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REWIND - A Week of Quotes & Cartoons SUNDAY Quote of the Day April 22, 2012 'I appeal to you, left-wing comrades who are listening and hesitating, come and help us not just overtake the extreme-right but raise the demands of the left.' French Left Front Presidential candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon to a campaign rally on Thursday. Reuters April 21, 2012 http://tinyurl.com/852ebwz Toon of the Day http://tinyurl.com/7hzv8kl Argentina Takes Back Its Oil Rainer Hachfeld - Neues Deutschland MONDAY Quote of the Day April 23, 2012 '"Let me tell you who my rival is. It does not bear a name or have a face, it's the finance industry. In the past 20 years, the financial industry has taken control of our societies, of our lives and threatens our states. French Socialist Presidential candidate Francois Hollande Bloomberg January 23, 2012 http://tinyurl.com/7vl8tpy Toon of the Day http://tinyurl.com/d8c9h2t My Cookies Rob Rogers TUESDAY Quote of the Day April 24, 2012 'With austerity's disastrous results sparking discontent in a growing number of European countries, a Hollande victory could signal a continental turning point.' Editorial On the French Socialist Party presidential candidate Francois Hollande April 24, 2012 http://tinyurl.com/7xs6yxg Toon of the Day http://tinyurl.com/6uee3bc Wal-Mart Greeter Mike Luckovich WEDNESDAY Quote of the Day April 25, 2012 'In 2007, President George W. Bush signed a bill that cut in half interest rates on subsidized student loans until 2012. Those low rates will expire on July 1 - going back to 6.8 percent from 3.4 percent - and, to prevent college from becoming even more unaffordable for millions of students, the obvious move is to renew them. But nothing is that easy or sensible anymore in Washington, where House Republicans are far more interested in cutting taxes, largely for the rich, than they are in helping low- and middle-income students get a college education.' Editorial New York Times April 25, 2012 http://tinyurl.com/7dwlgzr Toon of the Day http://tinyurl.com/79rvyrx Bainman & Rubio Lalo Alcaraz THURSDAY Quote of the Day April 26, 2012 'Even if the U.S. economy (as well as President Obama's reelection campaign) survives the global slowdown, we're heading for a big dose of austerity economics next January - when drastic spending cuts are scheduled to kick in, as well as tax increases on the middle class. But the U.S. economy isn't nearly healthy enough to bear this burden. 'If nothing is done to reverse course in the interim, we'll be following Europe into a double dip.' Economist Robert Reich blog April 26, 2012 http://tinyurl.com/cg2jmxv Toon of the Day http://tinyurl.com/bpx5a4f Protecting What? Milt Priggee FRIDAY Quote of the Day April 27, 2012 'With the dark clouds of the ongoing euro crisis thickening over Spain this spring, German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday staunchly defended her focus on euro-zone austerity and once again insisted that the EU fiscal pact, signed in March, would not be revisited. 'In comments clearly aimed at French presidential candidate François Hollande, Merkel told Germany's WAZ media group that the pact "cannot be renegotiated." The Socialist Hollande has suggested that, if he emerges victorious over French President Nicolas Sarkozy in the second round of elections on May 6, he would ask for changes to the agreement. The fiscal pact, which imposes strict new rules governing budget deficits and sovereign debt, was signed by 25 of the 27 European Union member states. The UK and Czech Republic declined to join. 'Hollande's reply was not long in coming. Speaking to broadcaster France 2 on Thursday evening, he said: "It is not Germany that will decide for the entirety of Europe." When asked what he plans to say to Merkel should he win the election, he said: "I will tell her that the French people had made a decision that envisages a renegotiation of the pact".' Spiegel International (Germany April 27, 2012 http://tinyurl.com/7ftrdcv Toon of the Day http://tinyurl.com/7oph4xp Swiss Plan Tom Toles - Washington Post SATURDAY Quote of the Day April 28, 2012 'We're a capitalist system, but this is worrisome.' New York Education Commissioner John King, commenting om standardized testing in the state's schools. Quoted in 'A Very Pricey Pineapple,' by New York Times columnist Gail Collins April 28, 2012 http://tinyurl.com/7pghsub Toon of the Day http://tinyurl.com/7qhjsfm Jobs Growth Wisconsin Style Joe Heller - Green Bay Press-Gazette ___________________________________________ Portside aims to provide material of interest to people on the left that will help them to interpret the world and to change it. Submit via email: [log in to unmask] Submit via the Web: http://portside.org/submittous3 Frequently asked questions: http://portside.org/faq Sub/Unsub: http://portside.org/subscribe-and-unsubscribe Search Portside archives: http://portside.org/archive Contribute to Portside: https://portside.org/donate