Thursday, December 27, 2012

Left Side of the Aisle #88




Left Side of the Aisle
for the week of December 27, 2012 - January 2, 2013

This week:

- Chained-CPI takes away benefits
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-12-18/obama-counter-offer-raises-tax-hike-threshold-to-400-000.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/19/nancy-pelosi-social-security_n_2333285.html

- Clown Award: Steve Lonegan of AFP
http://fortlee.patch.com/articles/americans-for-prosperity-60-billion-sandy-aid-package-a-disgrace-a1202edd
http://www.thenation.com/blog/171906/david-koch-now-taking-aim-hurricane-sandy-victims

- Yes, there was a coordinated attack on the Occupy movement
http://news.firedoglake.com/2012/12/24/records-confirm-fbi-targeted-occupy-protests-categorized-as-terrorist-activity/
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/23/fbi-occupy-wall-street_n_2355883.html
http://www.justiceonline.org/commentary/fbi-files-ows.html
http://www.justiceonline.org/

- Outrage of the Week: NRA, the right wing, and gun violence
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/21/us-usa-shooting-connecticut-idUSBRE8BI1BV20121221?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&rpc=408
http://www.sfgate.com/opinion/article/NRA-s-constituent-claims-questionable-4139574.php
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/nra-defiance-newtown-draws-swift-harsh-reactions-article-1.1225243
http://www.beggarscanbechoosers.com/2012/12/nras-absurd-scapegoating-of-violent.html
http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/07/a-land-without-guns-how-japan-has-virtually-eliminated-shooting-deaths/260189/#
http://www.policeone.com/active-shooter/articles/3165442-Sheriff-Civilians-tackled-Giffords-shooter/
https://www.uua.org/news/knoxville/index.shtml
http://www.care2.com/causes/top-conservative-publication-shooting-occurred-because-women-ran-the-school.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/17/james-dobson-connecticut-shooting-gay-marriage_n_2318015.html
http://jobsanger.blogspot.com/2012/12/gun-vs-auto-deaths-in-us.html
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/crime/2012/12/gun_death_tally_every_american_gun_death_since_newtown_sandy_hook_shooting.html
http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1487470

- And Another Thing: Why Christmas is on December 25
http://www.religioustolerance.org/winter_solstice0.htm
http://www.religioustolerance.org/winter_solstice1.htm

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