"The Cairo square that had been peacefully occupied by hundreds of thousands a day earlier devolved into chaos, as pro-Mubarak supporters/thugs viciously attacked pro-democracy demonstrators in an apparently carefully choreographed violent move."  Sounds typical of a dictator's followers upset at witnessing "the largest political demonstration in the history of Egypt,"  Meanwhile, who's going to explain to Mubarak, the meaning of the word "now".

Corporate taxes are a joke.

"Stocks up, houses down....the American economy isn't back, but the rich keep getting richer."

The key word is limiting not eliminating:  EPA to limit toxic rocket fuel found in tap water sources in 26 states contaminated  by improper disposal at rocket testing sites, military bases and chemical plants.  Profits trump health/

Obama's new slogan an echo of Gerald Ford's hapless presidency.

"The takeaway lesson from the British austerity experiment should be "austerity does not work; don't go there." Unfortunately, in the land of faith-based economics, evidence does not count for much. Like the UK, the "rhetoric of austerity as a way to make politicians feel good about tightening other peoples' belts."

Forget highly paid media consultants, labor should use guerrilla journalism to counteract corporate attacks.