Month December 2009

Far left train wreck continues in Britain

Mac Uaid details the ongoing SWP internal war that is mangling the far left in Britain at a time when it is already facing huge problems, concluding with: The left in Britain – even more than elsewhere – seems completely…

And you thought carbon offsets couldn’t get worse!

Optimum Population Trust will offset your carbon by paying them to persuade third world women not to have children. Oh, they aren’t accredited and have no system for verification. Gosh, sounds reliable to me. But the ethical implications are what’s…

Free wi-fi in the sky

I’m posting this from 35,000 ft. on Virgin America via free wi-fi from Google this holiday season. Thanks Google! The speed is quite acceptable too.

The Economist. 2010 could be year of social unrest

But poverty alone does not spark unrest—exaggerated income inequalities, poor governance, lack of social provision and ethnic tensions are all elements of the brew that foments unrest. As DJ, who posts here says (he’s lived in third world countries), if…