Live blogging the Iran protest
Fires set, many shots fired at crowd. Chaos. I wonder, is all of Tehran like this? Andrew Sullivan Nico Pitney at HuffPo And of course, Twitter #iranelection
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Month June 2009
Jatropha fuel cuts off 60% emission from Air New Zealand flight
But the cost of growing and converting it is still steep.
Bank Failure Friday claims three more
Three more zombie banks were seized by FDIC Friday afternoon. That’s 35 so far this year vs. 25 for all of 2008.
For those about to protest, we salute you
[An Iranian in Tehran] is tidying affairs in preparation for dying Saturday at the hands of the Iranian security forces. Translation via Juan Cole: “I will participate in the demonstrations tomorrow. Maybe they will turn violent. Maybe I will be…
Iran opposition defies ayatollah, schedules protest tomorrow
Not just any protest, but a big, major protest. Will they be greeted by tanks? Mousavi circumvented regime efforts to block Internet access by announcing the rallies on his Facebook page in Farsi and in English Friday. “CRUCIAL Demonstration on…