On this day in 1731, a group of young men in Philadelphia pooled their money to set up the first library in America. Not a bad time to pose the question: What is the proper role of government? What things belong in …
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A Government Of The People, By The People, And For The People Has Perished From The Earth. Will It Be Reborn?
Tagged with: Charles and David Koch, Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right, dismantling the federal government, Donald Trump mentally unstable and soon-to-be impeached, government of by and for the people, investigative journalist Jane Mayer., looting the U.S. Treasury on the billionaires' behalf, unlimited bribery has become the organizing principle by which our law-making apparatus operates
What’s Up with the Koch Brothers?
Charles and David Koch are well known for their radical libertarian agenda, i.e., their effort to rid the U.S. of social security as well as public support of education, healthcare, technology research, transportation, and the arts. Now, if their advocacy …
Say So Long To Citizens United
From an email I just got, sent with the pic you see at the left: one of the billionaire Koch Brothers admitted on television last night that they want something in return for the millions they’re spending to elect Republicans …
No Limit To Damage Associated with Koch Brothers' Business Practices
Frequent commenter MarcoPolo writes: You may argue that the Koch brothers are “pathologically selfish.” They may respond, with equal justification, that it’s you who are selfish, and bound up in self-righteous moralizing. The Kochs can point to the employment they …
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Estimating the Externalities of Fossil Fuels Isn’t an Easy Job
I sympathize with those tasked with putting a precise dollar figure on the externalities of fossil fuels. Sure we know there are costs to society in terms of lung damage and long-term environmental damage, but what are they? The story …
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Tagged with: byproduct of tar sands oil production, Charles and David Koch, dirtiest of dirty fuels, Environmental Defense Center, externalities of fossil fuels, Koch Carbon, Koch Industries, long-term environmental damage, lung damage, Marathon Petroleum, mounds of petcoke along the Detroit River, petcoke, petroleum coke, tar sands oil in Alberta
