Donald Trump, after disparaging nearly everyone on the planet, then dropping behind Ben Carson in Iowa and national polls, says “I don’t get it.” Should we explain it to him? Nah, let him figure it out.[...]
Archive for October, 2015
October 27th, 2015 - 8:17 am § in Israel/Palestine, Misc.
Is There an Alternative for Palestinians?
What does nonviolence, the heritage of Hillel, Gandhi, Martin Luther King and Chavez, offer Palestinians seeking peace? The first intifada was inspired by the legendary Rav Hillel. Occupied by Rome and suffering under a corrupt priesthood controlled by Rome, Hillel taught non violence .. resist[...]
October 27th, 2015 - 12:16 am § in Misc.
David Preston: How Sawant’s Redshirts Pack a Meeting
Outrage on Demand . On October 6, I was treated to something I’d never seen in 27 years of following Seattle politics: Paid shills drumming for a councilmember during an official meeting. It was at a public hearing on budget priorities. Twenty minutes in to the public testimony, a woman named [...]
October 26th, 2015 - 9:32 pm § in Schools & Colleges
Should British universities grade students using an American-style system?
Going for that 4.25! Britain has a very weird system … probably not even understood by anyone there since it was created around the same time as the war of 1812. Britain, of course won that war. Actually, if there is a change, the new system will not effect Oxford and Cambridge .. A spokesm[...]
October 26th, 2015 - 5:45 pm § in Uncategorized
The Changing Oil Market
A British Petroleum economist’s presentation at a professional conference earlier this month explains why traditional key assumptions about the oil market are changing, and what it means for the future. Among other things: High oil prices won’t return, and oil won’t run out. And, h[...]
October 26th, 2015 - 11:54 am § in Politics
GOP sec’y of state resigns, pleads guilty to embezzling campaign funds
New Mexico’s secretary of state, Dianna Duran, resigned Thursday as part of a plea deal to avoid jail time for embezzling campaign funds to pay gambling debts. While Duran pleaded guilty to 4 felony and 2 misdemeanor counts involving $14,000 of campaign funds, she was originally charged with 6[...]
UW Excellence opposes UW SEIU
A large group of UW faculty, including many of our most eminent scientists, artists, and authors, have formed “UW Excellence” in opposition to the SEIU effort to organize a UW faculty union. I have added my name t0 the list. Like the other members of UW Excellence, I am doing this [...]