Low-Graphics Print Version Posted: Wednesday, October 1, 2008 @ 4:09:27 PM (Pacific Time) By Tom Usher TRANSPORTATION TUESDAY: Chrysler Reveals the Dodge EV! by Jorge Chapa Inhabitat September 30, 2008 Digg Chrysler has built a an electric, super, sports car. It goes 0 to 60 mph in five seconds. It's called the Dodge EV. It's emissions free and will travel some 150 to 200 miles on a charge. If you read the comments section of... Read Full Story

 Low-Graphics Print Version Posted: Wednesday, October 1, 2008 @ 1:47:01 AM (Pacific Time) By Tom Usher Title: "Money!"   Friday, September 26, 2008 German Minister: US Over as Financial Superpower Posted by Yves Smith at 1:01 AM In the U.S., the media often portray the current German government as "conservative"; however, that is conservative by German standards, which is far from the typical notion of U.S. conservatism. A quick... Read Full Story

 Low-Graphics Print Version Posted: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 @ 10:41:50 PM (Pacific Time) By Tom Usher Title: "the bull market."   Posted on Thursday, September 25, 2008 Is the bailout needed? Many economists say 'no' By Kevin G. Hall | McClatchy Newspapers The above linked article cites a number of economists and quotes several concerning how the current Bush economic plan to bailout Wall Street is probably not needed. Frankly... Read Full Story

VII Social Summit for the Latin American and Caribbean Unity September 30, 2008 By Noam Chomsky Noam Chomsky’s ZSpace The above-linked is a very impressive article by Noam Chomsky. Often, it seems Noam is rehashing what he’s covered time and again. There’s nothing wrong with that when so few have heard it and it bears repeating anyway until it’s drummed in over the din of 30- or even 10- or 5-second, inane sound bites. The linked article, however, seems to be revealing new ground or at... Read Full Story

 Low-Graphics Print Version Posted: Sunday, September 28, 2008 @ 7:32:21 PM (Pacific Time) By Tom Usher Rep. Baldwin Introduces Bill to Undo and Prosecute Bush-Cheney Crimes Submitted by davidswanson on Sat, 2008-09-27 03:12. After Downing Street. Digg In Christianity, there is accountability. Jesus laid out the progressive disciplinary steps. You go alone to the offender. If that doesn't work, you take several witnesses. If that... Read Full Story

 Low-Graphics Print Version Posted: Sunday, September 28, 2008 @ 6:15:19 PM (Pacific Time) By Tom Usher What's been happening? Afghanistan The U.S. has increased its attacks on Afghanistan. What good does that do? Is it helping anyone really? It is not. All it does is add to pain and suffering. Let us remember that the U.S. Bush administration invaded Afghanistan because Osama bin Laden was said by the administration to have been... Read Full Story

 Low-Graphics Print Version Posted: Sunday, September 28, 2008 @ 5:11:53 PM (Pacific Time) By Tom Usher Twitter I join Twitter. I didn't know a thing about it other than it follows you around the Internet logging your posts and comments, etc. MyBlogLog and BlogCatalog will do that if one has registered with them that way (to specifically do that). Twitter though, as with Facebook, puts a premium on linking your cell phone with their... Read Full Story

 Low-Graphics Print Version Posted: Saturday, September 27, 2008 @ 6:28:08 PM (Pacific Time) By Tom Usher Well, for a little over two weeks, I've been focused on cleaning up the site and increasing traffic (it's gone up 75% in 3 months). There have been many, many changes. Most of the changes you might say have happened behind the scenes. It's sort of akin to a manufacturer focusing on improving the existing model rather than rolling... Read Full Story

 Low-Graphics Print Version Posted: Thursday, September 25, 2008 @ 12:00:46 AM (Pacific Time) By Tom Usher What is this Federal Reserve Chairman talking about? He is saying that the $700 billion bailout isn't really a loss for the American taxpayers, because the companies being bailed out have actual assets worth that much. That's a lie. It's a flat out lie, and he knows it. Watch him here on this Libertarian website. Those companies... Read Full Story

 Low-Graphics Print Version Posted: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 @ 6:45:18 PM (Pacific Time) By Tom Usher There are about 300 million men, women, and children currently living in the United States, so the bailout is equal to roughly $2,300 per person. That's right around what we each paid, on average, for gas and oil in 2006 ($2,227) and a bit less than our average personal tax burden ($2,432). Source: How much is $700 billion? - By... Read Full Story