National Disease
Tuesday, June 14th, 2011David Green faces the horror: “I Regret to Inform You that Your Country is Suffering from a Severe Case of Palinosis.”
Archive for the ‘Politics’ Category
Fossil Fools
Monday, May 30th, 2011Bill McKibben talks about trying to get ahead of the heat: “The Sky Really Is Falling.”
And here’s a short, excellent presentation of the parts-per-million challenge that we all face: “350 Science.”
Prophets’ Warnings
Monday, May 23rd, 2011A short followup on last week’s piece by Hedges: “Why Liberal Sellouts Attack Prophets Like Cornel West”
and
the darker prophet, Jimmy Kunstler, does some prognosticating of his own in: “Get Real.”
Capitalist Criminals
Saturday, May 21st, 2011Matt Taibbi does a good job explaining the games greedy people play: “The People vs. Goldman Sachs.”
An excerpt…
Goldman was like a car dealership that realized it had a whole lot full of cars with faulty brakes. Instead of announcing a recall, it surged ahead with a two-fold plan to make a fortune: first, by dumping the dangerous products on other people, and second, by taking out life insurance against the fools who bought the deadly cars.
Obama, Osama, Oshama
Monday, May 16th, 2011Excellent Chris Hedges interview with Brother Cornel West: “The Obama Deception.”
Also, a good meditation on irrationality from David Michael Green: “The Shame of Regressivism.”