Craig Ferguson is interviewing Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who turns out to be a charming character. Very disarming. Then he turns serious.
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Eternal Vigilance Is the Price of Liberty
Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty. Power is ever stealing from the many to the few. —Wendell Phillips, US abolitionist (1811 – 1884)
Want to Save $Billions in the Federal Budget?
Want to cut billions of dollars of waste from the U.S. federal budget? (So we can put the money to best use in reviving our ailing economy?) Here’s how: Cut the so-called “Defense” budget. Let’s start by cutting so-called defense costs by 25%.
Not only does “Defense” consume half the federal budget, an immense amount of the money is wasted.
CEO Salary Caps: Well, It’s About Time!
American CEOs are paid several times as much on average as CEOs in other developed countries. They are way overpaid. European CEOs of comparable or larger multinational corporations make much, much, much less. Japanese CEOs make even less. We need to limit all CEO salaries to a reasonable multiple of what the lowest paid worker makes—including contract labor.
Doing the Limbaugh Limbo
As usual, Rush Limbaugh is rushing to do the Limbaugh Limbo (How low can he go?) over President Obama’s economic stimulus package. Says Rush, “I hope he fails!”
So who cares what Limbo thinks? Apparently a lot of nonthinkers do. He is galvanizing the reactionary nonthinkers to call their U.S. Representatives and Senators and demand that they vote against the stimulus bill.
What the Digital Divide Really Costs
The Digital Divide is not just about poor kids not being able to do use the Internet to do homework. According to UCLA researchers, searching the Internet actually makes you smarter. Brain scans show that when using the Internet, twice as many parts of the brain are active as when reading a book.
Why Do They so Love to Hate?
What is bothering me now is how so many ordinary Republicans really **hate** Obama and Michelle and every ideal they stand for. Why?
Who Contributes Money for Hateful Laws?
A new site lists who gave money to help pass Proposition 8 (which banned gay marriage) in California. The site, http://www.eightmaps.com, uses Google Maps to show where the contributors live.
Let Molly Ivins Speak from Your Site!
The late, great Molly Ivins is still with us in spirit, of course. One can imagine her pithy commentary on current events.
Molly would have loved to be here to see Obama elected. She would have had a field day making fun of Coleman trying to sue to get back the Senate seat he lost to Al Franken in a close but scrupulously recounted election. She would have skewered the hypocrisy of—-well, just too many to list—and we would have all had fun watching her do it.