Krugman: "The Punishment Cure"
is his well-reasoned takedown of the Republican approach to our current economic situation in this op ed in Monday's New York Times. His first paragraph reminds us of all those about to lose unemployment insurance because of the Republican theories about the economy, which are clearly wrong, but to which they are sticking. After offering the two-word holiday greeting - in the proper form for Sara
David Simon: 'There are now two Americas. My country is a horror show'
David Simon gave an informal speech in Sydney, Australia. The Guardian has an edited text here/ Remember, Simon is the brilliant creator of both "Homicide" and of "The Wire," It begins like this: America is a country that is now utterly divided when it comes to its society, its economy, its politics. There are definitely two Americas. I live in one, on one block in Baltimore th
Light a room with potatoes - really
perhaps even charge your cell phone that way. Don't believe me? Take a look at A Potato Battery Can Light Up a Room For Over a Month from Smithsonian.com How it works - What the potato does is simply help conduct electricity by acting as what’s called a salt-bridge between the the two metals, allowing the electron current to move freely across the wire to create electricity. Numerous fruits ric
teacherken at Daily Kos This Week 12-7-13
teacherken at Daily Kos:teacherken at Daily Kos This Week mark as readTime to rethink the US Militaryits size, its structure, its purpose. I think that, but what do I know, since I served briefly in the Marines almost 5 decades ago and am now a Quaker. No, I am sharing the thoughts of Thomas Ricks, longimte Washington Post reporter who has written five books on the US Military and now serves as an