing, noisy big bands and awful crooners they were into (many of those jitterbugging teenagers of the 1930s went on fight the Nazis after high school and have since been called the “Greatest Generation”).
So it isn’t surprising that there are members of the Baby Boomer generation and Gen X who have a hard time figuring out what makes Millennials, aka Generation Y, tick. People in their 40s, 50s and 60s not understanding people in their 20s is as old as time itself. But if there is one claim about the Millennial generation that is truly absurd, it is the notion that they are entitled, spoiled and pampered. Some Baby Boomers and Gen-X members (especially Boomers) insist that Millennials don’t want to pay their dues and expect everything handed to them on a silver platter, but Millennials on the whole are the polar opposite of entitled or spoiled.
