Economic Soft Landing
John Darkow, Columbia Daily Tribune, Missouri
Bush Helping the Elderly
Christo Komarnitski, Bulgaria
Hate Radio
Bob Englehart, The Hartford Courant
Conservatives and McCain Play Chicken
Eric Allie, Caglecartoons.com
Readers in the U.S. know that the 'Big Game' is this weekend, and many of you will be watching it, either to watch the game itself or to see the very expensive advertisements. Here are a couple of things to ponder while you're eating munchies and savoring the beverage of…
Here's the bad news, from TomDispatch.com: The latest economic news is striking. The U.S. economy has come to a "virtual standstill." The bubble has burst and, with anxious global markets registering the shock, other bubble economies worldwide continue to shudder at the possibility that American consumers might be forced to…
This inventory was published by the NYT. You can see what the Bush Administration wants us to think about (and what not to think about) by reference to this graph. Also, check the President's plummeting approval ratings at the bottom of the chart.
As writer Thomas Friedman explains, we only have energy POLITICS. Shame on us for screwing around with an issue that has massive repercussions for national security. In September 2007, Tom Friedman gave a succinct (11 minute) speech to the Rocky Mountain Institute. Friedman is a Pulitzer prize-winning journalist with the…