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Marc Cooper says, if bloggers ran the world, they would crowd out deeply important news like Helium Boy in the Balloon and replace it with boring stuff instead. God knows what they would do. Maybe something totally trivial like doing two hours live on national TV following a random uninsured American as he or she [...] Solar Decathlon. Solar Gable home entry More from the University of Illinois Gable Home site and Jetson Greene. This is one entry in the Solar Decathlon on the National Mall, sponsored by the Depatment of Energy. All homes generate at least 90% of their own power and are super ultra green. [...] John Russo of the Center for Working-Class Studies details how populism increasingly is cutting across class and political boundaries. But the left hasn’t realized that yet and liberals too often side with corporatists while failing to realize that the Glenn Becks of the world have followings because they are tapping into quite real populist [...] Starting in July, all Finnish citizens must have at least 1 Mbps connection, and the government wants to make that 100 Mbps by 2015. “We think it’s something you cannot live without in modern society. Like banking services or water or electricity, you need Internet connection” a government official said. [...] Here’s how to do a reality check: are the hips about as wide as the shoulders? If not — photoshop. I believe it was Ralph Lauren who, when asked why he didn’t design clothes for size 14, said, “I’m not an upholsterer.” (Daniel lives in Puerto Rico) Don’t have a lot of time right now but I’ve been following a major protest strike that is taking place in Puerto Rico right now. Here is an article explaining the reason behind the strike. The government even threatened to use the PATRIOT Act against protest organizers. Fortunately Eric Holder [...] The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c [...] Stanford is awaiting trial and has not been convicted. Yet he was in a holding cell with eight others with no air conditioning in 100 degree heat for months, then got mauled in a fight, is in solitary now, and a few days ago was staring blankly and spitting blood into a cup while [...] In 1892, the Populists’ People’s Party ran James Baird Weaver as their Presidential candidate. That same year, Weaver published “A Call to Action,” which offered a cogent indictment of the rise of the Corporate State in place of the recently dismantled Slave State in America. That’s a crucial point. Slavery, and the economic system [...] Brilliant, isn’t it? taking what some would consider a tear-down and instead transforming it into something useful and beautiful. Twisted Sifter has more, plus many photos. |  | ||||
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