Three Cups of T. Friedman
Reading Time: 6 minutes If we care about Greg Mortenson’s credibility, do we also care about the credibility of those who sold us on Mortenson—and the military agenda behind him?
This Just in: The Big Crooks Are in Jail! (er, in Egypt)
Reading Time: 3 minutes The leadership in Egypt is in jail, and bravo, says our Paper of Record. Meanwhile, back home, our counterpart establishment is doing just fine, thanks.
George Carlin on “The American Dream”: A Few Dirty Words and A Whole Lot of Sense
Reading Time: 3 minutes If George Carlin were still with us, we’d have recruited him for the WhoWhatWhy advisory board. He had a certain clarity about the world that is sadly lacking. Accept no substitute….
Meet the Nuclear Gypsies
Reading Time: 6 minutes More on the miserable truth about those nuclear plant workers in Japan.
Take The Quiz: Who Pays More Taxes—GE or NYT?
Reading Time: 5 minutes GE is spitting mad at the New York Times for reporting that it paid no taxes last year. Let’s let these two corporations go to the mat in a tax matchup.
Getting Real on Budgets—and Who Won’t Budge
Reading Time: 4 minutes Now’s the time to shake off the slumber and look—gasp—look at who’s really benefitting from the shutdown threat.
Japan Nukes: Finally—What About The Workers?
Reading Time: 3 minutes Now that we know all about the threats to capital, and to the rest of us, we find out something about the workers at the plant.
WORTH READING: I Spy A Muslim, Death Row Dogs, Freedom from Taxes?
Reading Time: 2 minutes Local police taught to fear Muslims; a death not fit for a dog; countdown to (false?) tax freedom?
Here’s an Energy Boost: 100 PERCENT RENEWABLES
Reading Time: 4 minutes Depressed because fracking/nuclear/coal are nasty and ruinous? What you need is an infusion of fresh energy. Try these ideas out….
Should “Frack” Be A Curse Word? A Look At the Hottest New Energy “Solution”
Reading Time: 3 minutes Is hydro-fracking a nuclear meltdown for the water supply? This environmental journalist says so.