HR676: We Want Health Justice

Health care and health justice rap by Lonnie Ray Atkinson who says “This song is under the Creative Commons License: Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0. You are free to download this song and share it with as many people as you like (please respect and include attributions). I don’t want any payment for its use. I just want [...]

European Central Bank. Greece must suffer so bondholders prosper

There will be no restructuring of Greece debt because that might hurt the banksters. Goodness, we can’t have that, better that an entire country be impoverished instead.

“‘A Greek debt restructuring is not the appropriate way forward — it would create a catastrophe’ because it would damage the banking system” said ECB Executive Board member Juergen [...]

Maid DSK may have raped lives in apartment for adults with AIDS

Zero Hedge reports on this startling development and as always, has wondrous comments. Like this one.

Setup or not, the man deserves it. Live by the diseased, bloated system, die by the diseased bloated system.

This morning, I am questioning my atheism.

Republican upsets Debra Bowen in CA-36, will face Hahn

A conservative Republican running in the heavily Democratic CA-36 Congressional District has apparently upset Secretary of State Debra Bowen by 206 votes. California now has a system where the top two regardless of party run in the general election if no candidate gets over 50% in the primary. Bowen and LA City Council member Janice [...]

One-Third of a Nation

One-Third of a Nation is a play by Arthur Arent; or more correctly a living newspaper created in 1938 by the Federal Theater Project. I’ve had the good fortune of seeing this play twice in recent weeks at the Metropolitan Playhouse in New York City. It’s been a very healthy reminder in how we [...]

Lighting systems getting smart and wireless

Sensors attached to CFL and LED lighting can now communicate and be controlled via 6LoWPAN wireless mesh networks. Not only can, say, a large office building turn lights on and off remotely, the sensors can also improve the quality of the light.

Earth2Tech has more.

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LED replacement for 75-Watt Bulb from Philips

Their new 17 watt LED bulb uses less power and lasts far longer than incandescents or CFLs. Plus, it looks like and can fit anywhere an incandescent does.

Why we desperately need a smart electrical grid

The Bonneville Power Administration may be forced to tell wind farms to shut down because high water levels are creating more hydro power than the grid can handle. Extra wind power would just make things worse. So wind farms may have to shut down.

If we had a smart grid that could store energy [...]

Ruling class whines, we are just like you!

In a recent article for the Economist Will Wilkinson makes an unintentionally solid case for the idea that “Getting a College Education is just a Scam.” His article, “The Road to Plutocracy,” explores the idea that

the mighty top 10%, or top 1%, or whatever insidious sliver of the income distribution is thought to [...]

Schwarzenegger: “I Am the Sperminator”

According to Mr. Schwarzenegger, today’s shocking revelation could end his political career, but he added, “On the plus side, I am now qualified to run the IMF.”