The President’s Tax Proposal Would Cripple Charities
Taxes Monday, October 31st, 2011
President Obama proposed once again that Congress reduce the federal itemized tax deduction for charitable contributions. He argues that people don’t give to charity to get a tax deduction and increased revenue could pay for other things (in the latest instance, his Jobs Act).
U.S. Profits Top Estimates for 11th Qtr.
Finance Monday, October 31st, 2011
American companies are beating Wall Street profit estimates for the 11th straight quarter, enough to revive a bull market that analysts say will eclipse any rally in the past 12 years.
Wall Street Firms Spy on Protesters In Tax-Funded Center
Liberty Monday, October 31st, 2011
Wall Street’s audacity to corrupt knows no bounds and the cooptation of government by the 1 per cent knows no limits. How else to explain $150 million of taxpayer money going to equip a government facility in lower Manhattan where Wall Street firms, serially charged with corruption, get to sit alongside the New York Police Department and spy on law abiding citizens.
Breaking News, Technology Monday, October 31st, 2011
A Department of Homeland Security-funded surveillance drone deployed against insurgents in Afghanistan that can also be used to tase suspects from above has been unveiled by the Montgomery County Sheriff’s office and will be operational within a month.
Firms to charge smokers, obese more for healthcare
Health Monday, October 31st, 2011
Like a lot of companies, Veridian Credit Union wants its employees to be healthier. In January, the Waterloo, Iowa-company rolled out a wellness program and voluntary screenings.
2012 Elections Monday, October 31st, 2011
Sen. Orrin Hatch voted in favor of No Child Left Behind and has supported the education law in the face of angry state lawmakers and teachers groups for almost a decade.
Activism, Headlines Monday, October 31st, 2011
You knew it was coming, and here it is. Last week I brought you a story about flyers instructing and encouraging cop killing being found by a Maricopa County Sheriff Deputy at Occupy Phoenix. The flyers were serious enough that the Arizona Counter-Terrorism Information Center issued a safety memo to Arizona law enforcement, warning them of potential danger.
Privacy Rights Sunday, October 30th, 2011
By Juan Carlos Perez, IDG News Google’s work to integrate its Google+ social networking site broadly with its other services could raise red flags for users who want to closely guard their privacy. Google wants Google+ to be more than a stand-alone social network. It envisions Google+ integrating with most, maybe all, of its Web [...]
2012 Elections, Breaking News Sunday, October 30th, 2011
By Shannon Travis, CNN.com Des Moines, Iowa – Ron Paul has won two separate tallies for the National Federation of Republican Assemblies Presidential Straw Poll. Paul won both the Iowa-voters-only count at the Saturday convention in Des Moines as well as a tally of non-Iowans who participated. In the Iowa voters result, Paul took 82%. [...]
Local Tea Party bills mayor because of Occupy Richmond’s preferential treatment
Activism Sunday, October 30th, 2011
By Alix Bryan, CBS6 WTRV.com RICHMOND, Va-— Members of the Richmond Tea Party delivered a bill to the mayor’s office on Friday. They then asked a clerk to make copies to be provided to all the city council representatives, per the request of Councilman Charles Samuels. “We brought a letter up for the Mayor’s office [...]