Newshoggers has a fine, if depressing, introduction to Chris Hedges and his new book, Death of the Liberal Class. It’s depressing in that there seemingly is little reason to hope for change. But in reality, many socities througout history have been through far more repressive times, only to rise up in their various ways [...]
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PlanetSolar The TÛRANOR PlanetSolar plans to travel across the oceans using solar power only. This is a milestone in the progress of solar mobility,” its owner, the German entrepreneur Immo Ströher, said in a statement. “It is my vision to see solar power take its rightful place – not only on rooftops, but [...] The Amtrak Heartland Flyer has been fueled entirely with B20 (20% biodiesel and 80% regular diesel) since April, pulling big loads between Oklahoma City and Fort Worth. Not only has it shown that biodiesel works just fine in stenuous real-life situations, it has also been honored as an innovator by Time in their 50 [...] Randy Cunningham, who tried to play hide-the-money with real estate, says from prison “I didn’t know jack weenie about what people were going through in here” and that real reform is needed. I agree. Our prisons do need reform. And once Wall Street investment bankers and hedge fund traders start going to prison (the [...] During this upcoming Thanksgiving travel time (I’m flying too) it’s important to realize that TSA agents at the gate probably have zero leeway in what they can do. Screaming at them when the problem is the policies of TSA is like howling at the customer service rep at the phone company when they screwed up [...] This morning, the Obama Administration issued a regulation implementing a provision of the Affordable Care Act that will require insurance companies to spend at least 80 to 85 percent of premium dollars on medical care and health care quality improvement, rather than on administrative costs, starting in 2011. If they don’t, the insurance companies will [...] California Fiscal Outlook. LAO Like a heroin addict needing one last fix, California wants to stop. But, just one more injection of that sweet bond income and then tomorrow it’ll get its financial house in order, really, that’s a promise. California has huge debt and obligations it cannot possibly meet, and default is inevitable, [...] Steve Herman of VOA in Korea is tweeting it. It can be assembled in about 30 minutes, is weather proof, and scalable. My friend John Wight at Socialist Unity supports the campaign to make “Liar Liar” by Captain SKA the number one Xmas song in Britain, rather than Bowie’s “Heroes” which is being used for pro-Afghanistan war propaganda. |  | ||||
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