January 15, 2014
Terrorists Take Note: You’ve Got A Friend In West Virginia (SATIRE)
Note to terrorists: You have a friend in West Virginia.
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April 11, 2012
Ohio GOP Gov. John Kasich Goes Rogue, Believes Climate Change Is Real
I should not be writing this article because this should not be news. But conservatives have managed to change the public discourse on climate change to the point where it’s shocking to find out a Republican governor actually believes climate change is real. I’m talking about Ohio Governor John Kasich who last week said the following to a GOP fundraiser audience:
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March 21, 2011
Infinite Growth Is Unsustainable
Capitalism, at least as we know it, requires infinite growth. For-profit companies have to continue to grow in size and increase their profits year after year or risk losing investment money. Many people have gotten very wealthy with this economic model and the rest of us, at least in industrialized countries, have benefited greatly as well. We have many modern conveniences and most of us are quite disconnected from the natural world in a way that would have been unimaginable to people only a few centuries ago. This is certainly good from the standpoint of making our lives easier but it’s not good when you look at the long term picture.
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