Somewhere A Banker Smiles -- Muffled Noises From The Ranks Of The Babbling Paranoid (Joe Bageant)

Joe Bageant -- World News Trust Dec. 5, 2006 -- It’s hard as hell to keep conspiracy theories out of one’s mind these days. And I’m not talking about “Who really brought down the Twin Towers?" or the ...

The Moral High Ground (James Kunstler)

James Kunstler -- Clusterfuck Nation Dec. 3, 2006 -- No, this blog is not about Iraq or the new Democratic congress. It's about Kramer, Cosmo Kramer, or the actor, Michael Richards, who played him on ...

A Reflection on Cities of the Future (James Kunstler)

James Howard Kunstler -- Kunstler.com Back in the early 20th Century, when the cheap oil fiesta was just getting underway, and some major new technological innovation made its debut every month -– ca ...

The Storm Perfected (James Kunstler)

James Kunstler -- Clusterfuck Nation Nov. 27, 2006 -- Last week, I had one of those clarifying moments when the enormity of the American fiasco stirred my livers and lights again. I was riding in a c ...

The CERA Report (James Kunstler)

James Kunstler -- Clusterfuck Nation Nov. 20, 2006 -- Last week, Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA) released a report saying that there was no imminent global oil problem and that enough new ...

To Hell with Centrism: We Must Reclaim the Inspired Edge (Phil Rockstroh)

by Phil Rockstroh -- World News Trust "During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act." --George Orwell "I don't want to be part of your revolution if I can't dance." ...

Energy Independence (James Kunstler)

James Kunstler -- Clusterfuck Nation Nov. 13, 2006 -- The day after the impressive Democratic election victory, Senate Majority Leader-to-Be Harry Reid declared that a top priority for the new congre ...

Pissing In The Liberal Punchbowl -- Again (Joe Bageant)

The Democratic conga line in the American House of Lords Joe Bageant -- World News Trust Saw the talking heads today, speaking the priestly tongue. Saw them nodding seriously, using words like 'gravi ...

The Time Remaining (James Kunstler)

James Kunstler -- Clusterfuck Nation Nov. 6, 2006 -- If an American political party was ever in for an ass-kicking, it's the current incarnation of the Republicans. Everyone has finally turned on the ...

Midterm Elections 2006: It's Always Darkest, Right Before It Goes Completely Black (Phil Rockstroh)

by Phil Rockstroh -- World News Trust If voting could change the system, it would be illegal. --Theodore Adorno "I can't go on. I'll go on." --Samuel Beckett Nov. 2, 2006 -- One's actions grow out of ...

Gawn South (James Kunstler)

James Kunstler -- Clusterfuck Nation Oct. 30, 2006 -- My travels last week took me to small college town in Georgia and into the heart of Vermont, and the contrasts were instructive. To protect some ...