UPDATE below Why am I not surprised?  When ‘skeptics’ conferences have such noted “climate scientists” as former astronauts as presenters, that should say it all.  But for those who still take the ‘skeptics’ as having a strong case, hopefully these findings will convince them. But probably not, since this is simply scientific evidence. There are…

The growing crisis in the Gulf of Mexico, caused by BP, coming on the heels of Massey Energy’s crimes in America’s coal fields  and our rape of Iraq bring us face to face with the question of whether we have become a pirate culture, existing by taking from the weaker and giving to the stronger,…

June 5 is World Environment Day.  A majority of the population cares about the environment, both here and internationally, but those with power do not, and keep us all in thrall to technologies and methods that make matters progressively worse.  There is not much we can do as individuals or members of smaller communities compared…

UPDATE: Reich responds. Today I read Theda Skocpol’s reply to Robert Reich’s argument that this is what Obama should do.  I have been one of those increasingly frustrated by Barack Obama’s not taking over operations from BP in the Gulf spill.   I think I may be mistaken.  Skocpol pointed out that it is Obama’s most malignant enemies who have been…

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