Buried Headlines: Saturday, April 28, 2012

Properly working blog or not, the show must go on. Enjoy!

CEOs Shut Out At White House Correspondents Dinner

Economy's Biggest Drag Right Now Is Government

ECOMINOES FLASHBACK: Deadbeat Uncle Sam: Bringing Down The Whole Family

Suicides Have Greeks On Edge Before Election

How Apple Sidesteps Billions in Global Taxes

Indoctrination 101: Teaching Chicago Students To Protest

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Buried Headlines: Friday, April 27, 2012

Yesterday's post went over so well that I decided to publish buried headlines more often than originally planned. Enjoy!

House Passes CISPA Bill

TSA Postpones Background Checks For Some New Hires

U.S. Employers Pull Back Sharply On Hiring As Fewer People Search For Jobs

Cooling Job Market Takes Toll On U.S. Confidence

S&P Cuts Spain Ratings Two Notches To BBB-plus

Judge Declares Florida Drug Testing Order Unconstitutional

Buried Headlines: Thursday, April 26, 2012

Beginning today, I will post every few days a list of headlines I feel are important but aren't getting a fair amount of coverage in the mainstream media. If you come across a story you feel is important but isn't getting much play, please email me. (My address can be found on my profile page.)

Despite Losses, Ron Paul Is Still Racking Up Delegates

1 In 2 New Graduates Jobless Or Underemployed

As Senator, Obama Missed Votes On Student Loan Bill He Now Wants To Extend

Romney Says He Would Boot Bernanke
 
Bernanke Rejects Criticism He Ignores His Own Policy Advice

Department of Interior Secretary: "No One Knows" If U.S. Headed To $9 Gas

Obama Toots Horn About Student Loan Aid

While it's true that student loan aid is a necessary government bailout, it's also clear that the Obama administration is trying to buy off the youth vote by leveraging the student loan crisis. Calls to Direct Loans are now answered with an Orwellian greeting message about the "special" student loan aid program "announced by the Obama administration". It's interesting to note that 1) Senator Obama actually missed both votes on the student loan interest bill he now wants Congress to extend, and 2) struggling Americans weren't greeted with an Orwellian message about the "special" stimulus program "announced by the Bush administration" when they received their $600 stimulus checks at the beginning of this depression.

Former Technical Director: NSA Collects, Stores, And Data Mines Personally-Identifiable Communications

George Soros's television program Democracy Now!, typically a bastion of anti-free market rhetoric, produced a terrifying must-watch episode this week regarding the trampling of individual rights. In the lead segment of the episode, William Binney, former technical director of the National Security Agency, makes the bold claim that his prior employer collects, stores, and data mines personally-identifiable electronic communications of American citizens using a system he helped create. Around the 15 minute mark, Benny discusses a federal raid of his of residence that took place immediately after he and some of his former co-workers filed a complaint about the program with the Department of Defense.

Uncle Sam Threatens The Underemployed's McJobs

As if the underemployed aren't suffering enough working low-level jobs for a fraction of their earning potential, they must now deal with threats to their menial employment caused by government interference in the private sector.

U.S. employers, facing rising employee costs due to increasing government regulation and the probability that Obamacare will further increase costs, are rushing to automate everything they can, from checkout lines to resume screening to journalism. More and more retail establishments are employing self-checkouts despite their promotion of lost revenue due to theft, talent management software is increasingly replacing humans in human resources departments, and even some major media outlets are employing robots to write copy.

But there's more: