This is a superb, epic article, and I highly recommend that you read it, but I agree with commenter Tran Quyet Thang (see below the article) that it would be improved with some context on broader matters. For example, his…
Electric car benefits are great enough now (after 100+ years of history and development) that I think most car owners would be better off with an electric car. But transitions take time and can be quickened with good incentives. As we inch…
I wrote an article a couple of years ago about how badly we overestimate the cost of solar power. Basically, the idea was that the cost of solar power had dropped a great deal in the previous several years, so…
This is too good. Found on Facebook. Text version first since the image is not very sharp: Your car is German. Your vodka is Russian. Your pizza is Italian. Your kebab is Turkish. Your democracy is Greek. Your coffee is…
Did you know that General Motors slowly took over mass transit in the LA area and then all but eliminated it? Award-winning Swedish filmmaker Fredrik Gertten informs us in his latest documentary, Bikes vs Cars — We Are Many, about this and much more. He creates a fascinating, educational study revealing more about bicycle culture […]
Bikes vs Cars — New Documentary From Award-Winning Swedish Filmaker Fredrik Gertten was originally published on Bikocity.
Oy, and we wonder why our democracy is broken. So many Americans don’t even know that Obamacare and the Affordable Care Act are the same thing. Nonetheless, they’re very happy to chime in about why they don’t like Obamacare but…
Jon Stewart has done it again. In these videos below (from one Daily Show segment) he skewers Republicans in Congress and the media who either don’t understand the damage they are doing to actual humans and society as a whole,…
Here’s an excellent clip from Rachel Maddow making a very useful point about how far off the deep end Republicans in Congress have gone: Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Also note that these…
Bernie Sanders has accumulated a tremendous list of Republicans who are tearing up their fellow Republicans for being crazy. Check it out: Also included in this longer article on the subject.
Following up on my post the other day, 7 Reasons Extremist Republicans Have Taken The United States Hostage (+ 1 Silver Lining), here’s more on just how crazy some Republicans (Tea Partiers) have become. First of all, however, this is a…