Tag Archives: Iran

Economic meltdown and Iran

May 20, 2018 · by · in economics, Labor, The Trump era, unemployment · Leave a comment

Over the six years I’ve had this blog, I have been writing on and off about the economic perils we face in the near term. I’ve posted multiple articles about the interaction between resource depletion and the precarious state of the world’s economic setup. I’ve been particularly worried about US economic fragility. Simply put, the […]

GOP treason–not a new phenomenon

March 10, 2015 · by · in Anti Nuclear, History, Uncategorized, war crimes · Leave a comment

You probably already know the story–46 Republican Senators co-signed a letter to Iran’s political leadership written by Arkansas’ own Tom Cotton. The letter essentially tells the Iranians that any deal they make with the Obama administration will not be acceptable to the Senate (meaning it won’t be passed), and would be overturned by Obama’s successor if […]

Don’t Know much about History: Ron Reagan, War Criminal

September 11, 2013 · by · in Don't know much about..., History, Protests, Uncategorized · 7 Comments

Finally–someone (in the form of Stephen Colbert) called out Bill O’Reilly for constantly bringing up Ronald Reagan in all the discussion of Obama’s reaction to Syria’s alleged poison gas attack. I don’t take Bill-o terribly seriously anyway, but since the memes about Reagan are constantly being picked up, let’s be clear: Reagan inarguably made the […]

Don’t know much about history…

January 14, 2013 · by · in Don't know much about..., tax policy for the 99%, Uncategorized · 4 Comments

I know when I’m watching a bad interview on TV or the Internet. The question comes up: “What was the most influential book you read in (high school, college)?” Standard answers include the Bible, Catcher in the Rye, Atlas Shrugged (though not in MY crowd), A Separate Peace, A Tree Grows In Brooklyn. You know […]