Books can be great in several ways.  Some encapsulate the spirit of their time.  Some grow in profundity, as the reader returns to them again and again, marveling at how much the author is saying that had been missed in earlier encounters.  Some make break-throughs in established fields of knowledge.  And some, a very few,…

As the evidence accumulates of criminal negligence, along with obvious abuses of power, obsessive dishonesty, http://theweek.com/article/index/205197/bps-incredibly-amateur-photoshop-scandal and even intervening in terrorist issues to sacrifice justice in order to make money it becomes increasingly clear that BP should be put to death.   And a great many of their executives, starting with Tony Hayward, should be wearing jumpsuit…

Here is an interesting article in Science Daily on the agricultural and ecological superiority of organic farming methods over industrial agriculture.

Every American – every human being — should listen to this woman.  Listen closely – she has a Louisiana accent unlike the paid liars in most of the mainstream media so we northerners need to listen closely.  It’s worth it.  Here is some text but her speech is where it’s at.  Glibertarians and other corporate apologists…

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