https://boondoggle.substack.com/p/ghosts-in-krogers-kitchen Taxpayers are paying for big corporations to destroy local restaurants. Pat Garofalo Oct 27, 2020 3 1 This is Boondoggle, the newsletter about corporations ripping off our states and cities. If you’re not currently a subscriber, please click the green button below to sign up. Thanks! ✓ Over the summer, I saw that Kroger,… Continue reading Ghosts in Kroger’s Kitchen. ~~ Pat Garofolo
Time to End the Medicare Advantage Scam ~~ Thom Hartman
https://hartmannreport.com/p/time-to-end-the-medicare-advantage The simple solution to the Medicare Advantage problem is to kill off the program. It was just a Trojan horse to privatize Medicare Thom Hartmann Sep 8 30 6 Image by Angelo Esslinger from Pixabay Share Over 100 Democratic lawmakers last week introduced legislation to lower the Medicare eligibility age to 60. There is one small problem that… Continue reading Time to End the Medicare Advantage Scam ~~ Thom Hartman
State Secrets ~~ Pat Garofalo
https://boondoggle.substack.com/p/state-secrets Photo credit: RestrictedData This is Boondoggle, the newsletter about corporations ripping off our states and cities. If you’re not currently a subscriber, please click the green button below to sign up. Thanks! ✓ The Fort Wayne, Indiana, city council is going to vote on a 10-year property tax break for a new warehouse, which will… Continue reading State Secrets ~~ Pat Garofalo
We are scientists, calling for a climate revolution Posted Sep 09, 2021 ~~ Scientist Rebellion
https://mronline.org/2021/09/09/we-are-scientists-calling-for-a-climate-revolution ~~ posted for collectivist ~~ The climate and ecological crises threaten every aspect of human civilisation. Despite decades of warnings from scientists and others, greenhouse gas emissions and temperatures continue to soar. A domino effect of climate tipping points threatens to push the Earth into a state that is alien and inhospitable to human civilisation.… Continue reading We are scientists, calling for a climate revolution Posted Sep 09, 2021 ~~ Scientist Rebellion
The storm before the storm
https://www.workers.org/2021/09/58808/ ~~ posted for collectivist ~~ There is no doubt that the climate catastrophe threatens the future of life on the planet. A massive mobilization of the working class will be needed to combat this threat. But, as Hurricane Ida and the associated flooding revealed, this is not just a threat to future generations —… Continue reading The storm before the storm
A 9/11 Reflection: Remember “Their” Crimes, Forget “Ours” ~~ PAUL STREET
https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/09/10/remember-their-crimes-forget-ours/ ~~. posted for collectivist ~~ Photograph Source: Brian Snelson – CC BY 2.0 So much we are supposed to forget or not know and/or care about, so little we are supposed to remember. “We must never forget” 9/11, when “America was attacked” (when, as cannot be said without sounding “controversial,” the United States Middle East… Continue reading A 9/11 Reflection: Remember “Their” Crimes, Forget “Ours” ~~ PAUL STREET
September 11, 2001 Events in the U.S.: Reflections to Mark the Twentieth Anniversary ~~ dmorista
September 11, 2001 Events in the U.S.: Reflections to Mark the Twentieth Anniversary Prepared by Dmorista for Leftist Politics. (Author’s Note) I apologize to Leftist Politics readers for the overlong rambling nature of this article/essay. But the press of personal life, and an injury to a finger that slowed down my keyboarding speed over the… Continue reading September 11, 2001 Events in the U.S.: Reflections to Mark the Twentieth Anniversary ~~ dmorista
The Social Disorder And The Internet. ~~ MrRedwoodGuy
~~ Written by MrRedwoodGuy ~~ The Social Disorder And The Internet. September 6, 2021 The first serious critique of technology that I encountered was the “Unabomber Manifesto” by Ted Kaczynski. As the world understood the writer to be a crazed criminal, I didn’t have many opportunities to openly discuss the manifesto with any of the… Continue reading The Social Disorder And The Internet. ~~ MrRedwoodGuy
Apple Schools North Carolina PLUS: The Amazon HQ2 displacement era begins ~~ Pat Garofalo
https://boondoggle.substack.com/p/apple-schools-north-carolina (please subscribe to the Boondoggle site) Apple Schools North Carolina PLUS: The Amazon HQ2 displacement era begins. Pat Garofalo Apr 27 8 Photo credit: Stuart Maxwell This is Boondoggle, the newsletter about corporations ripping off our states and cities. If you’re not currently a subscriber, please click the green button below to sign up. Thanks!… Continue reading Apple Schools North Carolina PLUS: The Amazon HQ2 displacement era begins ~~ Pat Garofalo
‘Catastrophe’ Feared as 35 Million People Are Set to Lose Jobless Aid in 3 Days ~~ Jake Johnson
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/09/03/catastrophe-feared-35-million-people-are-set-lose-jobless-aid-3-days “Millions will suffer as they lose this critical source of income and the loss of spending will suppress job growth.” Millions of jobless workers are set to lose critical unemployment benefits in roughly 72 hours—and neither Congress nor the Biden administration seem prepared to do anything about it. Despite the ongoing threat posed by the… Continue reading ‘Catastrophe’ Feared as 35 Million People Are Set to Lose Jobless Aid in 3 Days ~~ Jake Johnson