Real Heavy Politics - Aug. 29th Links

Physicists Untangle Complicated Webs to Reveal that the World's Finances are Controlled by "Just a Few Mutual Funds, Banks, and Corporations" - http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2009/08/physicists-untangle-complicated-webs-to.html The headline says it all.

http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2009/08/roubini-when-governments-reach-point.html Roubini: “When Governments Reach the Point Where They Are Borrowing to Pay the Interest on Their Borrowing They Are ... Running a Ponzi Scheme Our bloated government - unbelievable.

http://www.alternet.org/drugreporter/142271/smoking_marijuana_does_not_cause_lung_cancer/?page=entire From the article "Smoking pot doesn't cause lung cancer. In fact, the study found that cigarette smokers who also smoked marijuana were at a lower risk of contracting lung cancer than tobacco-only smokers."

http://fee.org/articles/cash-clunkers-loser/ Article critical of the cash for clunkers program - it is of interest that it will take about 5 years for America to save 1 days worth of US oil consumption.

6 Cities That Were Caught Shortening Yellow Light Times For Profit - http://www.motorists.org/blog/6-cities-that-were-caught-shortening-yellow-light-times-for-profit/ As you know, all red light cameras are for nothing but money for politicians to spend.

Mad magazine’s better than Newsweek - http://devoid.blogs.heraldtribune.com/10257/mad-magazines-better-than-newsweek/ A scathing look at the new Newsweek Magazine.

Federal Reserve Seeks Delay in Disclosure of Emergency Lending - http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=a5bjqcBdkB48 - From the article - "The Fed and U.S. banks would suffer irreparable harm if details of the loan programs were made public, according to the central bank’s senior counsel, Yvonne Mizusawa." --------- Irreparable Harm?

http://www.govtech.com/gt/articles/715479 Twitter used to help California raise money - twits suggest taxing pot.

Subject: How can legal tender be illegal? - http://www.downsizedc.org/blog/the-mint-vs-the-fed When you have a federal government that doesn't want to compete with a currency that has actual value?

The Bushie Obama Can't Fire - http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-08-25/the-bushie-obama-cant-fire/ At least, not yet. And, guess where he is - yep - the drug office.

And, today's fun link:
http://www.shorpy.com/node/6682?size=_original

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