June 25, 2010
Science Friday: Different Perspective
Science Friday: DIY camera takes flight. Here or below.
June 23, 2010
Civilian Control
Jonathan Alter on the president’s options:
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June 21, 2010
State Fiscal Crisis: The Slideshow
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) compiles grim statistics into a slideshow demonstrating just how bad state economies and revenue streams are right now. These pretty pictures depict an especially ugly situation.
As state governments shed jobs and teachers prepare for layoffs, it’s very hard to see how most states and localities can come through this in the absence of a decent shot of federal assistance. Without short-term help and in the face of regional calamities like the ongoing oil spill, the country could re-enter recession. Paul Krugman writes today that this could lead America into a “deflationary trap” that we won’t soon recover from.
CBPP’s final slide offers a ray of hope: a few tax policies states could enact to lessen their pain as they await increasingly elusive (and, in any case, piecemeal) federal action.
June 20, 2010
Watt Relief
It’s hotter than heck here in Washington, D.C. As the power grid strains to keep up, here are some tips I came across (via National Geo’s blog) for reducing your kilowatt load no matter where you are. Every little bit helps.
June 18, 2010
Science Friday: Baby Bubbles
Science Friday: Bubbles! Here or below.