"This was the voice of moderation until 13 Sept, 2025"
by Jacob Davies Chicago, in 1948: (Via the Ebert Club; no link.) This video reminds me of driving through St Louis on the way back from Milwaukee. Unexpectedly, knowing nothing of what to expect, downtown St Louis was a spectacular metropolis rising out of an endless plain; the civic buildings rival the Parthenon, as if … Read more
by Eric Martin Yet another reminder of why stronger regulation of industry, and stiffer penalties for infractions, are required, and why industry self-regulation/de-regulation as championed by the GOP is such a spectacularly bad idea: Directed by supervisors, miners at Massey Energy’s Upper Big Branch Mine commonly disabled monitors that could detect methane gas before the explosion that killed … Read more
by Eric Martin Glenn Greenwald links to Britain's former chief intelligence official observing what was, really, the logical result of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan: Britain's support for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan radicalized many Muslims and triggered a big rise in terrorism plots that nearly overwhelmed the British security services, the former … Read more