Want more evidence conservatives are TRYING to crash the economy – consider this. The Republican-controlled House of Representative will once again vote on – and likely pass - a so-called "balanced budget amendment" in the next week. The BBA as they call it – will immediately cut trillions of dollars out of the budget – and then make it nearly impossible to ever raise taxes again. And – it will crash our economy.

According to a new report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities – the Republican BBA would, “throw about 15 million more people out of work, double the unemployment rate from 9 percent to approximately 18 percent, and cause the economy to shrink by about 17 percent instead of growing by an expected 2 percent.” We can add those horrific economic numbers to the 370,000 jobs that have already been lost this year thanks to Republican budget cuts. And as we saw in last night’s debate – with the global economy headed into full meltdown mode – not one candidate said they’d lift a finger to stop it – aside from Herman Cain who thinks his 9-9-9 plan can stop anything.

Luckily - as Tuesday’s election showed – the American people are waking up to just how bad the conservative agenda is for the nation.

-Thom

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The Daily Stack

Hour One: European financial crisis
- Mark Weisbrot, Center for Economic and Policy Research

Article: "G20 Continues With Failed Policies in Europe, Putting Regional and Global Economy at Risk" by CEPR.

Movie: "Margin Call".

Movie: "Heist: Who Stole the American Dream?"

Article: "Man Outed As Undercover Cop At Occupy Oakland Condemns Police Brutality, Supports The Movement" by Zaid Jilani.

Article: "THP went undercover among Occupy Nashville protesters" by Nate Rau.

Article: "Occupy Cal protest sees large crowds, violence" by Amruta Trivedi.

Site: "Occupy Allentown".

Article: "Rick Perry’s Debate Lapse: ‘Oops’ – Can’t Remember Department of Energy" by Arlette Saenz.

Article: "Auto insurance: No-fault no-reform" by Dan Calabrese.

Hour Two: A new poll shows the 99 Percent's message is nearly double the Tea Party's popularity
- Maria Svart, Democratic Socialists of America

Event: "Equality and Jobs for the 99 %", November 11, 2011; 7:00 p.m. St. Stephen and Incarnation Church, 1525 Newton NW, Washington, D.C.

Article: "POLL: 99 Percent Message Nearly Twice As Popular As Tea Party GOP Message" by Josh Dorner.

Article: "Occupy Atlanta Encamps In Neighborhood To Save Police Officer’s Home From Foreclosure" by Zaid Jilani.

Geeky Science alert: "Scientists Cast Doubt on TSA Tests of Full-Body Scanners" by Michael Grabell.

Higgins alert: "Occupy Denver Elects Leader: Dog Named Shelby" by Deb Stanley.

Site: Move to Amend

Article: "Occupy Portland: Portland Mayor Sam Adams orders camps cleared at 12:01 a.m. Sunday" by The Oregonian.

Article: "CHART OF THE DAY: The Regressive Tax Plan Super Committee Dems Shot Down" by Brian Beutler.

Talk Radio News Segment: Victoria Jones, White House Correspondent

Article: "A Major Milestone? DOMA Repeal Advances in Senate" by Andrew Harmon.

Article: "Al Franken Fact Checks Chuck Grassley: Marriage Has Evolved Over Time" by Igor Volsky.

Article: "Supreme Court to Consider Health Care Legal Challenges" by Ariane de Vogue.

Site: "Goats for the old Goat".

Hour Three: "Everything You Know is Wrong..." The new children in need
- Laurie Ferris , Hunter School
- Michael Simonson, energy practitioner.

Site: "Energetically Sensitive Child".

Article: "An Explosive Child Learns How to Cope" by The Oprah Winfrey Show.

Article: "U.S. Bancorp Sued by Pension Fund Over Investor Losses on CDOs" by David McLaughlin.

The good: "Occupy Denver Elects Leader: Dog Named Shelby" by Deb Stanley.

The bad: "McCain Wants A Corporate Tax Holiday So Corporations Can ‘Buy More Yachts And…Corporate Jets And All That’" by Pat Garofalo.

The very, very ugly: "Kilmeade Asks If "The Biggest Nightmare For A Parent" Is Spotting Your Kid In An OWS Protest" by Media Matters.

Article: "Santa Rosa protesters cite health, safety progress" by Kevin Mccallum & Randi Rossmann.

Site: "Occupy Portland".

Book: "Capitalism Hits the Fan: The Global Economic Meltdown and What to Do About It" by Richard D. Wolff.

Video: "Capitalism Hits the Fan" by Richard D. Wolff.

Article: "Why Is the Oakland Police Department Hiding the Truth About Its Violent Crackdown on the Occupy Protests?" by Joshua Holland.

Article: "Herman Cain calls Pelosi ‘Princess Nancy,’ regrets it " by Rachel Weiner.

Article: "Study: GOP’s Balanced Budget Amendment Would Double Unemployment Rate, Put 15 Million Out Of Work" by Travis Waldron.

Article: "Gulf Coast upset over OK to wrap up BP cleanup" by Cain Burdeau, Dina Cappiello.

Article: "Arctic 'hurricane' slams Alaska" by CNN.

Crazy alert: "Ohio poll worker charged with biting voter's nose" by Thomas J. Sheeran.

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