News Dump Monday: Echo Bubble Economy edition
Submitted by gjohnsit on Mon, 03/21/2016 - 11:15amOil prices have made a small bounce from sub-$30 to $40, despite a record glut of inventory. Good news for producers? Nope.
Diaries
Open Letter to the Networks
Submitted by Fentress on Mon, 03/21/2016 - 10:56amOPEN LETTER TO ABC, NBC CBS AND FAUX NOISE --
Amy Goodman Shames CNN: Media 'Manufactures Consent' By Giving Trump 23 Times More Coverage
Submitted by rmwarnick on Mon, 03/21/2016 - 10:00amThis is an issue I think is too significant to be buried in an open thread. Via Crooks & Liars:
A banjo interlude
Submitted by Bisbonian on Mon, 03/21/2016 - 9:51amToo much talk of war, yesterday.
Clinton dirty tricks
Submitted by Lookout on Mon, 03/21/2016 - 9:35amAfter reading Steven D.'s excellent post (My investigation (so far) into Claim that Bernie's NC campaign was sabotaged by HRC moles (Now w/ New Niko House video), I started thinking about all the dirty tricks of the Clintons just in this cycle. Please add to and elaborate on these items.
Twofer - Trade Pacts Actively Kill "Buy Local" Employment Efforts And Thwart Clean Energy Initiatives
Submitted by Phoebe Loosinhouse on Mon, 03/21/2016 - 8:36amHere's a good example of how messed up these "fair" trade treaties are. Recently the WTO ruled against India who was attempting to implement a plan to create a green economy by bringing jobs to the masses through the installation of domestically produced solar panels. The complaint was brought by the US who argued that the "buy local" component of the Indian plan discriminated against US solar panel producers
A Small Personal Diary & Happy Announcement.
Submitted by Alison Wunderland on Mon, 03/21/2016 - 8:24amThrough the most generous auspices of our server cowboys, today I can begin anew in this new Eden with a name I've come to love and cherish.
A Response to the Stages of Grief Garbage
Submitted by stevej on Mon, 03/21/2016 - 8:03amThis post was prompted by the latest meme doing the rounds - you know, the patronizing, condescending one about giving Sander's supporters their space to grieve - to get over their loss and all that other BS. Anyway, I am not grieving, am not at any stage of the process. To be honest I am ecstatic and here is why.
I am feeling a bit millitant today...
Submitted by Martha Pearce-Smith on Mon, 03/21/2016 - 7:49amThough I am now "officially" a Crone, I am and always will be a Warrior at heart. No, I have never been to war and hope to never do so...but I would if it meant protecting the people I love. I am not aggressive in that I want to take over the world. But I will aggressively protect others AND myself if it ever came down to it.
Truant’s Day Open Thread: Monday, March 21, 2016
Submitted by enhydra lutris on Mon, 03/21/2016 - 7:00am| Happy International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination |
| Today's number is 21 |
| 21 is the product of 2 primes (3 x 7) |
| 21 is the sum of the first 6 natural numbers. 1+2+3+4+5+6 = 21 |
| 21 is a fibonnacci number 0,1,1,2,3,5,8,13,21 |
| 21st Amendment ended prohibition |
| 21 is Scandium |
