THE ROGUE NATION
1950
The United States foments and launches the Korean War. Contrary to the popularly held falsehoods that America was in Korea to protect freedom and democracy, the war was to perpetuate already existing U.S corporate resource exploitation in the Philippines and the Korean Peninsula. U.S. political and business leaders hoped for a share of Korean gold and tungsten.
Americans Herbert Hoover, William Randolph Hearst, J. Sloat Fassett, Ogden Mills, J.B. Haggin, John Staggers and beer baron Adolph Coors had achieved controlling interests in Korean gold mines where the ...
Opinions…Everybody Has One
“Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts.” Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Sociologist and former U.S. Senator.
“The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence whatever that it is not utterly absurd.” Bertrand Russell, British historian
“Too often we... enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.” John F. Kennedy
“It used to be, everyone was entitled to their own opinion, but not their own facts. But that's not the case anymore. Facts matter not at all.” Stephen Colbert, comedian.
Opinions are ...
ANOTHER COVERUP: TOBACCO AND LUNG CANCER
We are used to hearing misinformation about health care, climate change and the national debt Many lies have been spread about these topics in an effort to keep the status quo. We, as intelligent readers, need to be aware of how misinformation is spread. Ari Rabin-Hart and Media Matters have published the book, LIES, INCORPORATED which tells you how misinformation is spread.
As early as 1912, research suggested links between tobacco and lung cancer. As additional studies were published over the decades, results became ever more conclusive. In 1953, tobacco industry ...
Wisconsin Taxes 101
A favorite “wedge” issue of the conservatives is taxes. Everyone loves to hate taxes so it is easy to misrepresent the facts. Wisconsin is accused of being a “tax hell” with higher tax “burdens” than other states. Is this true? Of course this depends on what sources you cite and how you manipulate the numbers. Ultimately people will believe what they want to believe. This article provides some basic information on Wisconsin taxes from reputable sources to help better understand the issues.
What do Wisconsinites pay in state and local taxes?
Everyone pays ...
WEALTH AND MONEY PART XXXII A HUGE WIN FOR PUBLIC BANKING
Santa Fe, New Mexico is a city of roughly 70,000 people. They have just won a major victory in overcoming the parasitic bonds of the Wall Street banking cartel. Rather than continuing to live in endless debt servitude to wealthy predators, the people of Santa Fe are choosing to invest in themselves. City wealth and capital will be placed in a community owned bank and interest on investments will be returned to the people. Millions of dollars in public funds that would have gone to Wall Street will now be used to improve life for the citizens of Santa Fe.
The Wausau ...
SUBSTANCE ABUSE: it’s everybody’s business
Sponsored by The Wisconsin Institute for Public Policy and Service
Tuesday, May 16
8 a.m. – 2 p.m.
James F. Veninga Theater
UW Center for Civic Engagement
625 Stewart Avenue, Wausau
Event Summary:
On May 16, the Wisconsin Institute for Public Policy and Service (WIPPS) is hosting a regional conference to raise awareness throughout communities that addiction is a chronic disease, recovery is possible and that community-wide recovery eco-systems are necessary. The purpose of the conference is to bring people together from different backgrounds and ...
You Can’t Fix Stupid
On Monday, January 30th, the current administration moved to reduce government “regulation.” Trump signed an executive order requiring all federal agencies to repeal two regulations for each new one proposed. At meetings with business executives from large companies he has promised to cut regulation by 75 percent.
“If there’s a new regulation, they have to knock out two. But it goes far beyond that, we’re cutting regulations massively for small business and for large business,” Trump said during the signing of the order. The administration stresses that the ...
TEN EXAMPLES OF HOW WOMEN ARE TREATED UNFAIRLY
1. Women working full time are paid 79 cents to every dollar men working full time are paid.
2. Men direct 86 percent of all television episodes in 2013 and 2014
3. Nearly two thirds of bylines, on-camera appearances and producer credits were listed to men, while women constituted only a third of these contributors.
4. Even among the top-grossing G-rated family films, girl characters are outnumbered by boy characters three to one.
5. Only 7 percent of directors, 13 percent of writers, and 20 percent of producers are women.
6. In 2014, about 30 percent of TV ...
HIS FIGHT, OUR FIGHT
(Denele blogs from Arkansas. You can read more at DeneleCampbell.org.)
According to the brief description that accompanied this photo that crossed my Facebook timeline the other day, the funeral of Pretty Boy Floyd drew the largest attendance of any such event in Oklahoma history. The image gives me goosebumps, almost puts a lump in my throat. It’s not the coffin—I can’t even discern where it is. It’s the people, backs straight, their attention focused entirely on the dead man.
On what he represented.
My dad sometimes talked about Pretty Boy Floyd although ...
DRINKING LIBERALLY
DRINKING LIBERALLY
TUESDAY, MAY 2
5:30 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Malarkey’s Pub
408 Third Street
Wausau, WI
715-819-3663
We have survived the first 100 days, although it seems like it's been years! Are we there yet? Come celebrate surviving the first 100 days See how others continue to fight for change, and have a pint.
Hopefully our government will be open for business and working on a budget agreement by then, but if not, at least we can enjoy some good beer with friends. Hope to see you.
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