Month October 2008

Karl Marx: Told you so

Leftclickblog has thoughtfully presented a series of video lectures on Marxism for those who now think Marx may have had a few serious clues after all. The Marxist concept of “fictitious capital” suddenly has extraordinary relevance, doesn’t it? Fictitious capital…

Joe the Plumber strikes gold

Another Joe the Plumber was deluged with phone calls and emails after Obama and McCain repeatedly mentioned a Joe the Plumber last night during the debate. This one has been offered “hundreds of thousands” for his joetheplumber.com domain name. Take…

The greening of trains

CSX, a major train company with 21,000 miles of tracks, is quietly and rapidly greening their entire operation. Tracks get lubed with a soy-baed substance now, not oil. Their engines are smarter and use much less fuel than standard diesels.…