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John Case
May 18, 2013, 7:01:58 AM5/18/13
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Quote of the Day
May 17, 2013'
'The joy of living is decreasing, indecency and
violence are on the rise, and poverty is becoming
more evident.
'...We have created new idols, the ancient worship
the golden calf has found a new and ruthless image
in fetishism of money and the dictatorship of the
economy without purpose nor a truly human face.
'It reduces man to one of its demands, consumption
and even worse, the human being is today
considered himself as a commodity that you can use
and then throw away.
'...Financiers, economists and politicians consider
God as manageable, even dangerous because it calls
man to his full realization and independence from
any kind of slavery.
'... While the income of a minority is growing
exponentially, that of the majority weakens," he
said, pointing to the growing disparity between the
rich and poor.'
Catholic News Service
May 16, 2013
http://tinyurl.com/b9kj5n8
May 17, 2013'
'The joy of living is decreasing, indecency and
violence are on the rise, and poverty is becoming
more evident.
'...We have created new idols, the ancient worship
the golden calf has found a new and ruthless image
in fetishism of money and the dictatorship of the
economy without purpose nor a truly human face.
'It reduces man to one of its demands, consumption
and even worse, the human being is today
considered himself as a commodity that you can use
and then throw away.
'...Financiers, economists and politicians consider
God as manageable, even dangerous because it calls
man to his full realization and independence from
any kind of slavery.
'... While the income of a minority is growing
exponentially, that of the majority weakens," he
said, pointing to the growing disparity between the
rich and poor.'
Catholic News Service
May 16, 2013
http://tinyurl.com/b9kj5n8
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May 18, 2013, 11:18:23 AM5/18/13
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Thanks so much, John. This goes directly to our notion of articulating the values our politics are built on.
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John Case
May 19, 2013, 3:57:46 PM5/19/13
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Bloice's Quote of the Day
Quote of the Day
May 19, 2013
'Now is the time for the Obama of the campaign trail
finally to step up to the plate. He must shed his
instinct for caution, get rid of the notion that he
can't do anything without Republican support and
start to lead the country that elected him. None of
the scandals assailing him smacks of Watergate and
he must put them behind him. Though Republicans
will drag them out as long as they can, he must rise
above them and use the clout of his office to bring
about real and bold change.
'Immigration reform, climate change, curbing the
power of the still-too powerful banks and myriad
crises abroad are all in desperate need of action. If
he does not, then Obama will have betrayed the
hopes for change he once so powerfully embodied. It
would be a tragedy. Due to the colour of his skin,
Obama will always be a historic American president.
But it would be better all around if that fact were
because of his actions while in power.'
Editorial
The Observer (UK)
May 18, 2013
http://tinyurl.com/ae8k56x
May 19, 2013
'Now is the time for the Obama of the campaign trail
finally to step up to the plate. He must shed his
instinct for caution, get rid of the notion that he
can't do anything without Republican support and
start to lead the country that elected him. None of
the scandals assailing him smacks of Watergate and
he must put them behind him. Though Republicans
will drag them out as long as they can, he must rise
above them and use the clout of his office to bring
about real and bold change.
'Immigration reform, climate change, curbing the
power of the still-too powerful banks and myriad
crises abroad are all in desperate need of action. If
he does not, then Obama will have betrayed the
hopes for change he once so powerfully embodied. It
would be a tragedy. Due to the colour of his skin,
Obama will always be a historic American president.
But it would be better all around if that fact were
because of his actions while in power.'
Editorial
The Observer (UK)
May 18, 2013
http://tinyurl.com/ae8k56x
John Case
May 20, 2013, 6:03:58 PM5/20/13
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via Carl Bloice
Quote of the Day
May 20, 2013
'Much of the problem in trying to stop the march to
war was precisely the fear of many pundits that they
would be seen as weak and, above all, not Serious if
they objected. Austerity has been very much the
same thing - and again, it's not just the right-
wingers who are afflicted.'
Economist Paul Krugman
New York times
blog
May 20, 2013
http://tinyurl.com/lvdclwu
May 20, 2013
'Much of the problem in trying to stop the march to
war was precisely the fear of many pundits that they
would be seen as weak and, above all, not Serious if
they objected. Austerity has been very much the
same thing - and again, it's not just the right-
wingers who are afflicted.'
Economist Paul Krugman
New York times
blog
May 20, 2013
http://tinyurl.com/lvdclwu
John Case
May 24, 2013, 4:53:16 PM5/24/13
to Socialist Economics
via Carl Bloice
Quote of the Day
May 24, 2013
'Bank lobbyists are not leaving it to lawmakers to
draft legislation that softens financial regulations.
Instead, the lobbyists are helping to write it
themselves.
'... The lobbying campaign shows how, three years
after Congress passed the most comprehensive
overhaul of regulation since the Depression, Wall
Street is finding Washington a friendlier place.
'The cordial relations now include a growing number
of Democrats in both the House and the Senate,
whose support the banks need if they want to roll
back parts of the 2010 financial overhaul, known as
Dodd-Frank.'
New York Times
May 24, 2013
http://tinyurl.com/orggqor
May 24, 2013
'Bank lobbyists are not leaving it to lawmakers to
draft legislation that softens financial regulations.
Instead, the lobbyists are helping to write it
themselves.
'... The lobbying campaign shows how, three years
after Congress passed the most comprehensive
overhaul of regulation since the Depression, Wall
Street is finding Washington a friendlier place.
'The cordial relations now include a growing number
of Democrats in both the House and the Senate,
whose support the banks need if they want to roll
back parts of the 2010 financial overhaul, known as
Dodd-Frank.'
New York Times
May 24, 2013
http://tinyurl.com/orggqor
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