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If we had paid attention to history we might understand the imperative of battling the rich.
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Warning: It may make you cry PS: Contrary to many "more interesting" reports, Sasha was not at the speech because she had a big test the next day.
Coffee Party USA's insight:
The farewell speech is an animal unto itself. I found the articulate and gracious style of the president refreshing and his generosity of spirit affirming. 
J'nene Solidarity Kay's curator insight,
January 11, 2017 2:22 PM
The farewell speech is an animal unto itself, but I, too, found the articulate and gracious style of the president refreshing and his generosity of spirit affirming of the America that I love.
J'nene Solidarity Kay's curator insight,
January 11, 2017 2:23 PM
Closing words from a champion of the people.
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Journalism and Activism: the witness and the witnessed.
In this day and age the world, and especially the online world, is awash in communication. The vast majority of this communication, however, is not news and especially not journalism. Guest journalist Cheryl Hatch will help us understand the difference.
Coffee Party USA's insight:
Journalism and Activism: Lunch with Louden 1/5/17. Call in 646-929-2495 Noon Pacific/3PM Eastern, stream live or later at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/coffeepartyusa/2017/01/05/journalism-and-activism-lunch-with-louden-1517.
J'nene Solidarity Kay's curator insight,
January 5, 2017 1:44 PM
Journalism and Activism: Lunch with Louden 1/5/17. Call in 646-929-2495 Noon Pacific/3PM Eastern, stream live or later at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/coffeepartyusa/2017/01/05/journalism-and-activism-lunch-with-louden-1517.
J'nene Solidarity Kay's curator insight,
January 5, 2017 2:08 PM
Journalism and Activism: Lunch with Louden 1/5/17. Call in 646-929-2495 Noon Pacific/3PM Eastern, stream live or later at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/coffeepartyusa/2017/01/05/journalism-and-activism-lunch-with-louden-1517.
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New York is home to some of the toughest gun laws in the country. But after an aide was shot Monday, New York Gov.
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Breaking: Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker will address ALEC's annual meeting in San Diego this July. He's an ALEC alum who has pushed ALEC's agenda into law in the state.
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In addition to supporting a $15 per hour minimum wage and creating a plan to “make college more affordable,” Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has criticized businesses that do not pay interns, while her own campaign makes its...
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The 2016 presidential race may be a whole new ball game in terms of fundraising, but most of the players’ names are awfully familiar — even if their faces are a bit more lined.
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A fossil fuel subsidy is any government action that lowers the cost of fossil fuel energy production, raises the price received by energy producers or lowers the price paid by energy consumers. Learn more and join the call to end them!
Coffee Party USA's insight:
"As of July 2014, Oil Change International estimates the total value of U.S. subsidies to the fossil fuel industry at $37.5 billion annually, including international finance. This does not include military, health, climate, or local pollution costs. These subsidies have increased dramatically as U.S. oil and gas production has increased." 
Jocelyn Stoller's curator insight,
July 31, 2015 5:43 PM
"As of July 2014, Oil Change International estimates the total value of U.S. subsidies to the fossil fuel industry at $37.5 billion annually, including international finance. This does not include military, health, climate, or local pollution costs. These subsidies have increased dramatically as U.S. oil and gas production has increased."
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"If I were a defense contractor, I'd be big time for Lindsey Graham, because I've been forward-leaning on rebuilding our military," Graham says.
Coffee Party USA's insight:
"As Graham tours the early primary states, he tells voters that he is running to boost U.S. defense spending. “My goal is to make sure the next president of the United States, the next generation of war fighters have the capability and capacity to do the job required to keep us free,” Graham said in South Carolina earlier this year."
Jocelyn Stoller's curator insight,
July 31, 2015 5:46 PM
"As Graham tours the early primary states, he tells voters that he is running to boost U.S. defense spending. “My goal is to make sure the next president of the United States, the next generation of war fighters have the capability and capacity to do the job required to keep us free,” Graham said in South Carolina earlier this year."
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According to the former president, Americans are now experiencing "a complete subversion of our political system as a payoff to major contributors."
Coffee Party USA's insight:
"United States is now an “oligarchy” in which “unlimited political bribery” has created “a complete subversion of our political system as a payoff to major contributors.” Both Democrats and Republicans, Carter said, “look upon this unlimited money as a great benefit to themselves.” 
Monica S Mcfeeters's curator insight,
November 19, 2016 9:53 AM
Sadly with the last election this month of Trump the American public chose to select this oligarchy by electingTrump giving them the confidence to empower the wealthy and incorporated with even more power to create even more money for still more power. The selection of Hillary or Jill would have sent them a message that we are not going to let them take our country "backward" without a fight. The mega international investors have already been able to see huge returns in a matter of days...check out the DOW....
The Koch Brothers and ALEC corrupted, hand picked politicians and connections are being placed in critical roles to ensure the rich control all critical policy while most Voters now settle into their chairs to obediently entertain themselves with media, ball games and such other distractions until the next time they are needed to come out and "save babies and jobs" with these self-serving "leaders". Now the American Trump followers will sit back confident the wheeler dealer will wheel and deal.....and he in fact has and will do just that. The thing is he "TOOK THE COUNTRY BACK" he just never actually admitted the rich had it increasing firmly before and they were the ones losing the reins each year bit by bit as the people gained more control over those corporations and were reeling them in more skillfully each year. Donald took the country back for his own. They are the ones that "dealt" the jobs away and created policy that allowed them to hide wealth offshore. All so that it could increase their wealth, thus their power and hold of power. These corporations heartlessly downsized without community or labor input. With this election the Oligarchy took the reels back from the people as well as nearly all the decks of cards and the wheels with which to deal. But would you except less from a bankrupt casino owner...."The house always wins" and it's owner wins even if he bankrupts the house.
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Banks call a plan to cut their dividend a new tax on banks. 
William Boyer's curator insight,
July 26, 2015 9:43 AM
And it's about time they paid their fair share...
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Since the shooting of military personnel at a recruiting center in Chattanooga last week, governors in half-a-dozen states have ordered members of their National Guard to arm themselves.
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What Paul Solotaroff's expose in Rolling Stone, "What's Killing the Babies of Vernal, Utah?" reveals is disturbing on so many levels. It's what happens when Big Money instead of We The People contr... |
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Meryl Streep, Golden Globes
Coffee Party USA's insight:
"Take your broken heart, make it into art."
J'nene Solidarity Kay's curator insight,
January 9, 2017 11:06 AM
"Take your broken heart, make it into art."
J'nene Solidarity Kay's curator insight,
January 9, 2017 11:07 AM
"Take your broken heart, make it into art."
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The Muslim community of the city of Sterling Heights, Michigan has filed a lawsuit accusing the city of violating the Religious Land Use Act by forbidding them from building a mosque on land the community already owned within the city limits.
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A general view of the destroyed Khobar Towers on June 30, 1996. (AP / Saleh Rifai)
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A SWAT team composed of between 15 to 20 officers raided an organic farm, named the “Garden of Eden” and it was all because they mistook tomato plants for marijuana! 
Otieno Yusuf's curator insight,
September 18, 2015 2:07 PM
How come they cannot tale the difference between marijuana and tomatoes?
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The technology is improving daily and is coming up with new changes and getting better each and every day. Samsung has come up with some great innovative ideas and features in their new Samsung SUH...
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One day after forming, the LLC gave $500,000 to a group backing the Ohio governor's presidential efforts.
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It's a relief to hear politicians acknowledge the obvious reality that all Americans see in front of their faces.
Coffee Party USA's insight:
"This pose is also popular with a certain prominent breed of pundits, who love to tell us “Don’t Follow the Money” (New York Times columnist David Brooks), or “Money does not buy elections” (Freakonomics co-author Stephen Dubner on public radio’s Marketplace), or “Money won’t buy you votes” (Yale Law School professor Peter H. Schuck in the Los Angeles Times)."
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Glen Ford, Executive Editor of the Black Agenda Report, says Eric Holder is returning to his "ideological home" of corporate law to defend the big banks and TPP
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The Circle Game
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The victim of a conspiracy con act, shot in the commission of a crime, is charged with murder and ex post facto application of the law.Read more →
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From flags to children’s toys, mourners have left tokens in memory of four marines and a navy sailor who were killed in a shooting at a US military recruiting center last week Continue reading... |
This is interesting to read. The tie in to Gatsby got me and it makes me think of Donna Tartt's "Secret History" as well. The idea that those that often control so much and those others that do not have wealth as Gatsby started out also spend a life time chasing shallow dreams that they can buy or try to buy like Daisy's love. Daisy herself being nothing more than a chaser of things shallow and empty but expensive.
The sad truth is that people that view, treat and make others disposable are in fact rarely missed when they are gone and themselves are very shallow and disposable to society. The classic story of Ebenezer Scrooge comes to mind on this. People who inspire us, lift us up, believe in us even when we don't deserve it, now those people are always missed. Those caring, inspirational people don't have to be poor or rich, but they do have to be willing to value more than chasing what money can try to buy and they are always people that shared their most precious offering...…their own self and the thing money can't buy...their time…