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The Election of 2012
It’s Inequality, Stupid By Robert Reich RobertReich.org The most troubling economic trend facing America this Labor Day is the increasing concentration of income, wealth, and political power at...
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The Revolution From Above
The promised land, bought by the 1% By Paul Craig Roberts Institute for Political Economy Today the Western peoples are experiencing the destruction of their well being that is comparable to what...
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Wiggling Our Toes Over the Fiscal Cliff
Buckle Up, It’s Gonna Be a Bumpy Ride Skippy Massey Humboldt Sentinel The term “fiscal cliff” was first coined by Ben Bernanke in early 2012. It refers to the roughly $718 billion that many...
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The Fiscal Cliff Is A Diversion
The Derivatives Tsunami and the Dollar Bubble Paul Craig Roberts December 18, 2012 The “fiscal cliff” is another hoax designed to shift the attention of policymakers, the media, and the attentive...
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Wal-Mart Pledges to Hire 100,000 Veterans
Company Promises to Move Veterans and the Economy With New Corporate Strategy (VIDEO) Skippy Massey Humboldt Sentinel Wal-Mart intends to hire veterans—an army of them. It also intends to move...
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Texas Wants Its Gold Back
“A Run on the Fed” (VIDEO) Skippy Massey Humboldt Sentinel Don’t mess with Texas– and especially their gold. Texas wants its $1 billion in gold reserves back from the New York Federal Reserve...
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The Truth about Immigration Reform and the Economy
Robert Reich Debunks the Three Big Myths (VIDEO) Skippy Massey Humboldt Sentinel Robert B. Reich RobertReich.org The battle over immigration reform is often about economic fear — fear that...
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Obama: Income Gains Continue to Flow to Top 1%
Budget Debate a Battle for Middle Class Future, President Says (VIDEO) Skippy Massey Humboldt Sentinel GALESBURG, ILLINOIS (Bloomberg/Yahoo News) –President Barack Obama is shifting his...
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California Poised To Legalize Marijuana by 2016– Or Sooner
Different Initiatives in the Works Skippy Massey Humboldt Sentinel It’s coming. Again. Nearly two-thirds (65%) of Californians support legalizing, regulating and taxing recreational marijuana...
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Why Workers in Red States Vote Against Their Economic Self-Interest
The Fear Conundrum Robert Reich RobertReich.org LAST WEEK’s massive spill of the toxic chemical MCHM into West Virginia’s Elk River illustrates another benefit to the business class of high...
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Luxury, Economy …and the Post Office
A New Paradigm In the National Interest Jim Hightower JimHightower.com Luxury Buyers Leading the Way to Economic Recovery Who says the economy is down and that consumers aren’t willing to...
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Bitcoin CEO Found Dead in Singapore
Mysterious Suicide One of Many in Financial Industry Skippy Massey Humboldt Sentinel The American CEO of a Bitcoin and virtual currency exchange was found dead in her Singapore apartment last...
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Re-Funding America
–We Ain’t Broke Yet– Jim Hightower JimHightower.com As we know, the barons of Wall Street have not hesitated to raid our public treasury and haul off trillions of dollars worth of government...
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Senate Republicans Deny Boost to Hike Minimum Wage
Sticking It to the Poor Again (All Work and No Play Makes Jack a Dull Boy) VIDEO Skippy Massey Humboldt Sentinel They did it again. They stuck it to the poor. U.S. Senate Republicans today...
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America’s Flagging Economy Pales to Others
Vast Majority of Canadians and Europeans Live Longer, Happier Lives **VIDEO** ‘Money is Material’ by Avant/Garde Diaries Robert Reich RobertReich.org For years Americans have assumed that our...
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Eureka City Council Mulls New Rail Line
Price Tag Estimated at Half a Billion Dollars By Skippy Massey Humboldt Sentinel Humboldt County has entertained many far-reaching and costly proposals over the years. They’ve ranged from a...
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East-West Rail Proposal on Eureka City Council Agenda Tonight
Short Notice for a Big Project Skippy Massey Humboldt Sentinel Ryan Burns of the North Coast Journal brings us up to speed on the East-West rail proposal that’s scheduled for the Eureka City...
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Drought, Water, and California
Precious, Precious Water **VIDEO** Skippy Massey Humboldt Sentinel We’re in a drought of historic proportions. Forecasters are now saying the El Niño effect that was predicted to at least bring...
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Bringing Jobs Back to America
The Cooperative Revival **VIDEO** Skippy Massey Humboldt Sentinel It’s not surprising that some are making the case for working co-ops. When workers own their companies, everyone wins. Leo...
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Mitch McConnell’s Party of Greedy Old People
GOP’s Secret Plan for Making All of Us Poor **VIDEO** Skippy Massey Humboldt Sentinel Don’t let that glad handing and sweet Southern smile fool you. It’s not hard figuring out whose...
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Funding Higher Education for All
Profiting from Students …Appropriately **VIDEO** Jim Hightower JimHightower.org Question: Is making higher education available to every American more important to our national interest than...
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The Gilded Age
And the Gilded Cage: Americans Poorer Today than Past 27 Years **ZZ Top & Jeff Beck VIDEO** Skippy Massey Humboldt Sentinel What do you get? Another day older and deeper in debt. Once...
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The Value of Work
The Minimum Wage Debate **VIDEO** Skippy Massey Humboldt Sentinel Why is the minimum wage important? In 2013, Seattle became ground zero for the heated national debate about increasing the...
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Enough Already. Vote No New Taxes.
Humboldt Taxpayers League Speaks Out Skippy Massey Humboldt Sentinel The Humboldt County Taxpayers League (HTL) Board of Directors issues the following position statement in regard to the...
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Midterm Elections 2014: A Very Brief Autopsy
Democrat Death by Lethargy and Malaise **VIDEO** Dr. Joseph A. Palermo Huffington Post With the dust still settling around the 2014 midterms and much bloviating commentary inundating us as...
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Struggling to Get By In a Cold, Cold World
Empathy Deficit Disorder **VIDEO** Robert Reich Robert Reich.org Commenting on a recent student suicide at an Alaska high school, Alaska’s Republican Congressman Don Young said suicide...
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The Columbus Example of Doing Things Right
A Model for Eureka and Humboldt County Award-Winning **VIDEO** Skippy Massey Humboldt Sentinel Fix the Middle East? We can’t even fix Detroit. Fix Eureka? You would think we’d be able to...
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The Dumbing Down of Democrats
Zombie Capitulation and Party Cowardice **VIDEO** Joseph A. Palermo Huffington Post The internal sniping and bickering has already begun among Democratic ranks but it’s their own damn...
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Helping Rich Lenders Rip-Off the Poor
State Legislatures Lift Interest Rate Caps **John Oliver VIDEO** Jim Hightower Jim Hightower.org Loan sharks, banks, and their lobbyists really know how to put the “ick” in eth-icks....
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Internet Café Refugees
Japan’s Disposable Workers Award-Winning **VIDEO** Skippy Massey Humboldt Sentinel It is better to bend than to break, the old Japanese proverb goes. Internet cafes have existed in Japan...
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