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NYC Fast Food Chains to raise the minimum wage to $15!
http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2015/07/23/425460095/fast-food-workers-cheer-as-15-minimum-wage-advances-in-new-york-state So there are tons of good, bad and ugly in this. Though I never viewed Fast Food as a career?
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Bernie Sanders and the troubling interview with NY Daily News
Bernie was seeking the endorsement of the Daily News and sat down on April 1 for an interview with the editorial board. Pretty standard stuff. But what came out of it is the crystallization of what some here on the AMT have been saying... Bernie's proposals are great, but how the hell do you do that?? And that's pretty…
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PANAMA PAPERS
This is massive Over a year ago, an anonymous source contacted the Süddeutsche Zeitung (SZ) and submitted encrypted internal documents from Mossack Fonseca, a Panamanian law firm that sells anonymous offshore companies around the world. These shell firms enable their owners to cover up their business dealings, no matter…
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Say Something Nice About Trump.....
Well the dude turned a hefty profit on a Palm Beach mansion he bought out of foreclosure. He paid $41 million, renovated it then sold to a Russian billionaire for $95 million and now the mansion is a tear down. The mansion is less than 30 years old.....only the Don.…
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Trumps Outline To Make Mexico Pay For the Wall.
Here's the link. Sounds stone solid. He is a economic and political genius! ;) http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/05/politics/donald-trump-mexico-wall-pay/index.html
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Obamas Middle East Policy led to Paris and Brussels?
Recently, I watched a PBS documentary on what seemingly looks like a disastrous Obama foreign policy on the Israeli and Palestinian conflict. Pundits criticize his reaction (or lack thereof) to ISIS and terrorist attacks around the world. According to critics, Obama and his staff have a difficult time even using the word…
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Canadian reassurance that Bernie's no anarchist
Having volunteered for Bernie for months now, I wish I had seen this video before canvassing here in Ohio. I would have just knocked on the door, waited for a response, held up my phone, and pushed "play". My Canadian brother breaks down in very simple terms how ridiculous it is for Americans to think universal health…
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Eddie, VH1, and Conservatives
Ok, I used the search function trying a few things and I looked back 5 pages but I didn't see anything. I haven't been around much lately so forgive me if I missed it. Anyhow, I love that someone asked a question of the band relating to fans that have different beliefs. And mostly I was disappointed in Eddie's answer. I…
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Bill Cosby career in a museum for Black Entertainment
thought's ? http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2016/03/29/bill-cosby-accusers-upset-over-museum-exhibition-that-celebrates-his-career/?intcmp=hpff
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Good Bernie Sanders interview TYT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggFitmOTSok
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Scientists Slowly Reintroducing Small Group Of Normal, Well-Adjusted Humans Into Society
Didn't want to make up a thread for this but want to put it somewhere. Consider the source. Scientists Slowly Reintroducing Small Group Of Normal, Well-Adjusted Humans Into Society http://www.theonion.com/article/scientists-slowly-reintroducing-small-group-normal-52632ITHACA, NY—In an ambitious attempt to revive a…
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Lahore Attack
This is beyond horrifying. More than 50 dead, mostly women and kids, targeted in a public park on a Sunday evening. Unreal. LAHORE, Pakistan — A suicide bomber killed at least 52 people, mostly women and children, at a public park in the Pakistani city of Lahore on Sunday, government officials and police said, striking at…
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8 Tips for Debating Donald Trump Supporters
Excellent, Smithers. One I didn't see here is what I do: simply walk away. http://www.forwardprogressives.com/here-are-8-tips-for-debating-donald-trump-supporters/While I would highly advise against doing it, I do realize that there are quite a lot of people out there who still actively engage in debating Donald Trump…
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San Bernardino Shootings Kill 14
Am I missing something? This happened this AM. No thread yet? http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-up-to-20-shot-in-san-bernardino-active-shooter-sought-20151202-story.html
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Shots Fired at US Capitol Visitor Center
https://www.yahoo.com/news/shooting-reported-us-capitol-visitor-center-in-dc-185905871.html Not clear if anyone was shot. Suspect in custody.
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Position on guns coming home to roost
This is HUUUUGE so deserving of own thread. So we've got a petition to allow guns at the republican convention. Oh how wonderful. All those big corporate fat cats and people in power having to face those that they use to stay in power. Hope they win. Hope they bring AKs thrown over their shoulders. Please sign petition.…
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3 Qur’anic Verses That Prove ISIS Is Un-Islamic
this deserves it's own thread so it is not buried 20 pages deep in some other circular argument. an article written by a muslim that says what most of us have been saying, isis is no representative of islam. 3 Qur’anic Verses That Prove ISIS Is Un-Islamic Compare the actions of ISIS to the Qur’an and it is clear ISIS can’t…
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Jian Ghomeshi fired from CBC / apparent sex scandal
This is looking to be quite a scandal. Full discloser, I'm a huge fan of the show. http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/jian-ghomeshi-host-of-q-no-longer-with-cbc-1.2813670
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Clinton asks for $353K to attend fundraiser with Clooneys
Can anyone besides Vedder afford / have have any interest in attending this political fundraiser? Clinton asks for $353K to sit with the Clooneys http://www.politico.com/story/2016/03/hillary-clinton-george-clooney-fundraiser-221207#ixzz43xRopjcC It will cost more than four times the average income in San Francisco to have…
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I just might vote for Trump
It would be refreshing to have someone in charge who is not a politician, who is not a polished spokesperson, who is not indebted (obligated) to any particular person/place/or cause. I have thought this for sometime before he came on the scene. It would be nice to have someone who speaks for themselves and does not rally…
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Obama visits CUBA
I'm surprised none of the Obama haters are not bitching about him visiting Cuba , i for one feel this is long overdue i don't see how opening up relations with Cuba could be a bad thing lot's of opportunities down there .... http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-35856126
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the best "democracy" money can buy
after 20 years and $2 billion dollars on this years campaign, the democrats finally learned something...MATH! the O-bomb-us brain trust did a superb job of focusing on the swing precincts and counties and winning them in order to capture the states electoral votes. in some states (swing states included) rMoney won most of…
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Half of U.S. women have 'very unfavorable' view of Trump: poll
Only half? A letter to the other half: Trump does not like you, he thinks you're a pig. Grow some self-respect, and leave the fucker. http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKCN0WJ155
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America's Fifth Great Awakening
There have been two major "Great Awakenings" and four overall in American History. This is where society decides for a short time to celebrate conservatism, and strict Christian religions get a huge boost in followers. I think right now we are headed that way, or at least a modernized version of it (1960s-1980s being…
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what do you think ?
> As President George W. Bush's top speech writer, Marc Thiessen was provided > unique access to the CIA program used in interrogating top Al Qaeda > terrorists, including the mastermind of the 9/11 attack, Khalid Sheikh > Mohammad (KSM). > > Now, his riveting new book, "Courting Disaster", How the CIA Kept America > Safe…
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Fascism: Can It Happen Here?
Great article here by Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan. Obviously this article focuses on DT but we don't need another DT thread. Let's talk about the bigger picture, the potential for the rise of fascism in America. Is this possible? Will it get worse or go away or stay the same. There is a large number of Americans who…
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The People's Budget - Prosperity not Austerity
What say you? How The People's Budget builds a stronger America. Executive Summary While our economy is rebounding from the Great Recession, hardworking Americans are being left behind. Our economic and political system has lost sight of what matters most: We the People. The Congressional Progressive Caucus’ Budget for…
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the "i'm a victim" thread
today i showed up in the operating room with scrubs for children;s hospital and i got threatened with a write up for having the wrong scrubs on. my scrub card at the adult hospital stopped working last week and the lady at the back desk did not have an extra scrub card or locker room card. i had sent out several emails…