Saturday, January 01, 2011

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL - AND MAY 2011 BE BETTER THAN 2010


SOME NEWS TO START OFF YOUR NEW YEAR

The Economy is in the Trash Can, While the Power Bankers Keep Raking It In
Robert Scheer, Truthdig
http://www.alternet.org/story/149366/the_economy_is_in_the_trash_can%2C_while_the_power_bankers_keep_raking_it_in

Food Emergency: Millions of Americans are Heading to Foodbanks for the First Time in their Lives
Chaz Valenza, OpEdNews.com
http://www.alternet.org/story/149337/food_emergency%3A_millions_of_americans_are_heading_to_foodbanks_for_the_first_time_in_their_lives

Quote of the Moment“Change is possible, provided you tackle it with joy. Plant a good seed today by living it with excitement.”Yehuda Berg

Deputy Mayor Stephen Goldsmith and His Flaky Ideas Doom New York During Storm
Juan Gonzalez, NY Daily News
http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2010/12/30/2010-12-30_city_doomed_by_deputy_mayor__his_flaky_ideas.html?r=news

[Duchess Note: Thank you Juan Gonzalez in speaking the truth on this matter. Let’s fire Goldsmith! Tell him and Bloomberg to leave sanitation worker jobs alone. And stop privatization, which does not work. And it causes hard working people their jobs.]

Wall Streets 10 Biggest Lies of 2010
Les Leopold, AlterNet
http://www.alternet.org/story/149361/wall_st%27s_10_biggest_lies_of_2010
What a great year for Wall Street: profits up, bonuses up and, best of all, criticism down. Somehow Wall Street has much of America believing its lies and rationalizations.

Quote of the Moment“There is often a wide gap between what we want and what we think people expect us to want. Today, when you’re eating-working-playing-loving-praying, remember to ask yourself, “Is this what I really want?”Yehuda Berg

15 Good Things to Celebrate in a Bad Year
Medea Benjamin, AlterNet
http://www.alternet.org/story/149344/15_good_things_to_celebrate_in_a_bad_year
As long as people keep organizing and mobilizing, there will be victories to celebrate.

Wage Theft is Rampant in America – Is Your Boss Ripping You Off?
Dick Meister, AlterNet
http://www.alternet.org/story/149338/wage_theft_is_rampant_in_america_--_is_your_boss_ripping_you_off

Sanitation Workers Say City is Dumping on them While They Scramble to Clear Snow
Lisa Colangelo, NY Daily News
http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2010/12/29/2010-12-29_sanitation_workers_say_city_is_dumping_on_them_while_they_scramble_to_clear_snow.html?r=ny_local

Quote of the Moment: “When you think someone can't change, they won't, because you’re limiting them. You have this power. Who is someone in your life you think will never change? Do them a favor today — imagine they can.” Yehuda Berg

[Duchess Note: Many thanks to Judith in sharing some of the above articles.]

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