MEDIA ROOTS- For those unfamiliar with the Yes Men, they are a group of brilliant and bold activists that aim to draw public attention to corporate crimes and wrongdoings by impersonating corporate figures before the media. The Yes Men target corporations that have escaped accountability for their crimes committed in the pursuit of profit above all else. One Yes Men’s … Read More
CBPP– The gaps in after-tax income between the richest 1 percent of Americans and the middle and poorest fifths of the country more than tripled between 1979 and 2007 (the period for which these data are available), according to data the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) issued last week. Taken together with prior research, the new data suggest greater income concentration … Read More
EXAMINER– Adoption 911 is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) animal rescue devoted to helping all animals in their time of need. It started when one Los Angeles woman found the need to save horses from slaughter and grew into a foundation dedicated to keeping all creatures from a life of despair, torture, starvation, solitude and slaughter.It all started one Saturday afternoon late … Read More
NY TIMES– In 2008, church leaders from Oakland were on the front lines of the campaign to ban same-sex marriage. Two years later, some of those same leaders are surprisingly backing Rebecca Kaplan, a City Council member who would become the first openly gay mayor of a major Bay Area city. A former rabbinical student, Ms. Kaplan makes campaign stops with her … Read More
TRUTHOUT– In a surprisingly candid speech at the annual Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council meeting Monday, Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke warned of a potentially dangerous economic future for the country if government spending is not curbed within a few years. “It is crucially important that we put US fiscal policy on a sustainable path,” Bernanke said. “We should not … Read More
