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Scuba

(53,475 posts) Wed Dec 17, 2014, 09:12 AM Dec 2014

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Tiny religious sect takes control of American government. [View all]

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Tiny religious sect takes control of American government. [View all] Scuba Dec 2014 OP

The Family by Jeff Sharlet mikeysnot Dec 2014 #1

That's a very important book. mountain grammy Dec 2014 #4

The Family by Jeff Sharlet AlbertCat Dec 2014 #7

not everyone has forgotten about "C" street, believe me. niyad Dec 2014 #18

And here's a little trip down Memory Lane from 2007, co-authored by Sharlett… Jackpine Radical Dec 2014 #22

"A lot of evangelicals would see that as just cynical exploitation." Scuba Dec 2014 #27

Alpha House! maddiemom Dec 2014 #23

Isn't the Mafia also called The Family!? Dont call me Shirley Dec 2014 #26

It's technically called "Our Thing" (Cosa Nostra). [n/t] Maedhros Dec 2014 #31

This is great Gothmog Dec 2014 #2

When will Thespian2 Dec 2014 #3

GREEDY BASTARDS aren't necessarily breaking the laws ... Martin Eden Dec 2014 #6

well with the greed of the billionaires heaven05 Dec 2014 #9

Makes Thespian2 Dec 2014 #10

we can only do heaven05 Dec 2014 #11

but, we can do something hopemountain Dec 2014 #29

We alone hold the power to keep corporate money out of politics. raouldukelives Dec 2014 #16

Yes Thespian2 Dec 2014 #30

This is so accurate and the people need to make a concerted effort not to shop at Walmart and use sammy750 Dec 2014 #5

"We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in... FailureToCommunicate Dec 2014 #8

Preach it Bernie! Initech Dec 2014 #12

Depressingly true. SoapBox Dec 2014 #13

Bernie is wrong. The nation will survive as long as German and Italian fascism survived...one day Fred Sanders Dec 2014 #14

'Sons of Wichita', 2014 by Daniel Schulman of Mother Jones is an extensive work on appalachiablue Dec 2014 #15

"But he's not a democrat..." whatchamacallit Dec 2014 #17

Typically followed by the "He's Too Far Left !!!" adirondacker Dec 2014 #36

education keeps facism in check olddots Dec 2014 #19

Advertisement on Bloomberg TV Turbineguy Dec 2014 #20

Change the word "greed" to "capitalism" and maybe we'll get somewhere Cal Carpenter Dec 2014 #21

"What we need is a system that dampens their ability to amass wealth." Scuba Dec 2014 #28

The problem is that, in a capitalist system, the owners of the capital Maedhros Dec 2014 #32

What would you propose? Scuba Dec 2014 #33

A Democratic Socialist system in which workers control the means of production.[n/t] Maedhros Dec 2014 #34

It's a damn shame Blue Idaho Dec 2014 #24

Don't overlook "THE FAMILY." They are Corporate America/Wall Street, too. blkmusclmachine Dec 2014 #25

The fucking French Melurkyoulongtime Dec 2014 #35

Bernie is wrong on all counts. Major Hogwash Dec 2014 #37

Citation needed ArsSkeptica Dec 2014 #40

the am revolution was not a populist uprising, it was a tax revolt by the rich KG Dec 2014 #42

That's worth defacto7 Dec 2014 #38

Free trade or fair trade? Better decide before the robots take over all jobs. Rex Dec 2014 #39

No one should make more than a million dollars a year . . . another_liberal Dec 2014 #41