Posted in 9500 on March 31, 2008 | No Comments »
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Freshman Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, who recently voiced concerns about the rancorous tone of the Democratic primary, said she was forced to choose between two friends and picked Obama.
“Between Barack and a hard place, I chose Barack,” she told reporters in a conference call. “He’s able to dissolve the hard cynical edge that [...]
Posted in 9500 on March 29, 2008 | No Comments »
When press and corporations work together..Log base 2
On Monday, February 18, Adbusters lost its court battle against two of Canada’s television networks that refused to sell airtime for its commercials. Adbusters claimed the CBC and Canwest Global had violated its right to free speech under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms by refusing [...]
Posted in 9500 on March 28, 2008 | No Comments »
David bruck’s takes a look at Mccain speeches and sees some interesting developments. There are hints here that I like but they require very critical reflection.
The third McCain speech was delivered on Wednesday. It is as personal, nuanced and ambitious a speech as any made by a presidential candidate this year.
McCain noted that [...]
Posted in 9500 on March 28, 2008 | No Comments »
Some thoughts on an energy, climate change, technology and institutions.
The political, governmental, and corporate resistance to change is very powerful. The technical discussions on potential solutions are too separated from the political discussions. The basic assumption is that current political arrangements are capable of evolution. I tend to doubt it. So long as the story [...]
Posted in 9500 on March 26, 2008 | No Comments »
The military is a key part of the economy.
Sarkozy Says He Will Ask Brown to Cooperate on Dollar (Update2)Bloomberg - 36 minutes agoBy Francois de Beaupuy March 26 (Bloomberg) — French President Nicolas Sarkozy called for closer ties with the UK to keep the European economy competitive and sustain their defense industries.
That is, as [...]
Posted in 9500 on March 25, 2008 | No Comments »
The mood of the country is grim. Seems to me that happy or sad, we are avoiding the larger issues of climate, food, energy, health, jails and lack of justice, and - the most absent - governance. These can best be dealt with as a totality, as a system.
I have been re-reading Capitalism 3.0, free [...]
Posted in 9500 on March 24, 2008 | No Comments »
Corporations and technology are both simplification machines.
Tech has to pass far less rigorous tests for survival than those of biological evolution. For tech the criteria are much more narrow.
We can adapt a technology far more easily than we can limit it.
And
Political Memo
Obama’s Test: Can a Liberal Be a Unifier?
By ROBIN TONER 15 minutes ago
The [...]
Posted in 9500 on March 23, 2008 | No Comments »
Book of note Related to gardenworld
The life of the skies by Jonathon Rosan “What do we owe the natural world and why?”
And Their vilest Hour by Color Tobin: “The deliberate assault on civilization can never be justified.” abort Churchill’s bombing of Europe.
Background on markets
NYT.The Federal Reserve not only taken has action unprecedented since the Great [...]
Posted in 9500 on March 22, 2008 | No Comments »
Lack of history leaves leaders unable to understand that skewed wealth destroys republics. That lack of literature leaves leaders incapable of compassion for others.
Important book on climate.
THE GREAT WARMING
Climate Change and the Rise and Fall of Civilizations
By Brian Fagan Review by WILLIAM GRIMES
If you don¹t think climate change produces winners as [...]
Posted in 9500 on March 22, 2008 | No Comments »
Lack of history leaves leaders unable to understand that skewed wealth destroys republics. Lack of literature leaves leaders incapable of compassion for others. No Gibbon or Toynbee, no Dickens or Joyce. We do not have education.
