http://www.pacificviews.org/ You've been had. You've been took. You've been hoodwinked, bamboozled, led astray, run amok. - Malcolm X Fear not. - God en-us mary_inlosgatos@comcast.net 2009-06-29T23:03:33-08:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.pacificviews.org/weblog/archives/003750.html ... by Walter Brasch Some columns are easier to write than others. This is one of them. Providing all of my research were the "family values" Republicans. This week, second term Gov. Mark Sanford of South Carolina disappeared for six... 3750@http://www.pacificviews.org/ Guest Writings 2009-06-29T23:03:33-08:00 http://www.pacificviews.org/weblog/archives/003749.html Corporate Knights recently hosted Dr. James Lovelock speaking on his latest book, The Vanishing Face of Gaia. Here's the first segment of that talk. He says the IPPC document is by far the scariest document ever written because it isn't... 3749@http://www.pacificviews.org/ Environment 2009-06-27T13:51:32-08:00 http://www.pacificviews.org/weblog/archives/003748.html Paul Krugman asks why are the so-called Centrist Democrats so far outside of the mainstream of most Americans? He is much nicer than I am when hearing about the concern the doubting senators who are more concerned about the health... 3748@http://www.pacificviews.org/ Health/Medicine 2009-06-22T00:57:16-08:00 http://www.pacificviews.org/weblog/archives/003747.html ... by Walter Brasch The Schuylkill County, Pa., justice system managed to do something that insurance actuaries do with mixed results—it has determined not only the penalty for threats to a human life, but also the value of a human... 3747@http://www.pacificviews.org/ Guest Writings 2009-06-21T20:57:01-08:00 http://www.pacificviews.org/weblog/archives/003745.html Will Hutton of The Guardian has an interesting interview with Dr. Krugman about the current state of the global economy and his fear that the world could face stagnation. One thing that comes back to me again and again when... 3745@http://www.pacificviews.org/ Economy 2009-06-14T10:52:58-08:00 http://www.pacificviews.org/weblog/archives/003744.html ... by Walter Brasch Within a month of 9/11, millions of Americans bought American flags. Small flags they flew from their cars, trucks, and bicycles. Medium-sized flags they planted in their front yards, put onto their home windows, and flew... 3744@http://www.pacificviews.org/ Guest Writings 2009-06-13T09:38:34-08:00 http://www.pacificviews.org/weblog/archives/003743.html What's this story which Marcy writes about today have in common with this story which I wrote about in April? Funny how whenever Dead-eye Dick wants to make sure someone else take the fall for his torture policy, he seems... 3743@http://www.pacificviews.org/ Media 2009-06-07T12:17:21-08:00 http://www.pacificviews.org/weblog/archives/003742.html Need a laugh? Watch this. Always the best medicine.... 3742@http://www.pacificviews.org/ Miscellaneous 2009-06-04T23:02:56-08:00 http://www.pacificviews.org/weblog/archives/003741.html Guantanamo has been the site of long running hunger strikes for many prisoners who think only death will provide them escape from the camp. Today, one of the hunger strikers found a way to leave the camp forever when he... 3741@http://www.pacificviews.org/ Human Rights 2009-06-03T00:17:56-08:00 http://www.pacificviews.org/weblog/archives/003740.html Tuesday at 8pm PDT, KQED will be broadcasting a fascinating discussion where Mark Danner interviews Elizabeth Farnsworth about her documentary, "The Judge and the General," which explores the investigation of Augusto Pinochet's torture state. Mark Danner and Elizabeth Farnsworth --... 3740@http://www.pacificviews.org/ Event Coverage 2009-06-01T20:49:32-08:00 http://www.pacificviews.org/weblog/archives/003739.html Some of the more interesting thinkers are those who refuse to restrict their focus to narrow specializations and are able to synthesize widely disparate disciplines into a well-reasoned and credible analysis. A few of my favorite public intellectuals who display... 3739@http://www.pacificviews.org/ Recommended Reading 2009-05-30T17:11:42-08:00 http://www.pacificviews.org/weblog/archives/003738.html Dr. Steven Chu tells the BBC that the US won't be able to move as fast reducing emissions as proposed because of political pressures. Indeed, he thought the US Energy Department will need to grant permits to new coal-fired power... 3738@http://www.pacificviews.org/ Environment 2009-05-29T01:04:42-08:00 http://www.pacificviews.org/weblog/archives/003737.html Expert interrogators know that torture is not an effective method to get reliable information. What does work? Here's how the pros handle getting reliable and actionable information. Jack Cloonan was a special agent assigned to the FBI Osama bin Laden... 3737@http://www.pacificviews.org/ Recommended Reading 2009-05-25T20:38:32-08:00 http://www.pacificviews.org/weblog/archives/003735.html Marcy has a great takedown of the latest WaPo attempt to manufacture controversy by ignoring facts about what is actually known about the briefings. Reading it, I was struck by something else in this piece and what that says about... 3735@http://www.pacificviews.org/ Media 2009-05-24T14:50:09-08:00 http://www.pacificviews.org/weblog/archives/003736.html Bucking the trend to ever larger houses, Dee Williams has built a house that has a very small footprint. Via LivingOnEarth... 3736@http://www.pacificviews.org/ Environment 2009-05-24T14:02:02-08:00