Feb 26 2009
Following the money in the Wall Street shakeout? Start here.
OpenSecrets.org has many, many resources for anyone interested in following the money as Washington policymakers continue to craft and implement their solutions to the floundering economy. Here’s a guide to what we at the Center for Responsive Politics have for you online:
Overviews of federal campaign contributions and lobbying by the finance, insurance and real estate [...]
Jan 22 2009
ORWELL’S 2009 – BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING
by James Quinn
war is peace
freedom is slavery
ignorance is strength
“All political thinking for years past has been vitiated in the same way. People can foresee the future only when it coincides with their own wishes, and the most grossly obvious facts can be ignored when they are unwelcome. Political language… is designed to make lies sound [...]