Bryan Scripsick died in a suicide bombing in Anbar province on September 6, 2007. He was just three weeks shy of returning home. Since then, … Father Remembers His Son Killed in IraqRead more
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Where is this “new reactor renaissance” coming from?
There has been no deep, thoughtful re-making or re-evaluation of atomic technology. No solution to the nuke waste problem. No making reactors economically sound. No … Where is this “new reactor renaissance” coming from?Read more
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American war zone contractors fighting a new war in America
The bailed-out insurance giant AIG has come under intense criticism for handing out hundreds of millions of dollars in bonuses to top executives and billions … American war zone contractors fighting a new war in AmericaRead more
Posted inIraq / Media / USA Empire
David Barstow got a Pulitzer, but cable channels did not see that
New York Times reporter David Barstow recently won the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting for exposing how dozens of retired generals working as radio … David Barstow got a Pulitzer, but cable channels did not see thatRead more
Posted inOil / USA Empire
Drilling in the Arctic? Yes We Can…
The joke going round Europe is that the only reason that President Obama won the Nobel Peace prize is that he is not President Bush. … Drilling in the Arctic? Yes We Can…Read more
Posted inBicycle / Transportation / USA Empire
A cargo bike in Portland
A locally built cargo bike that holds two kegs below an inlaid wood bar. A rear rack is built to hold a stack of pizzas; … A cargo bike in PortlandRead more
Posted inMassacre / Social / USA Empire
Kent State University massacre
Thirty-nine years ago this week, National Guardsmen opened fire on hundreds of unarmed students at an antiwar rally at Kent State University in Ohio, killing … Kent State University massacreRead more
Posted inCartoon / Media / USA Empire
What US Chamber of Commerce says
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Billions for 20th Century’s Most Expensive Technological Failure
As Vermont seethes with radioactive contamination and the Democratic Party crumbles, Barack Obama has plunged into the atomic abyss. In the face of fierce green … Billions for 20th Century’s Most Expensive Technological FailureRead more
Posted inEconomics / Financial crisis / USA Empire
What crisis? Get out of our way. We don’t want any more of your money
The tax changes are the latest in a series of proposals billed by the Obama administration as a dramatic overhaul of the deregulated financial system … What crisis? Get out of our way. We don’t want any more of your moneyRead more