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 December 20, 2008
UFJP leadership pretends to oppose the war
Monthly Review details the latest UFJP national conference where they spent inordinate amounts of time discussing procedural issues (always a sign of an organization in decline or crisis) then sort of voted to sort of oppose the Iraq War without,…
First London Coffee House. 1652
Coffee houses were important places of business. Insurance giant Lloyd’s of London grew out out of a coffee house where sea captains met.
White vigilantes in aftermath of Katrina
From an exclusive by The Nation Immediately after the storm, the media portrayed African-Americans as looters and thugs–Mayor Ray Nagin, for example, told Oprah Winfrey that “hundreds of gang members” were marauding through the Superdome. Now it’s clear that some…
Roman Wall. London
This wall was originally built by the Romans in about 200 AD and added onto in Medieval times. They go to huge efforts to save and preserve historical sites.