As a Cash-Strapped State Prepares to Cut Services, Billions are Being Doled Out
What about all the other sugar out there, the taxes the state of Washington doesn't collect? There's a bureaucratic mountain of them. Over the past two years alone, they have accounted for a record $98.5 billion in potential tax revenue the state never got.... From Seattle Weekly.
Vermont Legislators Admit Cheating the System... Are They Justified?
State Rep. David Zuckerman (P-Burlington) has a confession to make that might sound to some like political suicide. He bills taxpayers for his “mileage” to and from the Statehouse — as much as $152 a week — even on days when he gets a ride with fellow lawmakers or lobbyists.... From Seven Days.
Chief Justice John Roberts Should Be Impeached
It is time for an enterprising and courageous member of the US House of Representatives to file articles of impeachment against the chief justice of the United States Supreme Court, John Roberts. The charge: lying under oath. The case in question: Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission.... From Boston Phoenix.
In Memorium of the Anti-War Warrior: Howard Zinn, 1922-2010
Howard Zinn was like a daddy to Boston University students of the Vietnam War era. The author of A People's History of the United States has been revered by generations of students, reviled by more conventional academics, and, mostly, re-read.... From Boston Phoenix.
Middle East Pieces: Obama Gets Schooled
Barack Obama had worse failures to address in his State of the Union message, but a few days earlier he owned up to the most foolish miscalculation that his administration had made in its first year. He confessed that he had not understood the obstacles to an Israeli-Palestinian peace settlement.... From San Antonio Current.
