The Most Interesting Gay Rights Speech You’ll Ever Hear
Posted on November 9, 2013 in Videos
Who would have thought that the gay rights movement could be compared to the civil rights movement of the 1960s…color me shocked!
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Six Minutes Of Ann Coulter Fails
Posted on November 8, 2013 in Videos
This is really, really uncomfortable to watch. I’d almost feel sorry for her, but that implies that she possesses an inkling of humanity.
Reasons For Raising The Minimum Wage In Under Three Minutes
Posted on November 7, 2013 in Videos
If conservatives were truly fiscally responsible and wanted to curb government spending, they’d increase the national minimum wage. Taxpayers are effectively subsidizing low wages in the form of Medicaid and food stamps. To raise the national minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $9 would bring a family of three just out of poverty, thus increasing their potential to spend and keep others in work as fewer taxpayer funds go into supporting their subsistence. Oh, and, as John Cassidy points out in his great New Yorker article, a lot more goes into unemployment than minimum wage levels alone.
How The Courts Made “We The People” “We The Corporation”
Posted on November 6, 2013 in Videos
Courts have ruled in favor of corporations decades before Citizens United ever came to their hallowed halls. Based on the droves of precedent established, it would have been surprising if SCOTUS didn’t rule in favor of the political action committee.
Bernie Sanders On Why Social Security Is Not Going Broke
Posted on November 5, 2013 in Videos
“We are not going to balance the budget on the backs of the elderly, the children, the working families, the sick and the poor”. The Vermont firebrand makes lays out the facts and makes his case for keeping social security solvent–by making the uber-wealthy pay their fair share in taxes.
