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Undernews: November 14, 2012
Undernews: November 14, 2012
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THE PROGRESSIVE REVIEW
Parents as well as students in deep debt
over school loans
NY Times - There are record
numbers of student borrowers in financial distress,
according to federal data. But millions of parents who have
taken out loans to pay for their children’s college
education make up a less visible generation in debt.
What could possibly go wrong
here?
Penn Live - By the end of January the state
is hoping to have a contract signed, sealed and delivered
that will take management of the state’s lottery system
and place it in private hands. On Friday the Commonwealth
announced it had developed a framework for the
agreement…
When fantasy becomes reality
Sam
Smith Watching the new James Bond movie, it dawned on me one
reason why life has become so strange. Years ago people like
Walt Disney took reality and turned it into a cartoon
fantasy. Now everyone with any influence can take fantasies
and turn them into pseudo-authentic realities...
Classical musicians living with a lock
out
Kristen Tillotson, Star Tribune, MN - On
reality television, the riskiest professions are ironworker,
firefighter, lumberjack and the like. These days, you can
add "orchestra musician" to the list. Being a classical
player employed near the pinnacle of your profession used to
be a pretty stable…
Recovered history: spies and high level
sex
It's interesting, given the speculation about
General Petraeus, to recall that he's not the first high
level official whose top secret status was endangered by
extra curricular sex Progressive Review 1999 - Neal Travis
of the New York Post reports that, according to a new book
on the Mossad, Israel…
Entropy update
TMZ - Kevin Clash
-- the man known as the voice of Elmo -- has taken a leave
of absence from Sesame Street in the wake of allegations he
had a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old boy, TMZ has
learned ... allegations Clash adamantly denies. We've
learned ... Sesame Workshop lawyers recently…
Puerto Rico statehood vote more complicated
that it appears
Ben Fox & Danica Coto, Huffington
Post - A majority of Puerto Ricans have opted for the first
time to become the 51st U.S. state in what jubilant members
of the pro-statehood party call a resounding sign that the
island territory is on the road to losing its second-class
status. But Tuesday's…
Monday Morning Line
Sam Smith -
Here are how our presidential election projections have
worked out over the past 12 years: 2000: 1% error 2004: 3%
error 2008: 0.8% error 2012: 1.14% error So far as I have
been able to determine, we were the first to use aggregated
moving averages - a trick I picked up from stock
analysis...
The Hillary file: International
law
Since the Hillary Clinton presidential
campaign shows signs of having begun, we thought we would
offer some facts her supporters and the media have chosen to
ignore: Stephen Zunes, Foreign Policy in Focus, 2007:
Perhaps the most terrible legacy of the administration of
President George W. Bush has...
Things to do now: Go populist and revive the
Rainbow Coalition
Sam Smith - The greatest shift
in liberal thinking since the days of the New Deal and Great
Society has been a growing disinterest in the economic
issues that could bridge the gap between, say, a Manhattan
liberal and an Iowa farmer. As liberals have become more of
a demographic and far less of a...
Word: Jerry Brown on marijuana
laws
Huffington Post - California Gov. Jerry
Brown (D) said the federal government should respect states'
rights to decide how to regulate marijuana use, in light of
votes Tuesday to approve legal use of the drug in Colorado
and Washington. "It's time for the Justice Department to
recognize the sovereignty…
Alternative news update
Activism
Chicago teachers leader revives social movement unionism
Occupy to Buy Up and Relieve People's Debt? The Port Huron
Statement Sandy FEMA sending trailers to victims World How
America Is Turning into a 3rd World Nation in 4 Easy Steps
Meanwhile, Back in the Middle East…
Meanwhile, furthermore & on the other
hand
Furthermore. . . Since Roosevelt, no GOP
presidential campaign has won without a Bush or a Nixon on
the ticket. And if Jeb Bush wins next time, it will be our
fifth president in a row with ties to the CIA.
Internet
sighting in Washington state
Furthermore...
The Brussels Philharmonic has become the world’s first orchestra to abandon paper scores and play from a digital screen. The musicians have all been issued with a Samsung tablet that can hold up to 1,000 orchestral works.
Sandy
Bitter cold inside a disaster
shelter
Activism
Socialist gets 27,000 votes in race of
Washington state legislature
Petraeus case
Why did FBI agent leak Petreaus story to
House Republican
Health
Assisted death narrowly loses in
Massachusetts
World
How America Is Turning into a 3rd World
Nation in 4 Easy Steps
Meanwhile, Back in the Middle
EastImmigration
Immigration Reform May Be Big Winner in US
ElectionsCivil liberties
Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Voting Rights
Act CaseEnergy
Oil and Gas Industry Loses Latest Round in
Battle with
SEC
Binoy Kampmark: The Australian Defence Formula, Spend! Spend! Spend!
Ian Powell: New Hospital Building Trumps ‘Yes Minister’ Hospital Without Patients
Mike Treen: Prices Are Still Rising - It's A Cost Of Living Crisis
Gordon Campbell: On When Racism Comes Disguised As Anti-racism
Peter Dunne: Newshub And TVNZ Tip Of Media Iceberg
Harry Finch: Austerity – For And Against