22,000 remain in hurricane shelters
The federal government is set to miss a self-imposed Oct. 15 deadline for having all of the Hurricane Katrina evacuees out of temporary shelters. The number in shelters across the nation peaked at more than 270,000 on Sept. 8, Coast Guard Vice Adm. Thad Allen said. President Bush set a mid-October goal for getting everyone
Why you’re always broke: 40% of your money goes to taxes
Between federal, state and local governments in the United States, about 40% of Americans’ income goes to taxes and various statutory fees. And that’s why you’re having so much trouble getting ahead. Federal income taxes are only a small portion of the taxes we pay. We also pay federal payroll taxes for Social Security and
Why hasn’t poverty been eradicated?
Back in 1964, President Lyndon Johnson declared “War on Poverty.’ And yet, poverty is still with us. Why is this, and what can be done about it? Too many journalists seem unable to break free of their old assumptions, even when new evidence should cause some new thinking. Three articles in the Sept. 22 edition
FEMA getting in the way of New Orleans autopsies
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is still screwing up disaster response to Hurricane Katrina, according to various news reports. The man in charge of identifying most of those killed by Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans Coroner Frank Minyard, complained Thursday that federal regulations had unnecessarily slowed that process. The Federal Emergency Management Agency — which is
Elusive Peace: God told Bush to invade Iraq, Afghanistan
> A new BBC television series reveals that God spoke to President George W. Bush and told him to invade Iraq and Afghanistan. The three part television series, Elusive Peace: Israel and the Arabs, will air on BBC Two on the 10th, 17th, and 24th October from 21.00 to 22.00. In it, Palestinian Authority leaders
Meet the fuckers? Not on Southwest Airlines
Lorrie Heasley, of Portland, Ore., was thrown off a Southwest Airlines flight in Reno when she refused to cover or remove the shirt she was wearing. Heasley was wearing a shirt which says “Meet the Fuckers” surrounded by pictures of President George W. Bush, Vice-President Dick Cheney, Homeland Security secretary Michael Chertoff and former FEMA
DeLay, Blunt demonstrate how to launder money
It’s really simple. You set up a PAC, funnel money into it, and have the PAC send the money right back out to wherever you want it to go. In a rare move, the Associated Press has actually published the source documents showing the scheme in action. Tom DeLay deliberately raised more money than he
Georgia institutes new poll tax
The 24th amendment to the Constitution of the United States reads: The right of citizens of the United States to vote in any primary or other election for President or Vice President, for electors for President or Vice President, or for Senator or Representative in Congress, shall not be denied or abridged by the United
New Orleans reopening suspended
New Orleans mayor C. Ray Nagin has suspended the reopening of New Orleans to residents due to concerns over Hurricane Rita. “The conditions have changed. We have another hurricane approaching us,” Nagin said. Rita, now a Category 1 hurricane, is predicted to enter the Gulf of Mexico and continue gathering strength. At this time it
Whistleblower: Diebold doesn’t care about election security
A whistleblower from within Diebold has come forward and stated that the company not only knows about security problems with its electronic voting machines and central tabulator software, it doesn’t really care. In exclusive stunning admissions to The BRAD BLOG some 11 months after the 2004 Presidential Election, a “Diebold Insider’ is now finally speaking
