Random RecitalsWe've arranged a civilization in which most crucial elements profoundly depend on science and technology. We have also arranged things so that almost no one understands science and technology. This is a prescription for disaster. We might get away with it for awhile, but sooner or later this combustible mixture of ignorance and power is going to blow up in our faces. Carl Sagan Lively LinksLinks change randomly each time the cache is refreshed. |
Article by missy on November 14th, 2008 at 12:15 pm See, Ed, I was right: The real problem is on the demand side of the economy. Consumers won’t or can’t borrow because they’re at the end of their ropes. Their incomes are dropping (one of the most sobering statistics in Friday’s jobs report was the continued erosion of real median earnings), they’re deeply in debt, and they’re afraid of losing their jobs. Introductory [...]
Article by missy on November 5th, 2008 at 11:26 am I just heard on the radio that that DLC quisling Rahm Emanuel is Obama’s likely choice for Chief of Staff. Crap. While my opinion doesn’t mean squat, here’s my dream cabinet, which includes promoting FEMA back to cabinet level (and taking it out of Dept. of Homeland Security): Department of Agriculture: Senator Tom Harkin Department of Commerce: Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Oregon Department of [...]
Article by John on October 26th, 2008 at 8:00 am Video highlights: PRIORITIES Tax cut for 95% of working Americans End tax breaks for “outsourcers” Reduce health care costs Energy independence Better education FUNDING Stop $10 billion waste in Iraq Bailout oversight Bush/McCain tax cuts for top 2% expire Close [...]
Article by John on October 17th, 2008 at 10:00 am David Carrier for State Senate 17th Legislative District www.davidcarrier.org Hello supporters! We’re in the final stretch now- just over ten days to go- and the race is extremely close. Your help is needed now more than ever. In recent polls the 17th District vote is split 50/50 between Don Benton and myself, and between Governor Gregoire and her opponent Dino Rossi. That’s too [...]
Article by missy on October 15th, 2008 at 10:05 am I’d very much like to give him a piece of my mind. I was born on Long Island, just a few train stops from Hofstra University. If all you know of Long Island comes from F. Scott Fitzgerald (or Paris Hilton), that strip of expensive real estate may seem like a giant McMansion tract. But when I was born in Garden City in [...]
Article by missy on October 6th, 2008 at 12:15 pm Not the time when you want Phil Gramm’s puppet, Mr. Don’t Know Nuthin’ Bout No Economics, leading the charge. The last time I got a bonus at the end of the year was 1998. The economy in the U.S. was slowing down, but if you were in the export business, you were growing like mad. This time, the rest of the world is [...] | Local TV Connect with Facebook |
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