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Undernews: July 5, 2011

Friday, 8 July 2011, 1:27 pm | Undernews

I was driving along when one of those smugly assured network financial advisors began talking about how to prepare for one’s retirement. I reached my destination before I got her name but I sure got her message. Basically, it was not to count on having ... More >>

Undernews For 5 July, 2011

Friday, 8 July 2011, 11:28 am | Undernews

I was driving along when one of those smugly assured network financial advisors began talking about how to prepare for one’s retirement. I reached my destination before I got her name but I sure got her message. Basically, it was not to count on having ... More >>

UNDERNEWS: June 21, 2011

Wednesday, 22 June 2011, 12:27 pm | Undernews

The gap between America's rich and poor is so extreme levels of inequality are worse in the land of the free than they are in many developing countries. The U.S. ranks way behind the European Union and the United Kingdom in terms of inequality of pay, ... More >>

UNDERNEWS: June 15, 2011

Thursday, 16 June 2011, 3:42 pm | Undernews

For the next year and a half you will be subjected to the latest developments in the great contemporary American fairy tale: a presidential campaign. True, we will get to pick who we want to be Goldilocks and who the big bad bears, but citizen participation ... More >>

UNDERNEWS – June 12, 2011

Monday, 13 June 2011, 3:03 pm | Undernews

Bilderberg has had some bad ideas in its time (a European super state, anyone?) but Lord Mandelson's nature walk has to be the worst. What were they hoping for? Had they not seen the 200 activists camped opposite the hotel gates? More >>

UNDERNEWS: June 9, 2011

Friday, 10 June 2011, 1:03 pm | Undernews

When a group of 2,000 elderly British cruise ship passengers docked at Los Angeles for a short stop-off during a five-star cruise around America it was, in the words of one of them, more like arriving at Guantanamo Bay. More >>

UNDERNEWS--June 1, 2011

Friday, 3 June 2011, 2:12 pm | Undernews

The budget proposal released on April 5 by Rep. Paul Ryan (R.-Wisc.) included tax cuts for the wealthy, tax hikes for the middle class, drastic cuts in social spending and a radical restructuring of Medicare that would shift most of the cost of healthcare ... More >>

Undernews—May 27, 2011

Wednesday, 1 June 2011, 2:55 pm | Undernews

Reagan-appointed federal Judge James Cacheris just ruled that corporations have a constitutional right to contribute money directly to political candidates. More >>

Undernews for May 30, 2011

Wednesday, 1 June 2011, 11:55 am | Undernews

Those “non-combat” troops we’re leaving in Iraq will cost about $50 billion, which – writes Joshua Holland of Alternet – could also pay for 24.3 million children receiving low-income health care for one year More >>

Undernews For May 27 2011

Tuesday, 31 May 2011, 2:31 pm | Undernews

Alternet - Reagan-appointed federal Judge James Cacheris just ruled that corporations have a constitutional right to contribute money directly to political candidates . More >>

Undernews for 26 May 2011

Friday, 27 May 2011, 11:37 am | Undernews

Attempting to find some justification for my continued viewing of “American Idol,” it finally dawned on me that I was actually watching a detailed exposition about the manufacturing of one of the last products made in any significant quantity in ... More >>

Undernews for Tuesday 10 May 2011

Tuesday, 10 May 2011, 2:20 pm | Undernews

Mark Engler, New Internationalist - I have a proposal: Let’s double US government funds devoted to promoting renewable energy. Let’s expand allocations for foreclosure prevention to help another million Americans keep their homes. Let’s launch a $10-billion ... More >>

Undernews for May 8 2011

Monday, 9 May 2011, 11:35 am | Undernews

Undernews for May 8 2011 Since 1964, the news while there's still time to do something about it More >>

Undernews For April 11 2011

Tuesday, 12 April 2011, 1:56 pm | Undernews

I'm sorry. Now I understand. Until last week's budget deal, I never really appreciated the importance of adult conversation, bipartisanship, moderation and calming a bunch of bullies by giving up everything you promised the voters. More >>

Undernews For 26 March 2011

Monday, 28 March 2011, 1:40 pm | Undernews

We read all reader comments but because of the large number of letters we get, we ask our email readers to also post them directly to our site. Just click on the headline and then go to 'Comment' at the bottom of the article More >>

Undernews for 24 March 2011

Saturday, 26 March 2011, 6:38 pm | Undernews

We read all reader comments but because of the large number of letters we get, we ask our email readers to also post them directly to our site. Just click on the headline and then go to 'Comment' at the bottom of the article More >>

Undernews for March 15

Wednesday, 16 March 2011, 4:50 pm | Undernews

We read all reader comments but because of the large number of letters we get, we ask our email readers to also post them directly to our site. Just click on the headline and then go to 'Comment' at the bottom of the article More >>

Undernews For 13 March 2011

Monday, 14 March 2011, 3:28 pm | Undernews

We read all reader comments but because of the large number of letters we get, we ask our email readers to also post them directly to our site so others can see them. Just click on the headline and then go to 'Comment' at the bottom of the article. More >>

Undernews For March 02 2011

Thursday, 3 March 2011, 11:17 am | Undernews

Undernews For March 02 2011 Since 1964, the news while there's still time to do something about it More >>

Undernews For Feb 27

Tuesday, 1 March 2011, 10:57 am | Undernews

We read all reader comments but because of the large number of letters we get, we ask our email readers to also post them directly to our site so others can see them, too. Just click on the headline and then go to 'Comment' at the bottom of the article More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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