Author: buttmeister

Baby picture for a better government

Our Score —A short resume—— Early on I was interested in finance, the economy, world affairs & getting things done, many times undone. I’ve worked with all sorts of working class people (sometimes those with no class at all) but never for those at the very…

Why the British said no to Europe

Our Score Journalist, film-maker and author, John Pilger is one of two to win British journalism’s highest award twice. For his documentary films, he has won an Emmy and a British Academy Award, a BAFTA. Among numerous other awards, he…

The Pentagon’s Real Strategy

Our Score By Andrew Cockburn, June 16, 2016 These days, lamenting the apparently aimless character of Washington’s military operations in the Greater Middle East has become conventional wisdom among administration critics of every sort. Senator John McCain thunders that “this…

Environmental Groups Change Tune on Nuclear Power

Our Score Focus on climate change has raised profile of reactors, now viewed as reliable, carbon-free source of energy Some of the nation’s most influential environmental groups are softening their longstanding opposition to nuclear power, marking a significant shift in…

We Should be Very, Very Scared

Our Score Monday, 23 May 2016 00:00 By Dahr Jamail, Truthout | Report Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Concentration Has Passed the Point of No Return (Photo: NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center; Edited: LW / TO) A recent trip up Washington State’s…