What You Can Do « The Story of Electronics
I watched What You Can Do « The Story of Electronics, an online short movie about how manufacturer’s ‘design for the dump’ instead of for continued use. If you’ve ever tried to get a piece…
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Who Owns Your Genes? You Do.
I’ve written two previous blog articles on this subject: ACLU Challenges Patents on Human Genes and A Thank You to the Plaintiffs, the ACLU and Judge Sweet. And, as the debate ensued over health care…
The Election and all the Resulting Incongruities
Americans want someone who will fight for THEM! The reason for the election slaughter of so many Democrats was twofold: (1) People had lost confidence in the Democrats’ abilities to hold their ground and defend…
What Kind of Representation Do You Want?
As you go to the polls this election, I have one question you might want to ponder: “What kind of representation do you want?” You might be saying, “huh”? But, that’s one important consideration you…
The GOP and the Minimum Wage
While watching Lawrence O’Donnell last night, I learned that Republican Chairman Steele has no idea how much the minimum wage is, or should I say isn’t. It’s only $7.25/hour, but there are various minimum wage…
Ensign to Vote Against Kagan
I don’t know why I would expect anything different, but today, Sen. Ensign announced he’ll vote against confirmation of Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court. Washington, D.C. –Senator John Ensign today announced his vote against…
Unemployment Benefits v. Tax Cuts for the Uber-Rich
Over the past few weeks, we saw the GOP filibuster the extension of unemployment benefits in one vote after another. Senator Ensign claims that he’s all for extending unemployment benefits, if that is, they’re paid…
The Senate is Just Flat Out … Broken
Between 1917-1971, per the Congressional Research Service, there was an average of one “cloture motion” — a maneuver to overcome a filibuster — filed per year. That’s now up to 70 per year. And if…
Heller Blames Wrong Source for Nevada’s Problems
Following the report that Nevada’s unemployment rate increased to 14 percent in May, Rep. Dean Heller, R-NV, put out the following statement: “I am deeply concerned with the most recent unemployment numbers which place Nevada…