"It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye." Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Is Alcoholics Anonymous Too White? | | AlterNet

Seeded on Mon Jan 23, 2012 8:13 PM EST (AlterNet.org)

ironically, while the biggest complaint about AA and NA among skeptical middle-class white addicts is the dependence on a Higher Power, in urban black communities 12-step recovery groups are marginalized because they aren't explicitly allied with any church.

race, recovery, religion, aa, addict, african-american, na, alcoholics-anonymous, 12-step, narcotics-anonymous

Newt Gingrich's Negotiation Skills - The Daily Show with Jon Stewart - 01/19/12 - Video Clip | Comedy Central

Seeded on Fri Jan 20, 2012 3:00 PM EST (Video: Q & O | The Daily Show | Comedy Central)

Then there's John Oliver covering Newt's troubled marriage history with SC voters.

politics, daily-show, gingrich, jon-stewart, family-values, newt, nom, republican-primary, john-oliver, tea-party-debate

Free Market Threat - The Daily Show with Jon Stewart - 01/19/12 - Video Clip | Comedy Central

Seeded on Fri Jan 20, 2012 2:22 PM EST (Video: Q & O | The Daily Show | Comedy Central)

Best 5min argument for what our *free market* conversation has turned into

politics, daily-show, jon-stewart, mafia, regulation, free-market, laissez-faire, jason-jones, rico-laws

Funda-bigot-ists

Wed Jan 18, 2012 8:28 AM EST

The Tea Party congressman from South Carolina has claimed that Christians are a minority under assault. I'd say that his perceptions are accurate -- at least the part about feeling in the minority -- and the part about under assault. Just not so sure on the part about …

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politics, entitlement, christianity, white-supremacy, martyr, tea-party, tim-scott

Nina Simone/ Feeling Good - YouTube

Seeded on Sun Jan 15, 2012 9:12 AM EST (YouTube)

It's a new dawn It's a new day It's a New Year ...

entertainment, jazz, nina-simone, feelin-good

David Stern Investors Admit Foreclosure Documents Were Forged

Seeded on Fri Jan 6, 2012 1:21 AM EST (Firedoglake)

This is an explosive document, because the plaintiffs here are like insider whistleblowers; they know what’s in the files, because they have the files. This is a godsend for homeowners who have been victims of foreclosure fraud.

business, sec, foreclosure-fraud, robo-signing, szymoniak, daniel-stern

Judy Collins & Leonard Cohen - "Suzanne" 1976 - YouTube

Seeded on Sun Jan 1, 2012 3:48 PM EST (YouTube)

Music from 1976. Poetry from 1976. From 1976.

arts, classics, treasures, leonard-cohen, suzanne, judy-collins

Newsvine Neighborhood Watering Hole

Wed Dec 28, 2011 11:00 AM EST

I'm finding now on my 3rd pass at Christmastime on Newsvine that it brings back memories of my younger holidays. Until I was 35, I mostly worked in hospitality in either hotel, bartending or airlines, all of which meant that I usually worked holidays. It also meant a …

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Putting It Out There

Tue Dec 6, 2011 7:50 PM EST

I thought it might be helpful to post my own experience, in case anyone has similar ideas, and also to apologize to those who complained about me to management. I'm not a viner who follows the norm. I've attempted to keep my Friend List around 100 rather …

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My Refrigerator Magnet Poem - Deep Hole in the Sidewalk

Seeded on Sun Dec 4, 2011 11:08 PM EST (goodreads.com)

This poem was published across from the cover page in Claudia Black's Repeat After Me workbook in 1985. I've kept a copy under my refrigerator magnets for more than half my adult life. It keeps me in remembrance of the ongoing and never-ending changes that circulate …

not-news, portia-nelson

Enter Your Text Vote Now: Does Cain Get the Boot After Clumsy Tumble

Thu Dec 1, 2011 1:37 PM EST

Folks .... folks .... Herman Cain has NEVER been a serious contender for political office. Herman Cain is your half-time show. He's the latest entry on this version of DWTS / American Idol /the island show.

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politics, candidate, 2012, primary, nomination, cain

Take It Back, Grandma ... We Don't Hug Plastic Anymore

Mon Nov 28, 2011 11:38 AM EST

Each year during the holiday shopping season, I'm appalled at how my generation turned a once enjoyable gift-selection, gift-sharing time of year into a plastic-pushing, non-organic shopping race. One day I turned around, and plastic had smothered out the stuffed animals, …

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The End of Chinatown - Magazine - The Atlantic

Seeded on Thu Nov 10, 2011 7:55 AM EST (The Atlantic — News and analysis on politics, business, culture, technology, national, international, and food – TheAtlantic.com)

My first visit to Chinatown San Francisco was my first introduction to Asian culture. I loved that Chinatown, because it was my first. I later knew Chinatown Los Angeles better, after I moved to Southern Calif, and spent the day there 4-5 times each year. With C …

chinatown, migration, politics, cultural, china-town, chinese-population, america-dream, ethnic-enclave, immigration-and-naturalization-act

Rep. Joe Walsh (R-IL) melts down, yells hysterically

Seeded on Tue Nov 8, 2011 8:51 PM EST (YouTube)

Holy Burned-Out Circuit Wires, Batman! Here's one famous Deadbeat Dad with a temper problem just discussing the voter's concerns. He could be mistaken for a younger Carl Paladino in this videoclip. ****UPDATE 1 The YouTube has gone private for this 6minu …

politics, deadbeat-dad, joe-walsh, dont-blame-the-banks

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Grace Lee Boggs' Message to Occupy Wall Street | Common Dreams

Seeded on Mon Oct 17, 2011 3:35 AM EDT (Common Dreams)

One of the most respected activists throughout the 20th century offers realistic vision to OWS movement.

politics, grace-lee-boggs, cultural-change, ows, occupy-wall-street

WATCH: ‘I Am Not Moving’ compares Arab Spring to Occupy Wall Street | The Raw Story

Seeded on Fri Oct 14, 2011 2:42 PM EDT (Raw Story)

The best video I've seen comparing OWS to the Arab Spring movement from the viewpoint of police suppression. Politicians say one thing representing the USA in criticizing others. We could use some of our own criticism on ourselves.

libya, egypt, politics, hillary-clinton, ows, tahrir-square, arab-spring, occupy-wall-street, police-suppression, paid-detail

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Hilary Swank 'deeply regrets' attending Chechen party - Yahoo! News

Seeded on Thu Oct 13, 2011 3:45 PM EDT (Yahoo! News)

Every generation gets its Jane Fonda to flog. So if you flog Fonda, you also must flog Hilary Swank, Jean Claude Van Damme, and Seal for consorting with the enemy. But if you see this incident as an unfortunate folly of a celebrity following along with the PR on a road tri …

human-rights, politics, execution, seal, abduction, torture, chechen, hilary-swank, jane-fonda, jean-claude-van-damme

Occupy Wall Street Should Also Take Aim at Health Insurance Companies | Common Dreams

Seeded on Mon Oct 10, 2011 12:37 PM EDT (Common Dreams)

I am now watching how AHIP is getting Obama administration officials to write the regulations required by the Affordable Care Act in ways that benefit insurance companies more than consumers. And I have talked to administration officials who have quit their jobs in dis …

politics, health-insurance, cigna, humana, ahip, health-care-for-america-now, wendell-potter, occupy-wall-street

How to Bring Down Goldman Sachs | AlterNet

Seeded on Sun Oct 9, 2011 9:59 AM EDT (AlterNet.org)

You may ask yourself why such an obvious case did not get prosecuted? The case would be tried in Delaware, where eToys was incorporated. When it came time for prosecution, a new U.S. Attorney for Delaware was appointed--Colm Connolly.

economy, fraud, politics, finance, goldman-sachs, bain, bankruptcy-lawyer, etoys, occupy-wall-street, occupy-together

President Clears Wall Street Of Crimes | Firedoglake

Seeded on Fri Oct 7, 2011 12:47 PM EDT (Firedoglake)

"That connection might have alerted him to the anger throughout the country at his failure to prosecute, but he doesn’t get it.

economy, wall-street, fraud, politics, coburn, securities-fraud, levin, foreclosure, rmbs, subprime

Louisville Community Health Center Bans Xanax To Curb Problems With Abuse: Is This a Good Thing? | AlterNet

Seeded on Tue Sep 27, 2011 7:15 AM EDT (AlterNet.org)

Doctors must be held responsible for their prescriptions, and pharmaceutical companies must be accountable for their pill pushing. But treating addicts, the victims of big pharma's greed, should be our first priority.

oxycontin, health, xanax, oxycodone, clonazepam, benzodiazepines, klonopin, seven-counties-service

Oh, The Pain of The Believer: Barack's Betrayals Offer Lessons We Can't Deny | Common Dreams

Seeded on Sat Sep 10, 2011 11:27 PM EDT (Common Dreams)

Yet, there was always a nagging question: was he with us or just co-opting us? He was in office but never really in charge He couldn’t dump his most passionate and issue-oriented followers fast enough. He spoke for the people but served the power.

politics

Obama yanks smog rule, but business groups want more | McClatchy

Seeded on Sat Sep 10, 2011 11:08 PM EDT (McClatchy)

President Barack Obama sided with business interests against the Environmental Protection Agency .... It was one of 10 regulations targeted this week for elimination by House of Representatives Republican leader Eric Cantor of Virginia, but Obama beat him to it ....

epa, politics, pollution, obama, regulation, smog, ozone

Can Communities Reclaim the Right to Say "No" to Corporations?

Seeded on Mon Sep 5, 2011 2:53 AM EDT (AlterNet.org)

Since the early part of the 19th Century, the U.S. Supreme Court has granted ever-expanding rights and protections to business corporations under the Commerce and Contracts Clause of the U.S. Constitution, and the First, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Fourteenth Amendments.

politics, municipality, fracking, commerce-and-contracts-clause

Jailed Over Big Oil's Latest Attempt to Kill the Planet

Seeded on Sat Sep 3, 2011 5:36 AM EDT (AlterNet.org)

For once Congress isn’t in the picture. The situation couldn’t be simpler: the president, and the president alone, has the power either to sign the permit that would take the pipeline through the Midwest and down to Texas (with the usual set of disastrous oi …

pipeline, politics, protest, climate, carbon, james-hansen, tar-sands, mckibben, game-over, dirty-oil

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