Sunday, May 4, 2008 Millions for Bridge Collapse. Zero for Levee Failure
Unlike victims of the Minneapolis bridge collapse, who will split $38 million, victims of the New Orleans flood, a man-made disaster, had so little that the rest of us are encouraged to assess their losses as trivial.
Friday, January 11, 2008 Too Late for Justice?
Most people seem to be pretty much satisfied that the current president and vice-president have acted criminally, but the citizenry doesn't seem to be in a hurry to do anything about it. Some say that with just a year left in their term of office, it's too late for justice for these guys.
Friday, September 28, 2007 Undercurrents » Roll On, Columbia!
Bollinger's attack on Adhmadinejad should come as no surprise. He's a parasite whose first allegiance is to the privileged imperial aristocrats who feed him. You can be sure he kissed all manner of butt to get where he is, and he did what lackeys always do: subordinated principle to the will of his masters.
Sunday, September 23, 2007 Northeast Impeachment Coalition » Ex-Dems, Sign Up Here
Proponents of government of the people and by the peoplethe lower-case democrats that elected this Congressare now instructed by the Democratic party to wait for peace. Wait for the restoration of the rule 0f law. Wait for accountability. The people are not disposed to wait.
Saturday, September 1, 2007 Disinformers Dissect Warner Carcass
John Warner's retirement is worth about five minutes' discussion. Instead we get ten minutes of undisguised electoral speculation.
Friday, August 3, 2007 Self-Terrorism | The Daily Scare (1 comments)
Who needs terrorists when people are scared to drive over a bridge? Somebody spent the money that should have been allocated for maintenance on bullets and bombs. "Never again," our leaders like to say whenever this sort of thing happens, which is regularly.
Saturday, July 21, 2007 Curbside Resource Is Ripe for Exploitation
Waste is a terrible thing to mine, but it's a resource that we discard at our peril. The mound in the North Meadow, affectionately known as Mount Garbage, will reach maximum volume in the foreseeable future, and then we'll have to pay to ship our trash elsewhere.
Thursday, July 12, 2007 Busy Season Ahead for Hangmen? (6 comments)
A high-ranking public official was put to death by the Chinese government earlier this week, convicted of taking bribes to allow the sale of an unsafe drug. One death-penalty opponent finds capital punishment for malfeasance a challenge to principle.
Monday, July 9, 2007 Sir! Kiss My Ass,Sir!
Courage in the face of an armed enemy is laudable. Courage in the face of malfeasant authority is heroic. These six and the others in their proud company showed courage in principled resistance, and a day will come when we'll calculate the value of their sacrifice in lives spared and blood not shed
