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How Much Do Oil Companies Really Pay in Taxes?
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: business, finance, ethics, lies, Tax Breaks, congress, politics )

Robert
- 742 days ago - washingtonpost.com
Just how much do big oil companies pay in taxes? Exxon Mobil says it pays plenty -- more in U.S. taxes than it earned in the United States last year.
Is Pope Francis a Fraud? | Alternet
Society & Culture  (tags: catholicchurch, pope, romancatholicchurch, argentina, junta, dirtywar, disappeared, newpope, vaticanbank, corruption, homophobia, misogyny )

BMutiny
- 68 days ago - alternet.org
...a vile anachronism, a nightmarish patriarchy of aging pedophiles, woman-haters, homophobes and/or closet cases that can offer nothing of value to the contemporary world. A venal and corrupt bureaucracy... shrinking "ghetto" church, surviving remnant.
New Pope's Role During Argentina's Military Era Disputed | World News | The Guardian
Society & Culture  (tags: catholicchurch, pope, romancatholicchurch, argentina, junta, dirtywar, disappeared, newpope, vaticanbank, corruption, homophobia, misogyny )

BMutiny
- 70 days ago - guardian.co.uk
During the junta years... "Many turned a blind eye and kept silent. Accusations of this sin of omission have been levelled at Bergoglio." "Feeling of amazement and impotence" at his elevation to the Papacy, "anguish..." - these are feelings of Argentines.
Resigning Pope No Longer Has Strength To Lead Church Backward
Society & Culture  (tags: pope, Catholic, Vatican, TheOnion, satire, poperesigns, childabuse )

BMutiny
- 101 days ago - theonion.com
Citing his advancing age and deteriorating health, Pope Benedict XVI announced his resignation from the papacy Monday, saying he no longer possessed the strength and energy required to lead the Catholic Church backward. From THE ONION - SATIRE!!!
Russian Beauty Queens Offer Opinions Beyond World Peace, Making People Mad - Yahoo! News
Society & Culture  (tags: russia, beautypageants, sexism, racism, pussyriot, feminism, uppitywomen, putin, corruption )

BMutiny
- 75 days ago - news.yahoo.com
"In recent months at least two top Russian beauty queens have triggered media scandal, and probably irritated the men in the Kremlin, by voicing trenchant opinions about issues that have polarized Russian society." You GO, Uppity Wimmin!!!
Cardinals Elect a New Pope From Argentina -- Does the New Pontiff Come With a Dark Past? | Alternet
Society & Culture  (tags: catholicchurch, pope, romancatholicchurch, argentina, junta, dirtywar, disappeared, newpope, vaticanbank, corruption, homophobia, misogyny )

BMutiny
- 70 days ago - alternet.org
During Argentina's "dirty wars," which took place under a military dictatorship, 1976-1983, political opponents of the regime were routinely disappeared while American aid dollars rolled in to the junta. Most of Argentina's bishops remained aloof.
The Worst Mistake in U.S. History -- America Will Never Recover From Bush's Great Foreign Policy Disaster | Alternet
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Iraq, Iran, Syria, neocons, georgebush, middleeast, destabilization, drones, war )

BMutiny
- 74 days ago - alternet.org
By invading Iraq, the U.S. did more to destabilize the Middle East than we could possibly have imagined at the time. And we -- and so many others -- will pay the price for it for a long, long time.
Pope Francis Kidnapping Controversy: Jorge Mario Bergoglio Accused Of Involvement In 1976 Abductions
Society & Culture  (tags: catholicchurch, pope, romancatholicchurch, argentina, junta, dirtywar, disappeared, newpope, vaticanbank, corruption, homophobia, misogyny )

BMutiny
- 70 days ago - huffingtonpost.com
Bergoglio withdrew his order's protection of the two men after they refused to quit visiting the slums, which ultimately paved the way for their capture. Verbitsky's book is based on statements by Orlando Yorio, one of the kidnapped priests
God Is An Argentine - NYTimes.Com
Society & Culture  (tags: catholicchurch, pope, romancatholicchurch, argentina, junta, dirtywar, disappeared, newpope, vaticanbank, corruption, homophobia, misogyny )

BMutiny
- 70 days ago - nytimes.com
The hierarchy of Argentina's Catholic Church was complicit with the military genocide. Some researchers, like the journalist Horacio Verbitsky, have linked Cardinal Bergoglio with the "desaparición" -- the disappearance, in May 1976, of two Jesuit priests
Will Pope Francis End Vatican's Obstructive Role at U.N.? | Alternet
Society & Culture  (tags: catholicchurch, pope, romancatholicchurch, argentina, junta, dirtywar, disappeared, newpope, vaticanbank, corruption, homophobia, misogyny )

BMutiny
- 70 days ago - alternet.org
It's worth knowing the reason why the Holy See has so much power at the U.N., because it uses that power to undermine the human rights of women and men worldwide, Catholic and non-Catholic alike. It is granted many of the privileges of a State...
 
 
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