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Congress May Pass a Bill Similar to China's Internet Censorship, With Corporations in Charge
Submitted by BuzzFlash on Tue, 11/22/2011 - 2:21pm.ELLIOT COHEN FOR BUZZFLASH AT TRUTHOUT
On the surface, the so-called "Stop Online Piracy Act" (SOPA) looks like it has a noble end, that of protecting criminal violations of copyright by foreign (non-U.S.) actors. However, on careful inspection, the Act has the potential to spawn a virtual (cyber) witch-hunt and dismantle the free and democratic edifice of the Internet. ...Read the full post
Palin Won’t Back Down, Insists Her Rambling Comments About Paul Revere Were Accurate
Submitted by buzzadmin on Mon, 06/06/2011 - 4:45pm.TONY PEYSER for BUZZFLASH at TRUTHOUT<
Sarah should be feeling more than
Just a little bit skittish
Because he was warning Americans
Not (as she claims) the British.
Whenever there's an easy answer that
She manages to botch, a
Quick defensive move is defensively
Whining it was a "gotcha."
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The Minimum Wage Is A Poverty Wage
Submitted by buzzadmin on Mon, 06/06/2011 - 3:28pm.DICK MEISTER for BUZZFLASH at TRUTHOUT
Imagine trying to live on pay of $7.25 an hour. Even if you managed to work full eight-hour days, you'd be making only about $58 a day, $230 a week, or a measly $12,000 a year. And out of that would come taxes and other deductions.
According to the standards of the federal government, you'd be living in poverty. Yet $7.25 an hour is the federal minimum wage set by Congress.State legislatures can and do set state minimums higher than the federal rate, but never lower, much as some would like to.
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