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Workers in trouble: US middle class disappearing

The US was once home to the picture-perfect American dream. A house, a car, and a job symbolized the middle class as the core of a prosperous country. Yet for an increasing amount of Americans some or all of these are now out of reach.

“This country was founded on the ideals of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. How can you be happy if you can’t pay your rent? How is this American in any shape or form?” asked journalist and activist Mike Elk

A police officer who begins recording his supervisors to prove they're manipulating crime statistics in potentially dangerous ways. The only problem is: When you stick it to the man, the man sometimes sticks it back to you, even harder.

Story about an older middle class couple who always followed the law getting fucked by the system, in danger of losing their home, and finally saying "Fuck it." Interesting look at what might be some unintended consequences not seen by the supposed super computers run by the DoD.

With all the uprisings in Egypt, Iran and others it seems clear we are witnessing the democratization of the Middle East. The framers of the American system drew upon all of history in their deliberation. Likewise, there is no reason that democracy in the Middle East must emulate the democracies of the West when they could learn from America’s history and avoid problems so deeply entrenched they will never be solved here. To paraphrase Thomas Paine, they have it in their power to begin the world over again.

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End of the middle class and the Fed explained: video

If an alien from planet Zenon lived amongst humans for some time and then explained the end of the middle class and how the Federal Reserve works to a second alien, it might sound something like this.

Just something sad but true in celebration of T.G.I.F. (that’s ‘Thank God It’s Friday’, in case you don’t read text or Newspeak).

During voir dire, the almost all white, middle-class, middle-aged jury went into full rebellion against the prosecutor stating that they wouldn't convict even if the client's guilt was proven beyond a reasonable doubt -- almost all of them! They felt marijuana should be legalized, what he does with it is his own business and that the jails are already full of people for this silly charge.

50 Random Facts That Make You Wonder What In The World Has Happened To America

OMG! Ron Paul hates the poor and the middle class. NOT!!!!!

Bitcoin forces us to adjust the way that we think about money and value transfer. Fortunately, the bitcoin community has been excellent at consolidating informational data through a loosely-integrated group of dedicated volunteers.

Here are the top 10 bitcoin statistics in no particular order.