Monthly Archives: April 2011

Richard Branson plans deep-ocean submarine dives

Posted on April 7, 2011 by admin

I love the idea of this new venture, but the paragraphs at the end that I have set in BOLD are the real reason I put this article here. -wizzard ——————————————— By NOAKI SCHWARTZ, Associated Press Noaki Schwartz, Associated Press … Continue reading →

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Pay Much Attention to the Insurers Behind Paul Ryan’s Curtain

Posted on April 7, 2011 by admin

Wendell Potter Former insurance company executive; author Democrats who think Paul Ryan and his Republican colleagues have foolishly wrapped their arms around the third rail of American politics by proposing to hand the Medicare program to private insurers will themselves … Continue reading →

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Paul Ryan’s Plan, the Coming Shutdown, and What’s Really at Stake

Posted on April 6, 2011 by admin

Robert Reich Fmr. Secretary of Labor; Professor at Berkeley; Author, Aftershock: ‘The Next Economy and America’s Future’ I was there in 1995 when the government closed because of a budget stalemate. I had to tell most of the Labor Department’s … Continue reading →

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Dying Empire

Posted on April 6, 2011 by admin

This is a sad tale for me. Empire, NV has been an important part of my summer experience for the past 14 years. I’m sad to see it die. ———– An idle plant, an empty town The gypsum quarry in … Continue reading →

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Of the 1%, by the 1%, for the 1%

Posted on April 5, 2011 by admin

Americans have been watching protests against oppressive regimes that concentrate massive wealth in the hands of an elite few. Yet in our own democracy, 1 percent of the people take nearly a quarter of the nation’s income—an inequality even the … Continue reading →

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Tremble the Devil

Posted on April 2, 2011 by admin

I found this note on Reddit and have been reading this excellent book online. I can’t recommend it enough to anyone wanting to learn about the origins of terrorism. ————————————— Left my DoD Counterterrorism Analysis job, took on $87,932 in … Continue reading →

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