Month April 2007

IMF: US ethanol “problematic”

The International Monetary Fund says increased use of cropland in the US to grow fuelstock for ethanol is already increasing the price of corn and other food and that, long-term, this is not sustainable. AltEnergyStocks notes: The main reasons for…

On Imus

I remember a time when black people couldn’t say “I’d like to vote, please.” Now, white people can’t say “nappy-headed hos.” You’ll survive. Eugene Robinson in the Washington Post.

The new bankruptcy laws

I’d heard the new bankruptcy laws were onerous. Maxed Out, which I’m reading, details just how hideous they are. If your income is at or above the median income for your state, you are assumed to be defrauding your creditors…