Devra Davis Secret History of the War on Cancer has become a major cultural
force, as expected. Devra is on Book-TV this weekend. To learn more:
http://www.booktv.org/program.aspx?ProgramId=8764SectionName=PlayMedia=No
Yesterday her book was reviewed by world renowned ecologist Sandra
Something Had to Give
How Oil Burst the American Bubble
By Michael T. Klare
The economic bubble that lifted the stock market to dizzying heights was
sustained as much by cheap oil as by cheap (often fraudulent) mortgages.
Likewise, the collapse of the bubble was caused as much by costly (often
Also notable, from Juan Cole: People keep asking in puzzlement what
Bush expected to get out of his Iraq misadventure. It is the oil,
habibi, the oil. Akhbar al-Khalij newspaper is charging that US oil
interests offered each Iraqi parliamentarian $5 million to pass the
oil and gas law.
In full
No. This was about the poor powerless employers bullied about by those mean
unions.
On Thu, Jan 31, 2008 at 10:21:44PM -0500, Max B. Sawicky wrote:
When I saw the header I thought this was about that big fat drag queen
in the John Waters movies.
Jim Devine wrote:
In LA OPINION, a L.A.
Actress Marisa Tomei interprets Congressional candidate Cindy
Sheehan's moving speech in which Sheehan gets the notion to confront
George Bush at his Crawford Texas home. A stunning job and an even
more interesting campaign tactic.
It's here:
