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The Evolution of a National Burden – Part 2/7
Can you survive on $132.96 a month? Many of Wal-Mart workers can’t so they turn to food stamps.
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The Evolution of a National Burden – Part 1/7
The US was born in debt and every war added to the debt until the Reagan era when deficits exploded.
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Nate Silver, Winning Elections and Planned Obsolescence – Part 2/2
It’s great to love your country, but what about honesty?
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Nate Silver, Winning Elections and Planned Obsolescence – Part 1/2
I didn’t ask for China but that’s what I got. Any site that mentioned America only bragged about how great Made in the USA was.
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Originally posted on InsideTimsHead: As the election drew near, many political and stats junkies (like me) became fans of Nate Silver, aka @fivethirtyeight, the shrewd political number-cruncher and blogger for the New York Times. His way of aggregating the most reliable presidential polls into megapolls, and factoring in those polls’ historical accuracies, was considered by some to be as revolutionary…
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Discovering the four Koch Brothers – Part 3/3
The Koch brothers vastly outdid Exxon Mobil in giving money to organizations fighting legislation related to climate change, underwriting a huge network of foundations, think tanks, and political front groups.
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Discovering the four Koch Brothers – Part 1/3
Before the 2012 Presidential election, I had never heard of the Koch brothers.
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The end of honesty in America?
When President Reagan vetoed the Fairness Doctrine, he opened the door to a one-sided media environment based on lies and deceit.