Well, since you asked, let’s start by boycotting their products and overturning Citizens United, the U.S. Supreme Court decision that enables them to buy our elections. From there, let’s get rid of the new tax scam, from which they will save a …
Koch Brothers Running Roughshod Over U.S. Democracy, But What Can We Do? Read More »
Here’s a quick memory test: Before the elections in November, 2016, what was the biggest threat to American democracy? It’s not that easy, is it?
As suggested in the graphic here, the answer is, in a word: corruption. In addition to universal healthcare, the same case could be made for anything else that people generally want that doesn’t directly serve corporate interests: renewable energy, quality …
There has been some interesting discussion on my recent post: Electric Vehicles and the Coming Disruption in the Oil Market, including some back-and-forth about the unhappy fate of General Motors’ concept electric vehicle “EV-1,” and the allegation that GM sabotaged …
Electric Vehicles and the Coming Disruption in the Oil Market–More Discussion Read More »
Bhutan (pictured here and below) was the first country in the world to appoint a minister of happiness and to measure gross domestic happiness. That’s kind of heart-warming, isn’t it?
Here’s an article called Monsanto Isn’t Feeding the World—It’s Killing Our Children, which, rightfully, has sparked a great deal of outrage on Facebook and elsewhere. An old friend writes: So many different kinds of people and groups protest this! Can’t …
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Someone asked me the other day if the on-again/off-again tax treatment that the solar and wind industries receive from Congress is hurting the forward progress of this sector. She was referring to reports like this one from Energy Matters, a …
U.S. Congress Bedevils Renewable Energy–Even When It’s Trying to Help Read More »
It appears that the first VW employee responsible for the emissions scandal, an engineer, James Robert Liang, is headed off to prison, after pleading guilty to one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States, commit wire fraud and violate …
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Through a bizarre and cruel coincidence, it’s the anniversary of the ratification of the 14th Amendment, which is one of the most important of all 27, insofar as it guarantees equal protection under the law for all citizens. I say …
The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution Is Important, Though Often Ignored Read More »
I just received an email that is so perfectly crafted I thought I’d publish it here in its entirety. The subject: Citizens United, the notorious U. S. Supreme Court decision of 2010 that enables corporations to spend as much as …
