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The Eyewear Industry Is Robbing You Blind: Get Your Glasses Online

• September 11, 2010 • Comments Off

Posted in Class, Consumerism, Fashion
Tags: Alternet, America's Best, Anneli Rufus, Astigmatism, Better Business Bureau, Customers, Davis Duehr Dean, Elderly, Eyeglasses, Eyemart Express, EyeMed, Eyewear Business, Eyewear Industry, Fixed Income, Glasses, Glassy Eyes, Ira Mitchell, Japanese Americans, John Belushi, LensCrafter, Low Income, Luxottica, Middle-Aged, Monopoly, OLTs, Optical Lens Technicians, PearleVision, Racist, Ripoff, Savings, SNL, Toshiro Mifune, Tsubaki Sanjuro

States Landing Hard on Payday Loan Industry, But Wisconsin Won’t Cap Interest Rates (w/Update)

• April 13, 2010 • 1 Comment

Posted in American Politics, Australia, Black People, Canada, Class, Consumerism, Democrats, Democrats in Name Only, Sexuality, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Uncategorized, United Kingdom, Wisconsin
Tags: Axcess Financial, Bounced Checks, Check 'n Go, Credit, Date, Democrats, Democrats in Name Only, DINOs, Lawmakers, Legal Loan Sharks, Little or No Credit, Low Income, Money, Nooky, Overdrafts, Payday Loan Industry, Payday Loans, Poor, Regulation, Shanna Wycoff, State Assembly Speaker Mike Sheridan, The Economy, The Great Recession, The Wisconsin Legislature, Wisconsin, Wisconsin State Assembly, Wisconsin State Senate

President Barack Obama at Wright Middle School in Madison, WI

• November 5, 2009 • 2 Comments

Posted in American Politics, Asians/Asian Pacific/Asian Americans, Black People, Chicanos/Latinos, Class, Education, History, Native Americans/First Nations, Obama Administration, People of Color, Race, Television, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Wisconsin
Tags: "Race to the Top", "The Los Angeles Times", African Americans, Ari Davis, Asian Americans, Barack Obama, Blacks, Charter School, Children, Governor Doyle, Governor Jim Doyle, Growing Up, Isthmus, James C. Wright Middle School, Latinos, Low Income, Madison WI, Mayor Dave Cieslewicz, Mayor Tom Barrett, Poor, President Barack Obama, President Obama, Southside Madison, The President of the United States, WhiteHouse.gov, Wisconsin, Working Poor

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The New York Times

Amid the Kale and Corn, Fears of White Supremacy at the Farmers’ Market August 18, 2019
Protests and counterprotests have jolted a market in Indiana where activists now hand out buttons that say “Don’t Buy Veggies From Nazis.”
When Cities Try to Limit Guns, State Laws Bar the Way August 18, 2019
“Our officers need help, they need help with gun control,” Philadelphia’s mayor said after six police officers were wounded by gunfire. But in most states, the issue is not up to urban leaders.
Why an Heiress Spent Her Fortune Trying to Keep Immigrants Out August 17, 2019
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Julián Castro’s Obama Moment August 18, 2019
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The Guardian, UK

Hong Kong: 1.7m people defy police to march in pouring rain August 18, 2019
An estimated quarter of the population fill downtown park and surrounding streetsHong Kong’s dilemma: fight or resist peacefullyAn estimated 1.7 million people in Hong Kong – a quarter of the population – defied police orders to stage a peaceful march after a rally in a downtown park, after two months of increasingly violent clashes that have prompted severe […]
No 10 furious at leak of paper predicting shortages after no-deal Brexit August 18, 2019
Government figures seek to play down predictions of food, medicine and fuel shortages in leaked documentOperation Yellowhammer: the key pointsDowning Street has reacted with fury to the leak of an official document predicting that a no-deal Brexit would lead to food, medicine and petrol shortages, with No 10 sources blaming the disclosure on a hostile former […]
Iran tanker at centre of diplomatic row set to leave Gibraltar August 18, 2019
Iran’s ambassador says vessel is expected to leave after Gibraltar rejects US request to detain it furtherThe supertanker at the centre of a six-week diplomatic row between Britain and Iran is expected to leave Gibraltar on Sunday night, Iran’s ambassador to the UK has said. Hamid Baeidinejad said on Twitter: “With the arrival of two specialised engineering […]
Trump confirms he is considering attempt to buy Greenland August 18, 2019
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New evidence emerges of Russian role in Ukraine conflict August 18, 2019
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Dozens of rescuers try to save two trapped cavers in Poland August 18, 2019
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Gap in NHS provision forcing gaming addicts to seek help abroad August 18, 2019
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O’Rourke: El Paso shooting makes clear the ‘real consequence’ of Trump racism August 18, 2019
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The BBC

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The oil tanker is due to leave Gibraltar later on Sunday, Iran's ambassador to the UK says.
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Hundreds of thousands stage a pro-democracy protest amid warnings from Beijing authorities.
Afghanistan: Bomb kills 63 at wedding in Kabul August 18, 2019
The Islamic State group says it was behind the attack, which also wounded more than 180 people.
Gran Canaria: Wildfires displace 4,000 on holiday island August 18, 2019
The Canary Islands regional president said the fires were out of control.
Big rescue operation in Poland to find trapped cavers August 18, 2019
Explosives might be used to free two cavers trapped since Saturday in the Tatra mountains.
Football derby leads to deadly rioting August 18, 2019
Three people are killed and several hurt in fighting between fans, after a team bus is attacked.
Zimbabwe sanctions: Sadc calls on US and EU to drop policy August 18, 2019
Sixteen southern Africa countries say US and EU economic sanctions are harming the region.
Iceland says goodbye to 700-year-old glacier August 17, 2019
A plaque placed on Sunday commemorates Okjokull glacier, which was officially declared dead in 2014.