In nearly a half century fighting abuses of power, Ralph Nader has seen the worst in people, from venality in politicians to arrogance in corporate executives. And Nader knows as well as anyone that corporate control of Washington has kept the US from implementing the policy we need to fight climate change and prepare for peak oil. Now, Nader's written his first novel, "Only … [Read more...]
Do shoot the messenger
If the right message is delivered by the wrong messenger, it probably won't get through. Even worse, the wrong messenger can make people who were neutral on an issue into hostile critics. Using the wrong messenger may be worse than using no messenger at all. That's the finding of a study on the Golden Rule done in October at the University of Virginia. For Christians, … [Read more...]
I wish the British were coming
America may need a British invasion to get an energy policy that will take us through peak oil. These days, the British seem to know better than we do when it comes to energy. So maybe they can help us out this time, as they have in the past. Fortunately, America has always been an Anglophile nation. Even if we chafed under their Crown, we did buy their culture. There's … [Read more...]
Corporations rule America. So what?
On the Hopeless Cause List, you'll find peace in the Mideast, making people floss after every meal, winning an argument with your husband or wife and deciding between Tastes Great and Less Filling. And global warming. Now, maybe it seems like we should stick peak oil up there too. After all, expert after expert tells us that peak oil means the end of economic growth. And … [Read more...]