Category Archives: Global Politics

The ‘Duh’ Factor: Would Rubio Be Romney’s Palin?

Posted on May 4, 2012 by admin

Sure, on paper, descendant of Cuban immigrants Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) would seem to be Mitt Romney’s perfect pander to the Hispanic community, a group with which President Obama holds a tremendous lead, according to the latest polls. (Although those of … Continue reading →

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Notice: No Fishink Page Tomorrow

Posted on April 30, 2012 by admin

To honor the global May Day strike, there will be no postings on this site tomorrow, Tuesday, May 1st. Please check back on the 2nd for new posts.

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The Economy By the Numbers

Posted on February 28, 2012 by admin

1. This chart shows who is to blame for most of the $14.3 trillion national debt and, despite GOP bleating to the contrary, it isn’t Obama. 2. This chart shows the number of unemployment claims have been going down as … Continue reading →

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Map: How Republicans See Europe

Posted on February 17, 2012 by admin

Original source and artist unknown.

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Explaining the Greek Financial Crisis with Rubber Duckies

Posted on February 16, 2012 by admin

From The Daily Beast.

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Is It Possible That the World is Becoming Less Violent?

Posted on January 15, 2012 by admin

Seems incredible, but that’s the conclusion of psychologist Steven Pinker.  Pinker uses the ‘Big Picture’ view of human history to arrive at this conclusion, and he makes a good point regarding the dramactic change in attitudes that started during the … Continue reading →

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Sec’y of Defense Panetta Confesses That Iran is Not Developing Nuclear Weapons

Posted on January 13, 2012 by admin

Since every Republican presidential candidate except Ron Paul has been drooling over the prospect of starting a stupendously dumb war with Iran, I had a feeling the ‘Iran’s developing nukes’ line was all panic-the-public flapdoodle for fun and profit. (These … Continue reading →

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Interesting Scientific Predictions, But Take with a Grain of Sodium Chloride

Posted on November 25, 2011 by admin

… or a grain of ‘salt’ for us non-scientific types. Below, someone calling himself ‘Mike Adams the Health Ranger’ (alarm bells are ringing), breaks down what he thinks corporatized science has in store for our future. Some make sense, such … Continue reading →

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Today’s Quotes: Always Money For War

Posted on November 21, 2011 by admin
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Romney Might As Well Try This

Posted on November 15, 2011 by admin

For anyone who has sat through a Mitt Romney speech and stayed awake, my sympathies — you know what hell is. You also know why he perpetually hovers at around 25% in the GOP pack. In the video below, the … Continue reading →

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