Every federal election, I find myself wanting to talk about why I, err, strongly dislike the Canadian Green Party. I guess because they have been steadily gaining popularity, and are eroding support for the NDP, a party which I do NOT support by any means, but also a party which remains, despite that, the least evil of the "major" parties ( Read more... )

It occurs to me that a lot of people probably aren't aware of exactly what's been going on in the US recently, and of the scale of the problem, beyond the knowledge that the Federal government initiated a huge bailout of the financial sector (indeed, the largest bailout since the Depression ( Read more... )

What the fuck is this shit? Some bitch wrote an article crying over how sad it is that investment bankers and their wives are having their lives disrupted because of the chaos on Wall Street. Give me a fucking break. Seriously, read this, it's hilarious ( Read more... )

Defacer With Mystery Agenda Is Attacking Street Art ( Read more... )

http://www.bfi.org.uk/sightandsound/feature/49480/

Sight & Sound asked leading critics to choose the works of criticism which have had the greatest impact on them, inspiring them to become critics themselves, and which make a case for criticism as a minor art form in ( Read more... )

http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2008/09/14/democracy_on_the_wane/

Democracy on the wane ( Read more... )

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The Role of Speculators in the Global Food Crisis

By Beat Balzli and Frank Hornig

Vast amounts of money are flooding the world's commodities markets, driving up prices of staple foods like wheat and rice. Biofuels and droughts can't fully explain the recent food crisis -- hedge funds and small investors bear some responsibility for global hunger.

http://www.wspa.com/midatlantic/spa/news.apx.-content-articles-SPA-2007-12-26-0008.html

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12/18/2007 - SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. (AFPN) -- The Air Force marked the 104th anniversary of powered flight Dec. 17 by completing the first transcontinental flight of an aircraft using a blend of regular aviation and synthetic fuel ( Read more... )