Guardian: US plan to attack Iran at “advanced stage”
“It is absolutely parallel. They’re using the same dance steps – demonise the bad guys, the pretext of diplomacy, keep out of negotiations, use proxies. It is Iraq redux”
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Day February 10, 2007
I am NOT the father of Anna Nicole Smith’s baby
Just wanted to make that clear… (That the baby could conceivably be heir to a huge fortune is something only the cynical would say explains the increasing number of men stepping forward to claim paternity.)
Peak oil and global warming
James Kunstler, who writes and speaks on the coming environmental, oil and economic crunch, has a central thesis. Oil is running out, and the coming scarcity will have profound effects on all parts of society and business. One example from…
Wobblies successful in organizing Starbucks
This past Fall after protracted pressure from the IWW, Starbucks issued yet another nationwide wage increase. While the combination of precarious hours and a still-low wage leaves many baristas in poverty, it’s gratifying that more money is ending up in…
Stretch Hummer
There’s a wedding going on across the street. The bride and groom arrived in a stretch Hummer. While marriages are always a festive, happy time, I’m guessing a world focused on ending global warming may need to re-think the concept…