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$1.5 trillion: Total amount of wealth owned by billionaires in the U.S. $4.5 trillion: Total amount of wealth owned by billionaires in the entire world.The combined wealth of all U.S. millionaires and billionaires in 2009 is $10.7 trillion. That's not income, that's total assets. Your claim of $3.9 ...

Tea Party fascists whine about "no press coverage." Tea Party Rally? Alert the Liberal Media!04/01/2011 by Peter HartI was struck by how much coverage yesterday's rather small-looking Tea Party rally in Washington got in the national media. Slate's Dave Weigel has a piece (3/31/11) explaining that ...

To fascists like RichClem, worker safety regulations "violate" our freedom. (And, of course, cuts into corporate profits)...

The Lessons of Triangle Shirtwaist Fire May Be Lost 100 Years LaterScreams of "Don't jump!" echoed through the canyons of tall buildings. More than 50 bodies littered the streets surrounding 23 Washington Place, so many that New York City's firetrucks were unable to get close enough to raise their l...

The Republican Future Looks Exactly Like the Past FDR once said, Yes, we are on the way back not by mere chance, not by a turn of the cycle. We are coming back more soundly than ever before because we planned it that way, and dont let anybody tell you differently.Republicans (and DINOS) would have ...

When was the last time the dems ran a man who didn't play ball like a girl?Speaking of playing ball like a girl, can you please talk to My Clemmy and ask him to give up playing basketball?....after I play an hour and a half of full court basketball as power forward, I come home and my d**k doesn't w...

You're right, the man can't win. But blaming it on FOX news isn't the answer. When was the last time the dems ran a man who didn't play ball like a girl?...

Recently President Obama took all kinds of heat for taking 10 minutes out of his day to fill out his NCAA brackets.So I guess he decided against throwing out the first pitch at the National's home opener.So what does he get for that?From Fox News' website, via Politico:Are things really that bad? Ev...

Seven United Nations staff murdered in protest against U.S. pastor who burned Koran.At least seven United Nations staff were murdered - two by beheading - after extremists stormed their compound in northern Afghanistan today.According to reports, protesters in the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif beh...

In 2010, CEO Pay Went Up 27% While Worker Pay Went Up 2% The heads of the nation's top companies got the biggest raises in recent memory last year after taking a hiatus during the recession.At a time most employees can barely remember their last substantial raise, median CEO pay jumped 27% in 2010 a...