"real danger..that the next Timothy McVeigh is out there"

"Now that the NRA is embracing those who are openly fantasizing about shooting and killing Democrats in the post-Tucson (mass shooting) era, will some of those high profile supporters begin to distance themselves from the organization and its toxic ideology? Probably not, given the media's lack of attention to the group's latest threat.
That's a shame, because there is a real danger here that the next Timothy McVeigh is out there, taking all this violent rhetoric in, and preparing to act."

http://goo.gl/stXnhe

Bernie on weed and private prisons

 In September, Sanders introduced legislation to ban private prisons, saying “We cannot fix our criminal justice system if corporations are allowed to profit from mass incarceration…Keeping human beings in jail for long periods of time must no longer be an acceptable business model in America. We have got to end the private prison racket in America. Our focus should be on treating people with dignity and ensuring they have the resources they need to get back on their feet when they get out.”

http://goo.gl/54YbSH

We don't have a free press in Canada

"Most of the other English-language daily newspapers, including those owned by Postmedia, came out for the Conservatives. That company alone controls 56 newspapers in this country. We don't have a free press in Canada. We have a corporate press."

http://goo.gl/04jSdM

Obama screws up on trade agreement with GOP help

"With a huge assist from the Republican leadership in Congress, Barack Obama recently completed negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership.  Also known as Obamatrade, this insidious new treaty is going to cover nations that collectively account for 40 percent of global GDP.  Just like NAFTA, this treaty will result in the loss of thousands of businesses and millions of good paying American jobs.  Let us hope and pray that Congress somehow votes it down."

http://goo.gl/UZllNU

Bernie Sanders gets congressional endorsement

Gdn--Without these, no one gets nominated. Go Bernie!!!
"The new poll comes as Sanders gets his first congressional endorsement, the Los Angeles Times has reported, with Arizona Rep. Raul Grijalva expected to state his backing at a Tuscon rally on Friday. The Times notes that Clinton has already garnered the endorsement of over 100 members of Congress."

http://goo.gl/3vecRL

Snowden: Technology, not politicians can stop spying

"...Snowden thinks we should put our faith in technology—not politicians. “We have the means and we have the technology to end mass surveillance without any legislative action at all, without any policy changes.” The answer, he says, is robust encryption. “By basically adopting changes like making encryption a universal standard—where all communications are encrypted by default—we can end mass surveillance not just in the United States but around the world.”"

http://goo.gl/2RQv8C

Globalization is a scam---gdn

"[American CEOs] have made their fortunes by impoverishing whole American communities, having outsourced their manufacturing to China or India, Vietnam or Mexico."

http://goo.gl/ptQcrz