Football and Peak Oil

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Sunday February 05, 2006 · 10:12 AM PST

2006/02/05 · 10:12

I was just killing time, waiting for the Super Bowl to start, when I had the thought, "what would happen to football in the future if the scarcity and high cost of oil makes routine, long-distance travel an extravagant business expense?" Read More

A Scamndal on the Left?

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Thursday January 12, 2006 · 9:59 AM PST

2006/01/12 · 09:59

I worry that progressives are becoming worn out by all the scandals involving George Bush and his fellow conservatives. While it's clear that we can't compete with the republicans in the Scam and Scandal Hall of Shame, progressives also have moments that demonstrate our darker nature.
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SPECS -- A New Paradigm for Business

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Saturday December 03, 2005 · 12:03 PM PST

2005/12/03 · 12:03

Since Reaganomics, American businesses have paid less tax, produced lower quality products, reduced or minimized increases in worker salaries and benefits, and outsourced jobs overseas. Their profits, on the other hand, have skyrocketed and CEO salaries have increased ten times faster than inflation. Rather than being the foundation for economic opportunity and growth, big corporations have been a drain on American society. Just think of WalMart.

Sinceslicedbread.com is sponsoring a contest to identify ideas that will improve the economy and help American families have better lives. This is an expanded version of one of those ideas.

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Friday November 25, 2005 · 8:19 AM PST

2005/11/25 · 08:19

Here's the $100,000 question:

What is the most important idea that Americans think should be implemented to improve our country? Read More

Perspective on Bush Deficits

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Monday October 31, 2005 · 10:49 AM PST

2005/10/31 · 10:49

Here's a different way to try to get a handle on the size of the budget deficits created by George Bush, our first Harvard MBA president, and his toe-the-line republican congress. Read More

Kossock Halloween Decorations for Guys

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Sunday October 30, 2005 · 11:36 AM PST

2005/10/30 · 11:36

Halloween is usually a time of vampires, devils, ghouls, and other horrors. With the neo-cons in power, though, monsters don't seem so scary anymore. But here are some decorations you can make at home to celebrate Halloween and Fitzmas. Read More

A Lie by Any Other Name ...

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Saturday September 24, 2005 · 12:27 PM PDT

2005/09/24 · 12:27

Sometimes there are just no words to describe lies told by conservatives. They lie so often and in so many different ways that it's exhausting to always have to explain why their statements are false or misleading. So, I thought it was about time we progressives created terminology that we could use to describe false statements made by conservatives.

So if you want to learn the difference between a bloatedlinbaugh and a limporeilly, take the jump.
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9/11: A Statistician's Lament

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Sunday September 11, 2005 · 10:06 AM PDT

2005/09/11 · 10:06

2,996 individuals were killed on 9-11-2001 at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and on four airliners. 2,626 victims were at the World Trade Center, 125 victims were at the Pentagon, and 245 victims were aboard airplanes.
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Read My Lips -- Seven New Taxes

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Thursday September 08, 2005 · 9:35 AM PDT

2005/09/08 · 09:35

When the Bush Administration eased the tax burden on the obscenely wealthy and their children, it created unprecedented budget deficits. With the flagging economy and the costs of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, it is clear that the government will need to raise more money. So, here are a few ideas for new taxes. Vote for your favorite, after the jump. Read More

Where in the U.S. are the Supreme Court Justices?

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Tuesday September 06, 2005 · 9:25 AM PDT

2005/09/06 · 09:25

Before the death of Chief Justice Rehnquist on Saturday, the nine Supreme Court Justices had worked together for over a decade. The Rehnquist Court has long been considered to be fairly conservative, with soon-to-retire Justice O'Connor being the moderate swing voter. But has she really been a moderate influence and was Chief Justice Rehnquist really the leading conservative on the Court, as everyone believes?

Based on 765 cases decided by the Court between November 1994 and February 2005, I analyzed the voting patterns of the Justices using a statistical technique called multidimensional scaling. The technique estimated the similarities in voting patterns as distances between the Justices. So, it was only natural to equate these distances to the United States, specifically, the distance between Washington, D.C. and San Francisco, CA.

Find out where the Supreme Court Justices land after the jump.
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Right-Wing Favorites

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Sunday August 14, 2005 · 5:30 PM PDT

2005/08/14 · 17:30

We all have opinions about which well-known progressives we most respect, and in some cases, know personally and like. They may be politicians, academics, religious leaders, writers, or members of the media. My favorite progressive is probably Robert Reich, former Secretary of Labor under Bill Clinton, because we seem to agree on many issues. I also have a lot of respect for what Bobby Kennedy, Jim Hightower, Al Franken, and Michael Moore are doing for the progressive cause. You can probably name quite a few more. But did you ever wonder which conservative right-wing bloggers like the most? Is George Bush their godhead or does Rush Limbaugh command their respect? Read More

Conservative Cross Words

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Tuesday July 19, 2005 · 9:04 AM PDT

2005/07/19 · 09:04

If you enjoy doing crossword puzzles, here's one that will test your knowledge of some of the right-wingers who are screwing up America.

The Worst Conservatives Crossword Read More

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