Monthly Archives: March 2015

Nestle Enjoys Unlimited Water Despite Sacramento Drought

Originally posted on The Most Revolutionary Act:
The city of Sacramento, in their fourth year of severe drought, continues to allow the Nestle water bottling plant to draw unlimited (estimated at up to 80 million gallons a year) from local…

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TPP vs. Democracy: Leaked Draft of Secretive Trade Deal Spells Out Plan for Corporate Power Grab

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NE 116th Avenue, 1950

Originally posted on Vintage Portland:
Oregon is home to many archives, most rich with collections documenting Oregon’s history. In order to highlight some of these collections containing Portland-area images, Vintage Portland has invited photo submissions from other archives within the…

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Real unemployment is double the ‘official’ unemployment rate

Originally posted on Systemic Disorder:
How many people are really out of work? The answer is surprisingly difficult to ascertain. For reasons that are likely ideological at least in part, official unemployment figures greatly under-report the true number of people…

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A lesson about counterinsurgency that could change America’s future.

some erudition to be found here. Fabius Maximus website Summary: As we move forward to a new round of interventions let’s take a moment to look backwards. What can we learn from our failed interventions since 9/11, and more generally … Continue reading

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A rocky road lies ahead to a far smaller world population.

Fabius Maximus website Summary: We’re on our way to a far better world, one with a much smaller population. The world’s population will increase during the next 4 decades, and then begin a long steep drop. East Asia leads the … Continue reading

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