Metal of the Past, Metal of the Future
Copper, the first metal worked by humans, will be crucial to decarbonization, and could be the path to a Chinese Century.
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The Davos Class, Greenway, Romney's taxes, etc.
I resolve to try, in 2012, to do more posts with fewer items. But here's a link dump
New Issue, plus Various Occupy Links
(Hat-tip to Jenny B. for today's potentially irrelevant image.) (1) New Issue! Our Jan/Feb 2012 issue
ASSA/AEA Protests; Repubs on Bain; Davidson
(1) ASSA/AEA Protests: I apologize for the delay posting--I was in Chicago for the annual meetings of the
The Great Recession in Black Wealth
White wealth reaches historic high of twenty times black wealth.
Why the United States Is Not Greece
Even for those who understand that cutting deficits right now will only weaken a still-fragile recovery, and that weakening the recovery will only increase deficits, getting past the argument that "a eurozone crisis is on its way" is no easy task. Here is a self-defense lesson.
The "Miami Model" and Bahrain; Europe; Walker
(1) Timoney and Bahrain: (Note today's possibly irrelevant image--can't remember where I downloaded it, but
#OccupyThanksgiving! plus: Stealing Thanksgiving
(This post's "possibly irrelevant image" is from a heartbreaking group of photos by Yves Marchand and
The John Pike Meme; Rick Wolff Video; EU
(1) The Lt. John Pike (UC Davis pepper-spraying cop) meme: See more pictures of UC Davis Lt. John Pike
UC Davis Brutality; Greenway Letter; etc.
(1) Police Brutality at UC Davis Watch the video for yourself. Watch to the end--there's a happy
NYC March Tomorrow; Mass. 3-Strikes Vote TODAY
(1) Day of Action Tomorrow: If you are in or near New York City, try to make it to tomorrow&
"Stop Beating Students!"; "Not Nonviolence"
In case you haven't been following what's been going on at UC Berkeley, where students have