Melissa Harris-Perry: Nothing is riskier than being poor in America [full video]

Have I put this up on my blog before?

Fuck it, here it is again.

Always reblog.

31 Places Bookworms Would Rather Be Right Now

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Invested Millions In Private Prisons

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation says on its website that it “works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives.”

While the Gates Foundation has invested in many worthy projects to help people worldwide, some of the Gates Foundation Trust investments seem to contradict its admirable goal.

Mother Jones recently analyzed the Gates Foundation’s 2012 tax return to see where it was investing its money.

Probably the most surprising investment was $2.2 million into a private prison company, The GEO Group, which has been accused of numerous human rights abuses and violations.

Invest in privatized education AND prisons- profit either way!

what the fuck

To anyone who doesn’t think that America’s justice system isn’t corrupt and racist, look no further than these two headlines from this week.

Food Stamps do not create a cycle of dependency. Stop punishing the poor for the excesses of the rich.

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Melissa Harris-Perry: Nothing is riskier than being poor in America [full video]

This is the most powerful thing I’ve ever seen on tumblr.

1. What, Me Rich?

“We can be poor in spirit, and I don’t even consider myself wealthy, which is an interesting thing,” said Ann Romney to Fox News. “It can be here today and gone tomorrow.”

Hmm. Interesting indeed, considering that her husband is worth about $200 million. If elected, he would be among the richest presidents ever to occupy the White House, topping both the Roosevelts and the Bushes , who were no slouches. In fact, he’s wealthier than the last eight presidents combined. 

Ann Romney’s favorite fancy dressage horse, Rafalca, costs more to feed and shelter  than your whole family. How wealthy does that make you feel?

2. It’s Great That Some Women Don’t Have a Choice

Back in April, Ann Romney spoke to the Connecticut Republican Party’s Prescott Bush Awards Dinner in Stamford, where she waxed personal on the rigors of raising kids while Mitt was off destroying jobs.

Mrs. Romney said she likes to see what women are up to on the campaign trail, asking “Why are you here? What made you come out of your house today to this event? And what do you think about the future?”

Not all women have the luxury of staying at home, she conceded: “I love the fact that there are women out there who don’t have a choice and they must go to work and they still have to raise the kids. Thank goodness that we value those people too. And sometimes life isn’t easy for any of us.”

If you’re one those people, you can wrap yourself in Ann Romney love while you ponder why her horse gets a $77,000 tax credit  when your kid gets $1,000.

3. College, Wall Street-Style

When newlyweds Ann and Mitt Romney were living together while attending Brigham Young, things were pretty swell. “We were happy, studying hard,” Romney said in an infamous Boston Globe interview back in 1994 , when Mittens was running for the senate. “Neither one of us had a job, because Mitt had enough of an investment from stock that we could sell off a little at a time,” she explained.

How awesome is that?!? The stock came courtesy of Mitt’s papa, who had invested Mitt’s “birthday money” every year. Ann looks back fondly on this time as a period when she and Mitt were really roughing it. For realz.

4. Unzip Mitt

In an interview with a Baltimore radio station, Ann Romney pressed the audience to believe that despite her husband’s stiff demeanor and penchant for human and canine bullying, Mitt was really full of chuckles. She opined that “we better unzip him and let the real Mitt Romney out.”

Stiff or not stiff? We’re not sure we want to unzip Mr. Romney to find out.

5. Enough of You People

You people. You’re always asking annoying questions and daring to insinuate that there’s something wrong with all those Romney tax havens and offshore accounts.

Why don’t you stick to clipping coupons or whatever it is you people do to stay busy?

In an interview with ABC’s “Good Morning America “ that quickly went viral, Mrs. Romney got huffy when asked why American voters would not be vouchsafed a look at.

Stupid shits.

Howard Zinn

Simple

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This is another thought I always have when people say, “Rich people earned their money and they deserve to keep it!!!” What about people who worked just as hard, just as many hours, and didn’t make much money?

The average CEO pay in America is 380 times the average pay of their employees. Most economists believe that for an economy to be healthy and wealth income disparity to be low, the highest-paying person at an organization should only make 10-15 times more than the lowest-paid employee. (In 1980, CEO pay was only - *only* - 42 times more than average pay.) I refuse to believe that any CEO is working 380 times harder than their secretary.

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True Facts.  

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I’m Sure It’s Just A Coincidence…

US Poverty Heads To Highest Level In 50 Years

Rich Hide Up To 32 TRILLION In Off Shore Tax Havens

Have a look before they take it down. This is amazing.

I AM SCREAMIMG

“at least we aren’t bp” omfg

I am honestly dying of laughter right now holy crap

all beautiful people

So much fucking win.

People are funny sometimes. 

I may or may not be saving my favourites of these.

SOMEONE NEEDS TO SAVE THEM AND THEN UPLOAD THEM TO A SITE OR SOMETHING!