Arthur Silber | The Honor of Being Human: Why Do You Support?

The Honor of Being Human: Why Do You Support? I offer here the first of several essays that will focus on general questions connecting to a number of earlier articles, as well as to certain upcoming pieces. The initial issue that requires further clarification is one I am addressing in considerable detail: the question of […]

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Palast on PBS’ NOW :: “The Fix Is In” for 2008

Palast on PBS’ NOW ‘The Fix is in’ for 2008 Catch Greg Palast on PBS’ top current affairs program. WATCH THE REPORT HERE ‘NOW’ furthers the story Palast first busted open for Britain’s BBC Newsnight, the scheme to attack voters of color – the ‘Blue’ ones. For Bill Moyers’ capable successor, David Brancaccio, Palast lays […]

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Busting The Ethanol Myth

From PERMACULTURE  Myth #1: It Takes More Energy to ­Produce Ethanol than You Get from It! Most ethanol research over the past 25 years has been on the topic of energy returned on energy invested (EROEI). Public discussion has been dominated by the American Petroleum Institute’s aggressive distribution of the work of Cornell professor David […]

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