MediaCow - Politics

The Housing Bubble

brad — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 20:50:12 +0000

Dean Baker, Executive Director of The Center for Economic and Policy Research talks about the housing bubble, why it's a really big deal and why its collapse will have huge consequences. The run-up in house prices has created $8 trillion in housing bubble wealth – wealth that could disappear if house prices return to trend level – that’s a loss averaging more than $100,000 for every homeowner in the U.S.

Bush's Backfire

brad — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 19:24:12 +0000

The famously funny Jim Hightower gives us a real look at the Bush success in Iraq. Considering the dark nature of the facts, this is quite entertaining.

Slaughter of Gray Wolves

Wed, 03 Oct 2007 03:37:44 +0000

A Bush Administration proposal would allow the slaughter of nearly 600 gray wolves in Greater Yellowstone and Central Idaho – while they're still on the endangered species list. Both Wyoming and Idaho are planning to use aerial gunning, as well as baiting and trapping, to exterminate wolves as early as this winter.

Shoot On Site

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 21:12:20 +0000

Witness the ongoing military junta offensive against civilians in Eastern Burma.
Violence and persecution escalate as thousands flee their homes amid the worst attacks on ethnic minority communities in a decade.

Big Money Mitch

brad — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 20:46:18 +0000

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and other legislators in Washington are putting the interests of their campaign donors ahead of the needs of kids by opposing the expansion of the SCHIP program to provide health insurance to children in need. Sen. McConnell needs to get his priorities straight. Sign our petition and tell him Kentucky's kids should come before big money interests.

Nobel Prize for Greed

brad — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 17:29:46 +0000

No one is doing more than Wal-Mart to alleviate third-world poverty. They're allowing impoverished people to work in sweatshops!

Don't Tase Me Bro

brad — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 08:17:12 +0000

University of Florida student Andrew Meyer is abducted by police for asking the wrong question while John Kerry looks on.

Toy Soldiers

brad — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 19:24:33 +0000

Watch and spread our latest video "Toy Soldiers"—a chilling reminder of how Bush is continually treating our soldiers like toys when real lives are at stake.

The Governments Sick War on Marijuana

brad@mediacow.tv — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 19:58:45 +0000

Excuse me for a moment while I vent about the mind-boggling stupidity of the autocratic, bureaucratic, right-wing, Neanderthal numskulls who keep pushing an insane, inane, and inhumane holy war against marijuana – which is, after all, a weed.

Why We're in Iraq

brad@mediacow.tv — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 19:38:12 +0000

Texas rabble-rouser Jim Hightower's latest animation tells the story of the administration's plan to open Iraqi oil to their cronies from the start.