Let Them Eat Baklava: Food Prices and the Arab Spring
Here’s an exploration of an aspect of Arab Spring that hasn’t been properly discussed: Whether skyrocketing food prices underlie the public’s anger that led to the spate of uprisings.
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WhoWhatWhy editor Russ Baker interviewed on KSFR (Audio)
WhoWhatWhy editor Russ Baker interviewed on KSFR, Santa Fe, New Mexico, in anticipation of his August 27 appearance in town. Listen to Audio Mp3
Worth Watching: Christine Flees, the Mean Side of Capitalism, and a Preschool Preacher
Here are a few videos to get you scratching your head, if not other parts of your body.
Taking Robert Wolf on Vacation – That Takes Balls!
Robert Wolf and his bank are extreme examples of the gaming of the system at the expense of the rest of us. Despite the bad signals it sends, President Obama has golfed with Wolf on his two previous Martha’s Vineyard vacations. Will he go for three?
Doubts On “Official Story” of Bin Laden Killing
Was The New Yorker’s gripping moment-by-moment account of the Abbottabad operation that killed Osama bin Laden great journalism—or the ultimate spin job?
Tea Party Types say: Next Overboard, Lifeguards!
The “let’s-vilify-government-any-way-we-can” crowd goes after lifeguard compensation. Even the lifesavers aren’t safe from the madness.
Oldies/Favorites for Summertime: George Carlin on “The American Dream”
Sometimes, to get a really clear perspective on things, we need to turn to a comedian. Unfortunately, we can’t get updates from the dear, departed George Carlin. But a lot of his work comes off as if it were written yesterday. Such it is with this 2005 routine…
Mr. “Climate Hysteria” a Bit of a Hype Himself?
Do we listen to “Lord Monckton” on climate change because he knows what he’s talking about, or because of his title? And what’s that title about, anyway?
Russ Baker Interview, SiriusXM Radio, with Judith Regan, July 20, 2011
Host Judith Regan, who worked for Rupert Murdoch, gets Russ’s assessment of her former boss.
The NY Times’ Ostrich Act on JFK Assassination Getting Old
The New York Times is back with its latest installment in the cover-up of the Kennedy Assassination.
What Rupert Murdoch Means For You Personally
Once you get past the shockers of the hacking scandal….it gets worse. Here’s the big picture on how Murdoch’s methods impact the world—Murdoch’s 12 mortal sins.
Feeling Adventurous?
This rock climbing video (yes, you read that right) may make you a bit queasy, but it’s astonishing—and inspiring