In another sign that the housing market is taking a major tumble, Americans across the country are getting foreclosure notices at a record pace. New data released this afternoon indicates that one in every 656 homes in the United States went into foreclosure during May. Irvine, Calif.-based RealtyTrac says more than 176,000 people got foreclosure…
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The rich are making the poor poorer
Twenty years ago it was risky to point out the growing inequality in America. I did it in a New York Times essay and was quickly denounced, in the Washington Times, as a “Marxist.” If only. I’ve never been able to get through more than a couple of pages of Das Kapital, even in English,…
100 Words Every High School Graduate should know
BOSTON, MA — The editors of the American Heritage® dictionaries have compiled a list of 100 words they recommend every high school graduate should know. “The words we suggest,” says senior editor Steven Kleinedler, “are not meant to be exhaustive but are a benchmark against which graduates and their parents can measure themselves. If you…
Think equality exists in the USA? Yeah…right…
Read this story and then tell me that we are all treated equally under the law. The truth is, and anyone who has ever dealt with the law can confirm this, there is equal access to the law only if there is equal access to money and guess what? There’s not. Not in the USA…
Open Letter to Parents who bring kids to Horror Flicks
This comes to terrorsuspect via Digg. Written by Anthony Burch Dear Dad With a Doo Rag and Mother With a Halter Top and a Belly Piercing, You may or may not recognize me: I was present at the same screening of Hostel: Part II that you and your family attended last night. I send you…
Republican Flying Circus Torture Techniques
Beautiful Ruby Jewelry
I just wanted to show you guys what killer work my friend did with the rubies. These are not for trade, but they are an example of what cool jewelry these rubies can make. I traded him rubies for his work and the silver. My pictures don’t do the jewelry justice, but hopefully you get…
Chavez calls for radical simplicity!
I second this suggestion. I’ve been thinking about the bums I see all over Hawaii with their shopping cart’s filled with possessions. These people chain themselves to their shit. They have to watch it, transport it, cover it with tarps, and can only go where they can take it. I don’t htink it is a…
Marx in Soho
My friend Fenton Wilkinson gets to be Terror Suspect of the Week in his onstage role of Karl Marx. He is doing a one man performance of Howard Zinn’s play “Marx in Soho.” I watched it last night and was astounded. I’ve put a clip below along with links to more clips. I’ll write more…
A Daily Terror by Mumia Abu Jamal
Watch this. Think about the words. Then watch the video below. Are you doing anything? Why? cd