Tag: politics
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News: Sacha Baron Cohen’s ‘Who Is America?’ Premiered. Not News: Some of our Leaders Are Total Nincompoops
‘Who Is America?’ may go down as Sacha Baron Cohen’s magnum opus. Cohen, who gave us hilariously silly characters such as ‘Ali G’, ‘Borat’, and ‘Bruno’, now gives us a Showtime original show where he interviews our nation’s puppets politicians…
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News Anchor Brilliantly Loses It Over Congress, Deficit
Dylan Ratigan’s rant from 2011 holds brilliantly true, two years later as we still face a bought Congress and corrupt financial systems. Watch below or read the transcript. Transcript: Dylan: We’ve got a real problem…this is a mathematical fact. Tens…
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Venezuelan protestors clash with police
After Hugo Chavez’s hand picked replacement won the general election, protestors have shown their displeasure of the outcome.
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TED Talk: Lawrence Lessig: Re-examining the remix
Former “young Republican” Larry Lessig talks about what Democrats can learn about copyright from their opposite party, considered more conservative. A surprising lens on remix culture.
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Video: Why Washington is corrupt
“We The People, and the Republic we must reclaim” There is a corruption at the heart of American politics, caused by the dependence of Congressional candidates on funding from the tiniest percentage of citizens. That’s the argument at the core…
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Video: 7 Minutes of Gun Control Smackdown
Virtual President Bill Whittle makes the case for the Second Amendment, by presenting the factual, moral and historical case against gun control. Download the transcript of the speech.
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China and Australia to say goodbye to U.S. dollar
(Catholic.org Business) China, in collusion with Australia, is preparing to deal a blow to the sluggish and fragile U.S. economy. China is preparing to enable direct currency exchanges with Australia, in what many believe is a pilot program to see…
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Dozens Indicted in Atlanta Cheating Scandal
(Huffington Post) ATLANTA — Juwanna Guffie was sitting in her fifth-grade classroom taking a standardized test when, authorities say, the teacher came around offering information and asking the students to rewrite their answers. Juwanna rejected the help. “I don’t want…
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Corrupt Customs officials have stolen, possibly sold goods marked for destruction
(The Age) Corrupt customs officials have stolen – and possibly sold – seized goods earmarked for destruction, exposing ”extremely haphazard” governance within the agency charged with protecting Australia’s borders. Files from Customs’ internal affairs department also suggest the organization had…
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