by Tom | Sep 22, 2013 | Government, Reading
Must read from Henry Porter. Just insanity. This isn’t about rights, it is about the wholesale slaughter of individuals. My emphasis. The figures from Congressional Research Service, plus recent statistics from icasualties.org, tell us that from the first...
by Tom | Sep 17, 2013 | Business, Government, Reading
Wow. There is a lot to digest in this must-read transcript of a talk given by Chomsky in Europe. I like the idea of the “really existing” version of an abstract ideal to help us focus on what is actually happening in the world rather than being distracted...
by Tom | Jun 21, 2013 | Business, Government, Hong Kong / China, Reading
Silly news from Canada (you can’t wear masks at protests) in the midst of some terrible flooding. Canada Makes the Automation of Tyranny Easier – Global Guerrillas. I found the thoughts on the increasing impotence of the nation state interesting and I...
by Tom | Apr 27, 2013 | Business, Government
Must read on austerity vs spending.
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by Tom | Jan 10, 2013 | Government, Reading
This John Lanchester article is a must-read, but a wearing one as it bears no route to salvation. Summary: the coalition’s austerity programme has failed and the cuts promised are impossible to deliver. What I really don’t understand is why I don’t...
by Tom | Nov 12, 2012 | Government, View
Election maps has helped me understand a little more about the US election and why the standard map doesn’t “feel” right. As an example, here’s one with states altered to indicate population sizes.
