The Worst of Left Forum 2010
I spent the past weekend filming and tabling at Left Forum in NYC. It was one of the largest Left Forum’s ever with over 700 speakers and a wide range of panels. As with any event like this the tough…
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.
Month March 2010
Secret Service says will confiscate cameras used to take photos of first family
I assume we will soon have to avert our eyes when the royal first family is near. The erosion of liberties in this country continues at an alarming rate. Perhaps the Secret Service General Counsel could point us to where…
Tea Partiers go anarchist?
Windows have been smashed at four Democratic offices around the country with a right-wing blogger calling for a “window war.” As with anarchists breaking windows at Starbucks, The Empire trembles fearfully in response. I hasten to add that many anarchists…
And for all those little piggies, life is getting worse
Huge UK hedge fund busted in insider trading raid. This could be at least as big as the Galleon case here. The fallout of this case will be severe for hedge funds both in the UK and across the…
Solar-powered oil fields and Bill Gates goes nuclear
740 KW of solar panels will power pumps and pipelines in Chevron’s massive Kern River oil field near Bakersfield while Bill Gates partners with Toshiba to build a hot-tub sized nuclear reactor that runs on depleted uranium.