A Golden Tune
Posted on July 12, 2012 in Videos
With just the right amount of distortion and ethereal charm, Conner Youngblood’s song “Gold” is not one you should miss.
The Human Cost Of Corruption
Posted on July 12, 2012 in Articles
The Article: The Human Cost Of Corruption In The US Senate: Cutting Food Stamps While Giving The Sugar Lobby Billions by Zaid Jilani in The Republic Report.
The Text: The everyday corruption of our government by Big Money has real consequences for Americans, many of whom are struggling to feed their families.
Take the farm bill that Congress spent time working on this week. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) introduced an amendment to restore $4.5 billion in funding for the food stamp program, which assists some of the poorest Americans, by cutting “guaranteed profit for crop insurance companies from 14 to 12 percent and by lowering payments for crop insurers from $1.3 billion to $825 million.”
Her amendment, which would help poor Americans at the expense of corp insurers, was defeated along a 33-66 vote. The cuts to the food stamp will be going ahead in the name of deficit reduction.
Are You An Ethical Eater?
Posted on July 11, 2012 in Videos
Find out more about the Behind The Kitchen Door Project here.
A Different Lord’s Prayer
Posted on July 11, 2012 in Political Cartoons
Because, you know, it’s not like Jesus would have wanted to take care of the sick and dying or anything.
