Paul Ryan Budget Contemplates Selling Off ‘Millions Of Acres’ Of Public Land

Paul Ryan Budget Contemplates Selling Off ‘Millions Of Acres’ Of Public Land: This morning House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) offered his fiscal year 2014 budget, which the Wall Street Journal called “almost identical” to the Romney-Ryan presidential platform last year.  In addition to cutting taxes for the rich and preserving tax breaks for Big Oil, the budget offers an extreme and flawed view of public [...]/p

Survey: Americans Love Their Public Libraries | Common Dreams

Survey: Americans Love Their Public Libraries | Common Dreams
"The survey shows that 91% of people felt libraries are important to their communities; and 76% say libraries are important to them and their families."

The Bain Way: Let the States Pick Up the Tab on National Debt?

The Bain Way: Let the States Pick Up the Tab on National Debt?
"Romney has had one major business experience - founding and running a private equity firm called Bain Capital, something very different than his father, who ran a car company. In the past several weeks there have been two detailed investigative stories on how he ran his private equity firm, and there has been much discussion in the media on how he ran his business differently than others: It has been dubbed, "The Bain Way"."

5 National Parks That Could Be Threatened Under The Romney Energy Plan | Alternet

5 National Parks That Could Be Threatened Under The Romney Energy Plan | Alternet
"Mitt Romney recently released his  energy plan , which focuses extensively on turning energy development on federal public lands over to the states.  If states are determined to aggressively push fossil energy development, giving oversight of mining and drilling to them could put some of our special places at risk. "