Archive for December, 2011

Richard Wolff in Berkeley 12 January 2012 @ 7:30 P.M.

Filed under: Events — by Joyce Cole 12/30/2011 @ 4:17:05 PM

 
KPFA Radio 94.1FM presents
An Evening with Richard Wolff
“The Problem is Capitalism. The Solution is Democracy at Work.”   
 Hosted by Brian Edwards-Tiekert

Thursday, January 12, 2012 – 7:30 P.M.

First Congregational Church of … [Keep reading >>]

Richard Wolff in Berkeley, 12 January 2012 @ 7:30 P.M. First Congregational Church of Berkeley

 
KPFA Radio 94.1FM presents
An Evening with Richard Wolff
“The Problem is Capitalism. The Solution is Democracy at Work.”   
 Hosted by Brian Edwards-Tiekert

Thursday, January 12, 2012 – 7:30 P.M.

First Congregational Church of … [Keep reading >>]

In The Garden of Beasts — a Review

Filed under: Books | War — by Will Kirkland 12/29/2011 @ 4:18:32 PM
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All who have read about, and certainly those who experienced, World War II and Germany’s becoming the vicious murderer of its own people, the invader of bordering countries and a … [Keep reading >>]

Business Still Rides the Ponies in Sacramento

Filed under: California | Economy | Labor / Unions — by Will Kirkland 12/26/2011 @ 9:15:27 PM
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From SF Chronicle

 
Business interests were the top bill-killers inside California’s Capitol during Gov. Jerry Brown’s first year back in office, as concerns about the state’s weak economy cut into labor’s … [Keep reading >>]

Iraq Review…

Filed under: Humor | Iraq | Middle East — by Will Kirkland 12/26/2011 @ 8:58:03 PM
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Hope you’ve been following Doonesbury this last week or so….
… [Keep reading >>]

Have Some Mercury With that Vote

Filed under: Environment — by Will Kirkland 12/26/2011 @ 7:59:31 PM
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Krugman on the GOP trying to kill a great EPA ruling:

 
These rules [Environmental Protection Agency standards on mercury and air toxics for power plants]  are long overdue: we were supposed … [Keep reading >>]

Public Act #4 and Democracy Bye Bye

Filed under: Democracy | Economy — by Will Kirkland 12/26/2011 @ 7:25:31 PM
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Benton Harbor Michigan is the poorest city in state hammered from every direction. From a population of 20,000 it is now down to about 10,000.  The per capita income is … [Keep reading >>]

Mr. Paul and His Ugly Supporters

Filed under: Republicans — by Will Kirkland 12/26/2011 @ 1:47:51 PM
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For any who are intrigued by Ron Paul’s anti-war stance in Iraq and Afghanistan, his let ‘em alone ideas on drugs, his bucolic views on the paradise being prevented by … [Keep reading >>]

Adaptive Authoritarianism…

Filed under: Asia | Citizen Action — by Will Kirkland 12/26/2011 @ 7:05:35 AM
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Interesting blog post at New York Review of Books by Ian Johnson, on the recent Wukan resistance of Beijing rule.  I’ve been following events from afar, with interest.  What series … [Keep reading >>]

In A Year of Extremes…

Filed under: Climate Change | Environment — by Will Kirkland 12/25/2011 @ 12:44:50 PM
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Extreme weather, extreme views make life dangerous in dozens of ways. In the UFB column [Unfucking Believeable] comes this:
This year, when the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration tried to push … [Keep reading >>]

Invasion Over: Trauma Not

Filed under: Middle East | War — by Will Kirkland 12/24/2011 @ 12:29:47 PM
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 Christopher de Bellaigue in the New York Review of Books reminds us of the truth of the now ended invasion of Iraq:
The world has changed a great deal since the US … [Keep reading >>]

GOP Monetary Madness and Ron Paul

Filed under: Economy — by Will Kirkland 12/21/2011 @ 11:21:27 PM
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I seem to have forgotten to post Krugman’s December 16 column called GOP Monetary Madness.  But since a missing friend appeared out of the internet thickets the other day, and … [Keep reading >>]

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