As you no doubt know, President Obama and congressional leaders were able to avert a government shutdown by reaching an agreement on the 2011 budget late Friday night. While we don’t yet know all the facts, it looks as though the Republicans were not successful in their attempts to defund public broadcasting, and stop the […]
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Introducing the People’s Budget
Posted in Corporate Crime, Economics, Politics Also tagged Amy Goodman, budget cuts, budget deficit, Bush tax cuts, Congressional Progressive Caucus, Democracy Now, entitlements, EPA, estate tax, global climate change, greenhouse gas, Jeffrey Sachs, lobbyists, Medicaid, Medicare, military spending, Millennium Promise Alliance, NPR, Obama, Paul Ryan, PBS, People’s Budget, social security, tax loopholes, tax the rich, the growing gap between rich and poor, the plight of the overtaxed rich 25 Comments
What PBS and NPR funding cuts would mean at home
As you know, the Republicans, using the excuse of the federal deficit, are suggesting that we defund PBS and NPR. Like me, you’ve probably signed petitions and written to your elected officials, telling them how much you value Sesame Street and Frontline in a world run rampant with the likes of Justin Bieber and Glenn […]
Posted in Ann Arbor, Art and Culture, Media, Michigan Also tagged Arwulf, Justin Bieber, local NPR celebrities, Miley Cyrus, NPR, PBS, Sesame Street, The Sunday Best, WEMU 17 Comments