Politics
Venezuela and Ecuador vs… Colombia?
Friday, March 7th, 2008As reported by James J. Brittain and R. James Sacouman in the excellent on-line newspaper Venezuelanalysis,
On March 1, 2008, the Colombian state, under the leadership of Uribe, Vice-President Francisco Santos Calderón, and his cousin Defence Minister Juan Manuel Santos, illegally deployed a military campaign within Ecuador, which resulted in the deaths of Raúl Reyes, [...]
Book Review of Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
Sunday, April 22nd, 2007Here’s the second book review in my ongoing book review series! Today I’m going to be discussing the book Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, by John Perkins. Right in the preface, Perkins explains that Economic Hit Men
… encourage world leaders to become part of a vast network that promotes U.S. commercial interests. In [...]
The wool over our eyes
Monday, March 26th, 2007I was pondering last night (as I do most nights) and had some thoughts on the current state of our society, so get ready! There were maybe 7-8 people over at my place, and the conversations started to shift from the usual “How was your day yesterday” to items such as celebrities (Paris Hilton - [...]
Virtual Worlds, Part 1
Wednesday, March 21st, 2007Everybody in our society loves to get away. Whether through a vacation, movie, Internet chat, book, or even drugs and alcohol, just about everyone has a favorite way they unwind, relax, and put the stresses of our everyday lives to the back of their minds. Perhaps one day soon we will never have to leave [...]
Financial Insecurity in America
Monday, March 12th, 2007On my way home from work today, I happened to listen to an interview with Richard Wolff, a professor of economics with the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He was being interviewed on one of my favorite radio programs, Beneath the Surface, on KPFK 90.7 FM in Los Angeles. The interview was all about financial insecurity, [...]