Gaga and Assange

Presidential Election

No great insight, but the presidential election will be decided on turnout. Obama dominates the polls based on registered voters, while Romney is inching ahead in terms of likely voters.

Chavez Wins Decisively

But we can expect our bought-and-paid-for media to tell us Venezuela is a deeply divided country.

A ten point victory in the U.S. is a blowout, in governments that are not obedient it is a sign of crumbling support.

Mitt Compares Obama to His "Boys" ?

Did anyone else hear that in the debate ?

As in, just because you say something a lot (like my boys) doesn't make it true.

If Medicare Is So Great

As the two candidates insisted tonight -- then why not extend it to the general population ?

Some of Fair Trade is Nuts

At about :19 in this ad, we catch Michael Franti manually hoeing some coffee plants ! This is pretty much crazy, as I doubt this is the most technologically sophisticated or efficient way to grow coffee. The world cannot feed its population on 17th century technology, not to mention the fact it is utterly back breaking to hoe a field all day. I've done it.

There's a reason humans have invented tools , i.e. technology, since the beginning of our existence and that is too make life easier. We need to argue for a society where technological progress can benefit the entire population, and not retreat into a luddite distopian utopianism.