Medullan Marauder's blog

by Gary Rivlin - May 17, 2010
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gary-rivlin/the-payday-lenders-confro_b_57...

There aren't many industries that might be wiped away in a few strokes of a pen but then the country's payday lenders -- those in the business of giving a person $100 today and hoping they pay back $115, if not more, in two weeks -- are hardly your average interest group.

by Al Gore
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/al-gore/denialists-in-denial_b_554520.html

Last week the Wall Street Journal published a ridiculous op-ed titled "Climate Science in Denial" claiming that "global warming alarmists have been discredited, but you wouldn't know it from the rhetoric this Earth Day."

Marc Ambinder of The Atlantic does an exceptional job dismantling this ridiculous claim:

Published on Friday, April 9, 2010 by The Hill
Oil Drilling Prompts Al Gore's First Public Split on Climate with President Obama
by Russell Berman
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2010/04/09-1

President Barack Obama's decision to allow expanded offshore oil drilling prompted the first public criticism of his administration from Al Gore's environmental advocacy group, the Alliance for Climate Protection.

In his first in-depth interview since the theft of UEA emails, the scientist blames inertia and democracy for lack of action
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2010/mar/29/james-lovelock-climate-cha...

Humans are too stupid to prevent climate change from radically impacting on our lives over the coming decades. This is the stark conclusion of James Lovelock, the globally respected environmental thinker and independent scientist who developed the Gaia theory.

Am I correct in observing that the spam stopped as soon as the Health Insurance reform bill passed?

Hmmmmm.

Very interesting, but stupid.

The Republicans are counting on the voters to still have a short memory this election year. If you don't know where you have been, how can you know where you are going to?

1. They don't want you to remember that Republicans were the ones who crashed the economy.
2. They don't want you to remember that Republicans started two wars that we are still paying for.
3. They don't want you to remember that bank bailouts (TARP) happened on their watch.

by Carl Chancellor - Published March 01, 2010
http://uspoverty.change.org/blog/view/what_the_mob_can_learn_from_payday...

Frankly, I would have more respect for payday lenders if they would simply pull a gun on their customers and shout: "This is a stickup!" At least they would be honest about their intentions.

What else would you call charging someone 400 percent to upwards of 900 percent interest but robbery?

The mob offers better rates and easier terms than payday lenders.

By Keith Epstein, The Huffington Post Investigative Fund
Posted on March 2, 2010 - http://www.alternet.org/story/145860/

The influential $42 billion-a-year payday lending industry, thriving from a surge in emergency loans to people struggling through the recession, is pouring record sums into lobbying, campaign contributions, and public relations – and getting results.

By Robert Parry - February 9, 2010
http://www.consortiumnews.com/2010/020810.html

In the 1980s, while a reporter for the Associated Press, I had the opportunity to chat over the phone with legendary CIA psy-war specialist Edward Lansdale. A mutual friend had set up the contact, which I hoped might lead to a more formal interview.

The Crises Are Over — Now Back to Business-As-Usual?
by Ervin Laszlo
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2010/02/12-0