In a reversal of the old adage “dance with the one who brought ya,” outgoing British prime minister Tony Blair is taking shots at the press, calling it “a feral beast” — […]
Tony Blair whacks the press; the press whacks back: Chill, dudes
Say it softly, the Middle East is a wee bit unstable …
The two Palestinian enclaves of the West Bank and Gaza Strip are now two separate countries. Hamas, in what appears to have been a long-planned attack, surprised Fatah in the Gaza Strip […]
Tax Justice Network article on Bono: legit indictment or cynical hit job?
An organization calling itself “Tax Justice Network USA” has launched a rather nasty shot at U2 front man Bono (Paul Hewson), calling him a “draft dodger.” I’m all for tax fairness – […]
Food prices rise as use of corn-based fuel ethanol increases
According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (UNFAO), the combined international cost of food is expected to increase 5% over last year, and the bulk of that cost is due to […]
“For God’s sake, please stop the aid!”
Maybe it’ll help if a black economist from Kenya says it instead of a white economist from South Africa. De Spiegel interviewed James Shikwati. SPIEGEL: Mr. Shikwati, the G8 summit at Gleneagles […]
Pelosi a slave to moderate Dems: Novak
GOP Chatty Cathy Bob Novak says that Nancy Pelosi isn’t a left-wing loon at all… she’s in fact beholden to a handful of Blue Dog (i.e., moderate) Democrats. Count Novakula writes in […]
Thanks, Mr. Wizard – or, we used to value critical thinking…
Don Herbert died Tuesday. While that name won’t ring a bell with a lot of folks, for a whole generation – hail, hail Boomers – he was a spirit guide to a […]
Tommy Chong speaks truth to power, then to Colbert
Stoner god Tommy Chong, he of Cheech & Chong and 9-months-in-federal-prison-for-selling-bongs fame, was for some brilliant reason invited to speak on MSNBC last week about that rich girl‘s legal troubles. Boy, did […]
Addressing the “praise deficit”: young workers putting a strain on organizations and organizations are responding inappropriately
I wrote a couple weeks ago over at Black Dog how companies across the US are flying headlong toward a massive macro-succession pile-up, and the collective personality of the Millennial Generation (born […]
Location search and software patents
According to Wired, Jason Galanis, founder of London-based Geomas, has filed a patent infringement case against Verizon for their Superpages.com location search (story here). For those of you who aren’t immediately clear […]
