This is your Moment of Clarity #234: You're a slave and you might not realize it. It's a harsh thing to say, but blissful ignorance is no longer an option.
This is your Moment of Clarity #233: For the first time in 3 million years the atmospheric level of carbon dioxide is over 400 parts per million. Scientists say this is well beyond a sustainable level, and it's increasing every day.
Segment two from episode four of The Moment of Clarity Show: Corn is in 3 out of every 4 products you buy at the grocery store. There are some things you should know about it. This info-graphic contains a lot of information on the unexpected results of government subsidizing of corn. Like the typical chicken nugget contains 37 ingredients and 30 of them come from corn. What did kids eat before chicken nuggets came along, anyway?
This is your Moment of Clarity #231: We're told the economy is in recovery. But is it really? Recovery for who? Check out this article from Les Leopold to find out more.
This is your Moment of Clarity #230: A new report says that the CEO to worker pay gap has increased 1,000% since 1950. And how the f*ck could I make this out to be good news?
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This is your Moment of Clarity #229: Two-thirds of the prisoners in Guantanamo Bay (Gitmo) have been hunger striking since February. Some may soon die. But there's a reason you should care about these men...
The ongoing existence of this abominable experiment in indefinite detention poisons America's claim to be a nation that believes in justice, and the detention of 86 prisoners cleared for release, who are held because it is politically inconvenient to release them, is a disgrace. Please read our latest exclusive report about the cleared prisoners still in Guantánamo, our latest world exclusive from Shaker Aamer, the last British resident in the prison, our first report about the hunger strike, and our follow-ups here and also here.
We are a group of lawyers, journalists, retired military personnel and concerned citizens seeking to close the "war on terror" prison at Guantánamo Bay, where 166 men are still held, even though 86 of them have been cleared for release. In June, we published an exclusive report identifying 40 prisoners cleared for release up to eight years ago who are still held. We have also just produced a new report telling the stories of 55 of the 86 cleared prisoners whose names were included on a list released by the Justice Department in a court case in September.
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This is your Moment of Clarity #226. I am proud to accept my position as Commissioner of The Comedic Arts for the Green Party's Shadow Cabinet which also includes people like Jill Stein, Ellen Brown, Richard Wolf, Cheri Honkala, David Cobb, Kevin Zeese, Margaret Flowers, Patch Adams, David Swanson, Tim DeChristopher, and many others. Check out the full cabinet at www.GreenShadowCabinet.us . It's about time we had a government that made sense.
This is your Moment of Clarity #224: Congress and Obama passed a bill to gut the STOCK Act, which was specifically designed to stop Congress from benefitting from insider trading. And surprise, it passed unanimously.
This is your Moment of Clarity #223: There are roughly 28 million Americans who can't find a job or have given up looking. Many more than that are suffering. And I just want to remind everyone, it's not your fault. Don't believe the "personal responsibility" bullshit that gets thrown around. This is not your fault.
This is your Moment of Clarity #222: The Obama Administration's unmanned drones have been bombing targets on their "kill list" for several years now. A new report from McClatchy on some leaked documents show that the military is not only killing high level al Qaida.