"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Governors of New England states are seriously concerned about heating oil prices, which have doubled in a year, saying some low income households may have to choose between food or heat. They want more federal subsidies (which only helped poor…
John Robb argues that wealth distribution (to both poor and rich), corporations focused on maximizing profit above all else, and a financial system filled with bubbles and scams have effectively killed the US middle class as a driver of prosperity…
The Freeway Blogger diversifies. (You can download a PDF of the graphic from his blog.) In his email to me, he said “this one’s a bit severe, but it needed to be said”. It generated quite a few comments. Some…
CleanTechnica thinks so, detailing how Pickens’ planned mega-wind farm and Ogallala water rights could be used, at least in part, to power nuclear plants in Texas Panhandle. Thus he would have steady nuclear power and intermittent wind power traveling on…
If speculation was mostly responsible for the rise in oil prices, then massive intervention by a central bank shorting oil should be enough to drive prices down. But this hasn’t happened. So, either they don’t want to intervene (doubtful) or…