Just Sayin'...
A coal-industry astroturf group is running a public campaign to harass Pennsylvania State University climate scientist Michael Mann for his “radical agenda” of climate science [Facebook page].
Michael Mann, one of the most most respected scientists in the field of paleoclimatology, has been the victim of a long-running harassment and intimidation campaign by right-wing ideologues and conspiracy theorists, including political and legal threats by Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK) and Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli. After hackers stole emails from a climate unit in Great Britain, climate deniers renewed their attacks on Mann, forcing several academic inquiries, all of which debunked the slanderous charges.
Coal-Powered PAC Runs Harassment Campaign Against Climate Scientist Michael Mann, thinkprogress.org/green, Feb. 2, 2012.
Currently Thinking About...
- The Zuckerberg Tax, David Miller, NYTimes, Feb. 8, 2012.
- 5 Ideas to Support Innovation in Higher Ed, Joshua Kim, Insidehighered.com (blogs) Feb. 5, 2012. ...and at URI?
- The Future of American Colleges May Lie, Literally, in Students' Hands, Scott Carlson, Chronicle of Higher Education, Feb. 5, 2012. ...and at URI?
- Romney Isn’t Concerned, Paul Krugman, NYTimes, Feb. 3, 2012.
- Soaking the Poor, State by State, Kevin Drum, Mother Jones, Feb. 3. In Rhode Island, the average tax rate of the bottom 20% (11.9%) is 2.1 times the rate of the top 1% (5.6%). "There's not one single state with a tax system that's progressive."
- Shit Graduate Students Say (youtube)
- Turning the ‘Buffett Rule’ Into Law, Editorial, NYTimes, Feb. 1, 2012. Go, Sheldon Whitehouse & OWS!
- What You (Really) Need to Know. Lawence H. Summers. NYTimes, Jan. 22, 2012.
Currently Reading...
- Guy Standing. The Precariat. 2011.
- Glenn Greenwald. With Liberty and Justice for Some. 2011.
- Lawrence Lessig. Republic, Lost. 2011.
- Jeffrey Sachs. The Price of Civilization. 2011.
- Richard Heinberg. The End of Growth. 2011.
