Category Archives: politics

Stop the thieving California heath insurance companies now

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Ginger Mayerson

Okay, this video is funny, informative, and hard hitting. But this new way of gathering petition signatures is brilliant. Please do what I did and go to Justify Their Rates (justifyrates.org), get this petition (pdf), sign it and send it … Continue reading →

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Welcome to the wonderful wonderland of California politics

Posted on April 7, 2012 by Ginger Mayerson

“The state’s ethics watchdog agency on Thursday dismissed allegations against Assemblyman Chris Norby (R-Fullerton) that he misused campaign funds to pay for a motel stay in Orange County for personal benefit. “The state Fair Political Practices Commission overruled its chief … Continue reading →

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Someone else who finds Marcy Kaptur a Worthy Dem

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Ginger Mayerson

“Toledo, Ohio, where I reside, is an old Rust Belt city with bragging rights over very little. Two exceptions are: this is the city that produced the greatest jazz pianist – hell the greatest pianist – who ever lived, Art … Continue reading →

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CEO Compensation Bubble

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Ginger Mayerson

Like many things, compensating CEOs and managers on the success of the stock seemed like a good idea, but it doesn’t take into account performance and luck and is inherently unfair, so it has to go. Unfortunately, it rewards the … Continue reading →

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The perils of the unprepared

Posted on February 26, 2012 by Ginger Mayerson

She might not be a Moonie, but she’s definitely an idiot. “Reporter: No, actually, because when Reagan came in later on, things actually changed. “Brown: No, Reagan came before me. Reagan came after my father and then I came after … Continue reading →

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Hooray for Mayors for the Freedom to Marry

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Ginger Mayerson

Mayors for the Freedom to Marry (via) Is your mayor on this list? Mine is! Oh, Antonio! You’re so wonderful…sometimes.

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“Dear Atlas,”

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Ginger Mayerson

“Fucking SHRUG already. “The suspense is killing us. “We, the Ninety Nine Percent of all American citizens, who are now in OPEN REVOLT against what is no longer a democratic government answerable to the People, have been waiting for the … Continue reading →

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The man called Dotcom (I couldn’t possibly make this up)

Posted on January 21, 2012 by Ginger Mayerson

“Although the company is based in Hong Kong and Dotcom lives in New Zealand, some of the alleged pirated content was hosted on leased servers in Virginia, and that was enough for U.S. prosecutors to act.” ~snip~ “The Electronic Frontier … Continue reading →

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This applies to SOPA and PIPA, too

Posted on January 15, 2012 by Ginger Mayerson

Contact your reps to just say no to SOPA and PIPA. And here’s why and more why you’ll be glad you did! Oh, and here’s another visual reminder about how bad SOPA and PIPA are (click on image for larger … Continue reading →

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I hate Reagan, episode 69,468 squared

Posted on January 14, 2012 by Ginger Mayerson

If this chart doesn’t make you see red, there’s something wrong with you: “The following chart tells the story. It shows inflation-adjusted GDP per capita and median family income from 1947 (the earliest year for which the income data are … Continue reading →

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SOPA dope is bad news for everything anyone cares about

Posted on December 31, 2011 by Ginger Mayerson

“I’m a world-class nerd. But that doesn’t mean I understand the nuts and bolts of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), an internet censorship bill on which the House Judiciary Commitee held hearings today.” The Stop Online Piracy Act and … Continue reading →

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If they won’t go away, they should at least cough up some dough

Posted on December 23, 2011 by Ginger Mayerson

Geeze, either or, folks, either or. Tell Kim Kardashian (and the rest of them [GM]) to endorse the millionaires tax (or go away [GM]) Oh, and then there’s the question of paying decent taxes on ill-gotten gains and possibly doing … Continue reading →

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Names to remember from the Bush junta’s war in Iraq

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Ginger Mayerson

Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, Condolezza Rice, Paul Wolfowitz, Richard Perle, and Douglas Feith are responsible for a war based on lies, fought on borrowed money, fueled by greed, racism, sadism, and madness. Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, Condolezza Rice, Paul Wolfowitz, … Continue reading →

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Ding Dong the Hitch is dead

Posted on December 16, 2011 by Ginger Mayerson

And good riddance. I stopped reading the Nation years ago because he was in it. Here’s the run-down by David E, who has a stronger stomach for these things than I do. Ah, Hitchens, it was so tempting to agree … Continue reading →

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Get your censor on

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Ginger Mayerson

Get Your War On gets back in the saddle for SOPA and PIPA crazy internet censorship bills. Get Your Censor On and what you can do about it.

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US Davis is never going to live this down

Posted on December 10, 2011 by Ginger Mayerson

Nor should they. (bow down to this photographer, Louise Macabitas, who doesn’t have a site I can link to) “Hundreds of students and faculty members at UC Davis gathered Monday in the campus quad to protest the use of pepper … Continue reading →

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Darrell Issa. Still a swine.

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Ginger Mayerson

“L.E.: Why are Republicans saying that USPS is “in the red”? “J. B.: Despite its long track record and regular surplus, the USPS is now on the chopping block because of a new policy that puts an extremely unfair financial … Continue reading →

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Why we live the way we live now in California

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Ginger Mayerson

“First, as something of a preface, let’s just posit that Prop 13 has been an overall disaster for the state. After all, this is a progressive blog. If you want details of how that is the case, well, just use … Continue reading →

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Bank Transfer Day: November 5, 2011

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Ginger Mayerson

Bank Transfer Day and an interview podcast with the founder, Kristen Christian. She’s with Los Angeles Federal Credit Union, which is open to any Los Angeles resident. They have walk-in branches or you can open an account via their website. … Continue reading →

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I’m with Skippy!

Posted on October 29, 2011 by Ginger Mayerson

From now on I, too, will be donating all my ad revenue to OWS.

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/Declare

Posted on October 29, 2011 by Ginger Mayerson

You know I hate deregulation but if it can lead to innovative online financial instruments like these (like deregulation SHOULD), I might have to rethink my opinion. Note: As with ANYTHING you do with your money, do lots of research … Continue reading →

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Tergiversation

Posted on October 16, 2011 by Ginger Mayerson

“Là, avec « Occuper Wall Street », l’amertume et la colère suscitées par les tergiversations de M. Barack Obama, son centrisme, ses co mplaisances envers la finance, ont convaincu nombre des ses anciens électeurs que le système politique était non … Continue reading →

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*()$%_@#_@&

Posted on September 10, 2011 by Ginger Mayerson

“After failing to get enough votes for passage of a last-minute, $1-billion tax package, Gov. Jerry Brown Friday night accused some legislators of bowing to special interests at the expense of California taxpayers. “Brown had proposed ending a provision that … Continue reading →

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Jerry Brown on the job

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Ginger Mayerson

09/10/2011 update: In a statement, Brown said: “It’s unbelievable that so many politicians in Sacramento would choose to help cigarette makers and other out-of-state companies at the expense of California jobs.”. I think you mean “MORONS in Sacramento,” Jerry. Nice … Continue reading →

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Okay, sucker, now I’m mad

Posted on September 4, 2011 by Ginger Mayerson

“There are more and more wrinkles in the troubling saga of the former Goldman Sachs VP hired by Issa to protect Goldman Sachs and other Wall Street firms from accountability on the Hill. It now looks as though he was … Continue reading →

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Jerry Brown vs. Corporate Taxzilla

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Ginger Mayerson

Whoo-hoo! Jerry Brown is about to rock the state! In a good way. “Gov. Jerry Brown has a new tax proposal to sell the Legislature: raise levies on some large out-of-state corporations in exchange for new sales-tax exemptions for companies … Continue reading →

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Redistricting – All the Rage

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Ginger Mayerson

“Republican political consultant Dave Gilliard said Monday that he is working on a petition drive to overturn the state Senate lines — he wouldn’t say who’s hired his firm — and is looking into a referendum on the congressional district … Continue reading →

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“Did I vote on your marriage?”

Posted on August 4, 2011 by Ginger Mayerson

The most hilariously effective signs supporting gay marriage. And don’t forget the booming business divorce lawyers will be/are already doing, too.

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An overdue just law and recall insurance

Posted on July 28, 2011 by Ginger Mayerson

“With the stroke of a pen, Governor Brown can start fixing California’s broken ballot-measure system this week. “A bill that would ban paying per-signature ‘bounty’ payments to petition signature-gatherers – Sen. Ellen Corbett’s SB 168, which my organization is sponsoring … Continue reading →

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Tax Justice in Hawaiian shirts

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Ginger Mayerson

The Amazon vs. California Taxes, Round 2.648: How dare Amazon use our messed up referendum for their own selfish gain. Well, okay, that’s all our referendum system is used for, but how dare Amazon use it for that. Geeze, that’s…that’s … Continue reading →

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