The Fount of Useless Information
Your place for useless information that just might possibly be interesting.
Too bad there is no chance in hell of it being implemented…
How To Fix The Economy… In One Simple Chart
http://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-fix-the-economy-in-one-simple-chart-2012-8
This is a fairly short document (and has lots of graphs), I so strongly encourage my reader(s) to …
The Panic Over Fukushima
Japan’s nuclear accident was a great human tragedy, but its long-term health effects have been exaggerated—and the virtues of nuclear power remain.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444772404577589270444059332.html
I have trouble explaining this topic to friends and family, I post this …
Impunity at Home, Rendition Abroad
How two administrations and both parties made illegality the American way of life.
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/08/impunity-rendition-abroad-torture-bush-obama
Proof, as if it were needed to any discerning reader, that Obama is evil AND his evil is recognized by liberals …
The sham “terrorism expert” industry
A highly ideological, jingoistic clique masquerades as objective scholars, all to justify US militarism
http://www.salon.com/2012/08/15/the_sham_terrorism_expert_industry/
Because this is a long post and I suspect many of my reader(s) won’t take the time to go through …
The Veil of Opulence
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/08/12/the-veil-of-opulence/
A very interesting article, one I am quite glad I came across. While I continue to have fantasies that I can claw my way into the top ranks of the wealthy, having spent time homeless …
Unrestrained savagery
In Yemen, Al Qaeda bombs a funeral of someone it killed days earlier. How can Terrorist monsters do this?
http://www.salon.com/2012/08/07/unrestrained_savagery/
Glenn is such a far out voice in the wilderness. Shouting in a vacuum all the time surely …
GOP insider: Religion destroyed my party
A veteran Republican says the religious right has taken over, and turned his party into anti-intellectual nuts
http://www.salon.com/2012/08/05/republicans_slouching_toward_theocracy/
Will the pendulum swing back? _Can_ the pendulum swing back?
The author makes some very plausible …
How Bias Heats Up the Warming Debate
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444405804577558973445002552.html
Yes, it is the WSJ and yes it can be easily interpreted as ‘anti-global warming’, but I think the article has a great deal to offer. As I have lamented many times …
Chris Hayes on elite failure
Why don’t American oligarchs fear the consequences of their corruption, and how can that be changed?
http://www.salon.com/2012/08/01/chris_hayes_on_elite_failure/
It is a bit repetitive to bring up the police state again so soon, but this is another …
Plutocratic vistas: America’s crisis of democracy
Is the present American national legislature an “exact transcript of the whole society”?
http://www.salon.com/2012/07/30/plutocratic_vistas_salpart/
This is really interesting in its historical perspective. I talked earlier about the elite ‘conspiracy’ to rule the world, some …