Us Army operatives Hoodwink some US Senators out of Money

http://www.readersupportednews.org/off-site-news-section/46-46/5065-army-deploys-psy-ops-on-us-senators
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Sandy Banks offers a different "take" on Black History (originally posted 2/5/10)

"It reminded me that history depends on who's doing the telling. When I was her age, people of color were asterisks, not narrators. Tomorrow's version will depend on today's storytellers." - Sandy Banks




Dear friends,

On the link below, veteran Los Angeles Times columnist Sandy Banks provides us with a different "look" in articulating just what African American history has to offer to all of us. This is a great piece!

One Love,
G. Gjata Bumpus
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-banks23-2010jan23,0,2274077.column

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Krugman makes some progressive points about the current Wisconsin protests

"...were the slave master’s interests the same as the slave’s?"







Dear friends,

While perusing my Facebook “News feed” page last night, I saw a piece by Paul Krugman, regarding the current situation in Wisconsin, that made some worthy points, although I beg to differ on a couple of his assumptions.

They are:

1) Krugman is wrong when he says, “public-sector workers in Wisconsin and elsewhere are paid somewhat less than private-sector workers with comparable qualifications…”…In fact, for example, secretaries with little education often make more money than many PhDs when they’re either state workers or in academia...I'm not trying to nit pick here, but there are some serious issues of fairness that need to be addressed regardig compensation, whether employer or employee....of course, Republicans aren't interested in fairness.

2) Krugman, who sold out and supported the Federal Bailout hoodwink of the American public in 2008, has the audacity to now say, “On paper, we’re a one-person-one-vote nation; in reality, we’re more than a bit of an oligarchy, in which a handful of wealthy people dominate.”…Huh?...then why did he support a “Bailout” that only helped the “oligarchy” (as he calls it).

Finally, Krugman’s vague notion of “power” being the issue hides the more obvious fact that the worker has no rights without a union, because the employer cannot possibly, simultaneously, serve as an advocate for both sides of any employer- and employee-related issue. After all, the employer and the employee have totally different interests. If not, then why are there ever layoffs, suspensions, furloughs, or dismissals?. Think about it. Were a slave master’s interests the same as the slave’s?. Of course not.

At any rate, Krugman’s piece is on the link below.

Cheers!

G. Djata Bumpus
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/21/opinion/21krugman.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha212
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