"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
The Oil Drum explains why, in one of their long, well-researched and thought-out posts, hos the US electrical grid came to be in such precarious shape. Their sombre conclusion. I am having a very difficult time seeing how this can…
The WSJ thinks so. Calculated Risk isn’t so sure. It does appear that prices in hard-hit areas have dropped enough that long-term investors and vultures are starting to buy. So, that might imply a bottom is forming. We shall see.
Britain has spent billions installing spy cameras in an Orwellian attempt to monitor the population and presumable reduce crime. However, the spy cams have had virtually no effect on stopping crime.
Celcias details how “free trade” and onerous terms forced by banks upon Third World countries directly cause food prices to rise. Recipients of IMF and World Bank loans must open their borders to the influx of highly subsidised agricultural produce…
Ed Sanders explains how the Fugs ran into censorship problems from mass media and police problems when they started doing music (but were never hassled when just doing poetry prior to that.) This from about ’65 or so. Somethings never…