The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Emphasis added by Penguin. Stephen S. Roach 2011-05-27 Ten Reasons Why China is Different–PLUS-CHINESE LEADERSHIP UNDERSTANDS THAT IF IT DOES NOT SERVE THE INTERESTS OF MASSES IT WILL GO DOWN. NEW HAVEN – The China doubters are back in force. They seem to come in waves – every few years, or so. Yet, year in …
Gil Scot Heron, 1949-2011: “The revolution will be live.” by jonl In my years of drinking beer and talking trash with the late Bill Morton, he seldom wrote letters to me though I wrote many to him. The one letter I did receive was a handwritten transcription of “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised” by …
ROLLING UPDATE from Beginning of Crisis SHORT URL: http://tinyurl.com/PBI-Japan-Update 16 May 2011 ALL: Study: Seaports unready for climate change CANADA: Climate change threatens arctic coastlines CHINA: China’s Nuclear Arsenal: Status and Evolution EUROPE-SPAIN: Spanish Quake Jolts European Nuclear Debate GERMANY-JAPAN-USA: Nuclear Nations Turn To Natural Gas And Renewables INDIA: Manmohan Singh takes stock of country’s …
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Colin Firth, Helen Bonham Carter, Tom Hooper Riveting–Great Actors, Great (Real) Settings, An Absorbing Delight May 6, 2011 There are other summary reviews, so this is primarily a marker to add this DVD to the other 125 that I recommend for smart people looking for only the very best. Phenomenal and heart-warming. Here are ten …
My friend Jeff Madrick, and old fashioned liberal democrat in the best sense of the term, has penned a pithy analysis of the anti-empirical madness now dominating the contemporary American political economy. Jeff concludes that the Right ignores its track record, particularly regarding the clear economic effects of tax cuts, and is rarely challenged on …
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Welcome to the Azimuth Project! The Azimuth Project is an international collaboration to create a focal point for scientists and engineers interested in saving the planet. Our goal is to make clearly presented, accurate information on the relevant issues easy to find, and to help people work together on our common problems. Saving the planet …
In Oakland, A Creative Strategy for Financing the City’s Solar Roofs Using a new “crowdfunding” program called Solar Mosaic, the city is selling solar tiles to locals for $100 a pop and installing them on public buildings By Maria Gallucci, SolveClimate News Apr 22, 2011 The city of Oakland, Calif., is getting its residents to …
