Monthly Archives: February 2011

http://blog.shunya.net/shunyas_blog/2011/02/plutocracy-now.html

http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2011/feb/26/alfred-russel-wallace-hero-tim-flannery

Why America’s unions are not working any more By Christopher Caldwell Published: February 25 2011 22:34 | Last updated: February 25 2011 22:34 During the holiday break this winter, a woman in my neighbourhood was at the supermarket with her … Continue reading →

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/25/opinion/25krugman.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/21/opinion/21krugman.html?_r=1&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss#

It wasn’t the smartest thing for Mr. Ryan to say, since he probably didn’t mean to compare Mr. Walker, a fellow Republican, to Hosni Mubarak. Or maybe he did — after all, quite a few prominent conservatives, including Glenn Beck, … Continue reading →

via alternet.org

http://media.mtvnservices.com/mgid:cms:item:comedycentral.com:375429 via salon.com

http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-bacevich-war-20110220,0,1400493.story#

Feb 25, 1870: African American congressman sworn in   .article-header Previous Day February 25 Calendar Next Day .date-nav Hiram Rhoades Revels, a Republican from Natchez, Mississippi, is sworn into the U.S. Senate, becoming the first African American ever to sit … Continue reading →