Progressive Politics, Politeness Optional

As I said before, no one is safe from the convenient rationale of security agencies to spy indiscriminately on their own citizens - when we allow them to do so, that is. Of course, and as I discussed previously at length in numerous posts here at APOV (such as here , here or here , as a few exanples), a confluence of attitudes is required for a democracy to arrive at a stage whereby pervasive domestic spying comes to be not only instituted, but furthermore ratified as legal after the fact - despite its illegal nature to begin with. First, you need prevalent incompetence ... Read Full Story

In the U.S., whatever shape and form health care reform will take shall not prevent Big Pharma from satisfying the bottomless pit that is their greed (emphasis added):Drug Makers Raise Prices in Face of Health Care ReformEven as drug makers promise to support Washington’s health care overhaul by shaving $8 billion a year off the nation’s drug costs after the legislation takes effect, the industry Read Full Story

God bless America - fucking indeed ...Absolutely.And then some.'Nuff said.(Addendum: of course, I should add "God Bless Canada fucking indeed" as well - warm h/t to Chrystal Ocean)(sigh) Read Full Story

Welcome to 21st Century capitalism:Business Groups ‘Worried’ About The Effects Of Banning The Importation Of Goods Made With Child LaborOne of the worst abuses in the international labor markets is the use of child labor. The most recent report on the issue by the International Labor Organization found that as of 2004 more than 218 million children were engaged in illegal work, as defined by Read Full Story

I definitely could not have put it better myself (emphasis added):A Multitude of Creatures by Abby Zimet In intriguing news, the Vatican has just finished a five-day conference exploring the possibility of extraterrestrial life. Participants agreed the issue raises difficult questions: Would Jesus save aliens, too? We applaud the open-mindedness the conference Read Full Story