January 2012
1 post
December 2011
3 posts
look at this goddamn treasure trove of oldskool...
waxandmilk:
Def Jam Recordings: The First 25 Years of the Last Great Record Label
November 2011
10 posts
The drug war is not a failure; rather it works perfectly for its intended...
– Mike Stroup - Literally my favorite quote against the Drug “War” and vividly paints the reality of things (via cwnl)
I dare to imagine a world without this level of corruption.
October 2011
4 posts
#OccupyWallStreet has no recognizable funding, an anomaly the government does...
– Russell Brand
(via peaceblaster)
September 2011
5 posts
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August 2011
7 posts
The largest transfer of wealth from the public to private sector is about to...
– Congress Giving Millions of Foreclosed Homes To Wall Street Slumlords
This should be kind of big news on the outrage front, shouldn’t it?
(via kenlayne)
5 tags
A Timeline In Real Facts Regarding Debt →
sxyblkmn:
pixelsrzen:
prostheticknowledge:
via jesuisperdu: / soundaslanguage: / vellum
1980: Ronald Reagan runs for president, promising a balanced budget
1981 - 1989: With support from congressional Republicans, Reagan runs enormous deficits, adds $2 trillion to the debt.
1993: Bill Clinton passes economic plan that lowers deficit, gets zero votes from congressional Republicans.
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"mobilised the anger of people who found their... →
claytoncubitt:
“Tea Party campaigners take to the streets to demand less tax for billionaires and worse health, education and social insurance for themselves.
Are they stupid? No. They have been misled by another instrument of corporate power: the media. The movement has been relentlessly promoted by Fox News, which belongs to a more familiar billionaire. Like the Kochs, Rupert Murdoch aims to...
July 2011
4 posts
hey rich people, would you rather be taxed, or...
I kinda wonder what would happen if we taxed the super-rich, like, at 80% for a decade. You know, to make up for all the wars, collapsed bridges, oil spills, and moving jobs to India? Hell, write it into the law: This is only to get the books straight for the horrifying mess that was the first decade of this fucking century, and is set to expire in ten years, and no amount of moving...
June 2011
6 posts
status of the now
May 2011
5 posts
A hipster is just a Brooklynite who wishes they were from Minnesota because it’s...
– Buzzfeed on naming Minnesota “The Most Hipster State In The US” (via stuffaboutminneapolis)
I guess that’s good news for all those younguns out there with that weird hobo/fur trapper beardy look.
April 2011
1 post
...when people think the goal of pointing out...
stfufauxminists:
NO. NO. IT’S NOT ABOUT YOU OR YOUR FEE FEES. IT’S ABOUT ENDING FUCKING OPPRESSION.
No one wants you to feel guilty - they want you to feel informed. They want you to feel incensed that others don’t have the same rights and privileges as you, not indignant that someone of a marginalized group had the audacity to say it to you and it made you feel a twinge of badness or one...
March 2011
4 posts