Water Wars

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/27/us/new-mexico-farmers-push-to-be-made-a-priority-in-drought.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 This outlines the local situation reasonably well. A few of the early settlers here (fin d’ siecle) were farseeing and nailed down senior water rights for Carlsbad, which continues to be pretty strong in this department. As the droughts continue ... Read more

The Ides of Spring

I never really got how we were supposed to be permanently worried about mid-March just because a Roman Emperor came to a bad end then. I blame Shakespeare. It's most definitely Spring here in Carlsbad, New Mexico. We got the greening ... Read more

The Christmas Game Is Coming!

We recommend The Christmas Game, if you want take the commercialism out of Christmas.  The Christmas Game organizes hundreds of activities into nine different categories: Traditions Togetherness Kindness Projects Learning Challenges Games Memories Presents Most families enjoy Christmas, and recognize the need to make their Christmas celebration less commercial.  Many ... Read more

Media Consolidation Infographic

Capitalism purports to offer the freedom to choose, but what it actually delivers is the illusion of choice.  Nowhere is this more important than in mass media and public discourse, which of course has not only economic but also political ... Read more

How The Plutocracy Actually Works

This is among the best concise explanations of how the plutocracy works:  

The One-Percent In Charts and Graphs

Here is a great slide show on the corporate crime that is the 1%:  

Hitting

I've been thinking about hitting a lot lately. Is it ever okay to hit? Is it ever okay to hit children? Lots of people think it's okay to hit children at times, to instill discipline. Is it ever okay to hit dogs? ... Read more

Today

Today I got up at four, and was the first person at a yard sale down the street, where I purchased a six inch cast iron frying pan, an enamel teapot to boil water in, and an excellent black rayon ... Read more

Shrine

Sex, Class, and Occupy Wall Street

Crossposted from Sasha Said I've been following the Occupy movement with mixed feelings. On the one hand, it's the first thing in a very long time that's given me any hope for this country. It's high time that we start focusing ... Read more