Listening to an NPR show on new legislation to regulate mercury, I heard this: Mad as a hatter. Years ago mercury was used to stiffen fur in hat making, but it also got into the nervous systems of hatters and made many of them act crazy. Now in the face of evidence that even small [...]
In my last post on Ward Churchill, I wrote: If Churchill did deliberately misrepresent the work of other scholars, his academic status should be reconsidered. I would like to modify my stance. I’ve had some time to look into the matter more closely, and I find myself in agreement with the ACLU of Colorado which [...]
Facing the threat of unionization, Wal-Mart closed its Jonquiere, Quebec store rather than pay its employees living wages and benefits. The Canadian store would have been the first union shop in the Wal-Mart empire. Via Retro vs. Metro, which links to several news stories about the closure. Including this one by Roy J. Adams: Not [...]