Random RecitalsWe've arranged a civilization in which most crucial elements profoundly depend on science and technology. We have also arranged things so that almost no one understands science and technology. This is a prescription for disaster. We might get away with it for awhile, but sooner or later this combustible mixture of ignorance and power is going to blow up in our faces. Carl Sagan Lively LinksLinks change randomly each time the cache is refreshed. |
Article by John on September 25th, 2009 at 7:44 am click to enlarge Letter to the Editor: America Sinking into Socialist Abyss Having traveled in socialist and communist countries, I believe I recognize both clearly. The American government and the individual citizens have lived on money that exists only on paper, with nothing of value backing that paper. In the entire world, only $60 trillion exists, and our country’s obligations are already in [...]
Article by admin on September 11th, 2009 at 1:15 pm Here is the full length webcast (wmv). Archived for two weeks following the event. Greencastle, Ind. — Two heavyweights on the national political scene — Howard Dean, who recently completed a four-year term as chairman of the Democratic National Committee, and Karl Rove, the former chief political adviser to President George W. Bush — are coming to DePauw University on Friday, September 11. [...]
Article by John on September 10th, 2009 at 8:20 am The possibility of David Hedrick, spokesman for the angry Town Hall mob locally, running against Brian Baird in the next election cycle is intriguing. Since there are already two other possible Republican contenders, it means there would be 3 R candidates running in the primary. If another Democrat enters the race and challenges Baird, that would mean the republican vote would be chopped into [...]
Article by John on August 11th, 2009 at 9:41 am After all the flip flops and disappointments that are piling up around the President, his recent deal with the pharmaceutical companies is a hard pill to swallow. Here is a 53 minute film about these scumbag companies. Cenk Uygur reminds us that President Obama might be right with regard to his drug company deal. But if [...]
Article by missy on July 9th, 2009 at 11:03 am Via Think Progress: Even if Pew’s March numbers still hold, and only 27% of U.S. voters self-identify as “Republican,” that’s 19.44% of Americans that are at least “somewhat likely” to vote for the Shilla from Wasilla if she somehow manages to claw her way to the top of the GOP ticket – and this is after last Friday’s teevee quit-o-rama. I [...]
Article by admin on July 1st, 2009 at 6:44 pm Opinion commentary by Craig Salins, July 1, 2009 In political organizing, as in traveling or hiking, it’s always useful to have a compass, and a sense of what’s around the bend – the immediate future. Accordingly, what can we expect by this fall, re: health care reform legislation in Congress? Why is this conjecture relevant? Because it can help to guide what we [...]
Article by John on June 22nd, 2009 at 5:16 pm to or about us, that is. Why is it that you have to turn on a comedienne these days to hear advocacy for progressive values that the majority of Americans want. As Maher says: Cutting the Military Budget Gun Control Gay Marriage Higher Taxes on the Rich Universal Health Care Legalizing Pot Steep, Direct Taxing of Polluters. These aren’t radical ideas. [...] | Local TV Connect with Facebook |
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