Sam Seder Posts

Unbelievable Dashcam Video: TransAsia Plane Crashes Into Taiwan River - barely misses huge buildings and highway.

Reports have surfaced that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asked to speak to Congress in March. While this normally wouldn’t seem out of the ordinary by normal political means, it strikes ire with the White House as Netanyahu coordinated this visit with House Speaker John Boehner rather than the Obama administration in an effort to win support for sanctions against Iran.

Andrew Sullivan Retires: Why You Should and Should Not Care - Our thoughts on Andrew Sullivan quitting blogging...

Greece's left wing Syriza Party wins big and vows to reverse austerity and restore democracy.

As corporate conduct reaches new lows, whistleblowers are playing a more and more important role in exposing corporate crimes. But corporations are fighting back hard, and retaliation against whistleblowers is now at an all time high.

Michele Bachmann: I Outsmarted Progressives! This clip from the Majority Report, live M-F at 12 noon EST and via daily podcast.

Another Wall Street Appointee On The Way

Via Ring of Fire: http://www.youtube.com/golefttv

President Obama has presented his nominee for Treasury Secretary, and as expected, we’ve been giv

What the heck? Singer Cee Lo Green took to Twitter to claim that it's only "real" rape if the victim remembers the assault. Since when did talent show judges start repeating the insane mantras of Republicans?

The National Labor Relations Board acts to protect fast food workers rights in a major labor ruling against McDonald's.

Medicare and Social Security are in even better fiscal shape than we previously realized. Let's take a look at this Conservative kyrptonite: the massive success of Social Security and Medicare. (Added bonus: Affordable Care Act seems to be helping stabilize both!)

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's campaign admits to being behind a group of protesters following opposition candidate Zephyr Teachout in one of the oddest bits of political theater in recent memory.

Paul Ryan's plan is to basically shame the poor. Let's take a look into the bizarre paternalism of Paul Ryan’s poverty plan, one he disguises as a change to block grants. One that goes against the very mechanism that has made safety nets in this country matter for nearly a century.

Would you be able to tell the difference between a prayer rug and a soccer jersey? Well, Breitbart.com can't. They tried using a picture of the jersey to claim that immigrants crossing the border had "terrorist" elements.

ISIS insurgents have taken control of a former chemical weapons facility in Iraq. Though the facility has been inoperable for some time (since way before our second invasion), it was a storehouse for some old, but still deadly, sarin gas canisters.

Christopher Michael-Martinez was one of the 7 killed by Elliot Rodger, the UCSB student who went on a mass-murdering rampage this past week. Richard Martinez has made a heartfelt call for something to be done...

Even after adjusting for inflation, the average 2014 college graduate has twice as much debt as their 1994 counterparts. Just 20 years. This year's newest members of the work force (or slaves to more debt in grad school) wrestled the title of "Most Indebted Class in U.S. History" from last year's reigning champs. Yay school!

While it's patently ridiculous to argue the reality of climate change, there is an argument to be said about the way scientists are selling the idea to the American people (and the world at large). Can they do a better job of explaining the facts — before it's too late?

A new book tells the story of drug cartels in Colombia killing homeless people in an effort to keep the streets "clean." The reports are at once horrifying and yet informative of the U.S.'s own policy on the poor.

Newt Gingrich is coming out now and saying big donors like Sheldon Adelson, who donated millions to his 2012 presidential campaign, have too much power. And his idea of election reform is ludicrous.

There are many myths perpetuated and consumed by the extreme Right on any number of issues, but perhaps none as vitriolic as those spread about government assistance to the poor. Why are welfare and food stamps so vilified by GOP and its voting base?