Day December 11, 2006

Pinochet. No cause to rejoice

From Craig Murray My father is a Chilean political refugee. He fled the country after the military coup in 1973. After years of half-stories too painful to recount fully, last night he finally put a figure on the losses he…

US #1 in prisoners

US now has both the largest prison population and the highest incarceration rate. “Why are so many people in prison? Blame mandatory sentencing laws and the record number of nonviolent drug offenders subject to them,” she said. In “Inmate is…

An optimal office building

The main structure [is] specifically aligned the sun through several rounds of micro-adjustment to the supporting pillars. The building produces all its own water by capturing rain, and makes use of an ultra-modern toilet system (see below) which composts waste…