Category Archives: politics
Update: Libya
What’s Happening in Libya: A Guide to the Best Coverage ProPublica, Sept. 12, 2012 Here’s the best reporting we’ve found not only on yesterday’s killings but also on post-war Libya. What are we missing? Please leave your favorite stories in … Continue reading
Mitt Romney…Confessed Tax Criminal?
An interesting theory is circulating about why Mitt Romney won’t release any more tax returns: in 2009, after his failed Presidential bid of 2008, he took a one-time government amnesty available to approximately 4,000 Americans with secret Swiss bank accounts. Slate … Continue reading
Newt Gingrich Loves Medical Marijuana…in 1982
Newt Gingrich wrote a long letter to the American Medical Association in 1982, praising medical marijuana. A few years later, he offered up legislation guaranteeing the death penalty for anyone importing such a thing. The full letter, and the ridiculousness … Continue reading
General Strike Planned for May Day; Occupy Wakes Up
Did you know that Occupy has planned a general strike for May 1, to coincide with International Workers Day? The folks over at Salon have a rundown here, or you can head over to the Occupy site, here . The New … Continue reading
Click Here to ‘Like’ Your Privacy: Part 2
Is CISPA SOPA 2.0? We Explain the Cybersecurity Bill by Megha Rajagopalan ProPublica, April 26, 2012 Update (4/26): An earlier version of this story said a proposed amendment by Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., had helped gain support for CISPA. Schiff’s … Continue reading
CREEP Rises From the Dead, Joe Six-PAC in Hot Pursuit!
by Kim Barker, ProPublica, April 12, 2012 With 300-plus super PACs and counting, it would be easy to miss CREEP. But last Thursday, a new super PAC ingeniously named the Committee for the Re-Election of the President registered with … Continue reading
Click here to ‘Like’ your Privacy, Part 1
My technological wizardry is at Muggle level, but by cutting and pasting some Google code into the blog header, I can access Google Analytics. Here are 7 things I can learn about visitors to my website: 1) How many people have visited, … Continue reading
Stories I Almost Missed: Fukushima, San Onofre, SuperPACs
Some news stories that I stumbled across. I am not shocked that the mainstream media is missing these, but color me mildly disappointed. Fukushima Fukushima power plant is worse than anyone thought; and everyone thought it was really, really, really … Continue reading
Organic Economics
I have been waiting for a qualified economist to speak up. Maybe an analyst, or a tent-weary Occupier. I’ve been waiting for someone to offer a compelling idea for What’s Next. But it appears the experts, media, occupiers, unemployed & underemployed … Continue reading
