Onion: Bullshit is the most important issue for 2008 voters
The Onion News Network always gives us top notch humor. Often, though, ONN uses its wit to effectively make a serious point.
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I understand that we are all a bit nervous now that a persona named "Mark Tiedemann" has seemingly come out of nowhere to take over Jason Rayl's body. I'm hoping that Jason didn't go down without a fight because I did enjoy many of Jason's posts. Actually, I've known Mark…
Wealthier donors give to Hillary; common folk are supporting Obama
Here are the numbers. Obama is running his campaign without taking money from PACS or lobbyists.
More signs of rising economic disparity
Senator Bernie Sanders writes that the American Middle Class is being decimated. He cites some interesting numbers. Here's a couple shockers: Robert Frank, a Wall Street Journal reporter, has detailed the lives of the rich and famous in the book Richistan. He writes that households with a net worth of…
Neocons coming to power by clinging to their mommies and daddies
Glenn Greenwald points out that an inordinate number of neocons didn't earn their warmongering positions of power. Rather, they were put their by their parents: It really is endlessly striking -- and revealing -- just how nepotistic the neoconservative tough-guy faction is... [O]ur neoconservative tough guys [are] the very opposite…