Seriously, enough with the fossil fuel-related disasters already. Take the hint……… In a world which requires accountability, the old-world half-assed means of harnessing energy at the expense of marine ecosystems or on the backs of blue-collar workers is over. I’m not saying that there won’t be the occasional wind farm problem, but jesus christ. Krugman: [...]
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Krugman/NYtimes: Drilling, Disaster, Denial
Posted: May 3, 2010 by treylord in Environment, Fossil Fuels, NYtimes, Paul Krugman, Uncategorized0
Paul Krugman: Going to Extreme
Posted: March 26, 2010 by treylord in Healthcare, NYtimes, Paul Krugman, UncategorizedKrugman in the NYtimes: I admit it: I had fun watching right-wingers go wild as health reform finally became law. But a few days later, it doesn’t seem quite as entertaining — and not just because of the wave of vandalism and threats aimed at Democratic lawmakers. For if you care about America’s future, you [...]
Krugman: The Politics of Spite
Posted: October 5, 2009 by treylord in Conservatives, NYtimes, Paul Krugman, RepublicansOp-ed by Paul Krugman in the NYtimes: There was what President Obama likes to call a teachable moment last week, when the International Olympic Committee rejected Chicago’s bid to be host of the 2016 Summer Games. “Cheers erupted” at the headquarters of the conservative Weekly Standard, according to a blog post by a member of [...]
Paul Krugman: It’s Easy Being Green
Posted: September 25, 2009 by treylord in Environment, NYtimes, Paul KrugmanNYtimes: So, have you enjoyed the debate over health care reform? Have you been impressed by the civility of the discussion and the intellectual honesty of reform opponents? If so, you’ll love the next big debate: the fight over climate change. The House has already passed a fairly strong cap-and-trade climate bill, the Waxman-Markey act, [...]
Krugman in NYTimes: Republican Death Trip
Posted: August 14, 2009 by treylord in NYtimes, Obama, Paul KrugmanPaul Krugman: “I am in this race because I don’t want to see us spend the next year re-fighting the Washington battles of the 1990s. I don’t want to pit Blue America against Red America; I want to lead a United States of America.” So declared Barack Obama in November 2007, making the case that [...]
Paul Krugman Op-Ed in NYtimes: The Perfect, the Good, the Planet
Posted: May 18, 2009 by treylord in Climate Change, NYtimes, Paul Krugman, Waxman-Markey BillOh Krugman…. NYtimes: In a way, it was easy to take stands during the Bush years: the Bushies and their allies in Congress were so determined to move the nation in the wrong direction that one could, with a clear conscience, oppose all the administration’s initiatives. Now, however, a somewhat uneasy coalition of progressives and [...]
Paul Krugman Op-Ed in NYtimes: The Perfect, the Good, the Planet
Posted: May 18, 2009 by treylord in Climate Change, NYtimes, Paul Krugman, Waxman-Markey BillOh Krugman…. NYtimes: In a way, it was easy to take stands during the Bush years: the Bushies and their allies in Congress were so determined to move the nation in the wrong direction that one could, with a clear conscience, oppose all the administration’s initiatives. Now, however, a somewhat uneasy coalition of progressives and [...]
