William K. Black: Capitalism Would Have Killed the Chilean Miners: A Reply to Mr. Henninger

Posted on October 16, 2010 by iwilder

We know that the Chilean mine was private, that it had a bad safety record, and that it has been ordered to shut down permanently. The BBC reports that the (strongly conservative) President Pinera promised the people of Chile that: “never again in Chile would people be allowed to work in such inhumane conditions.” Reports […]

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A poem inspired by the mine rescue

Posted on October 14, 2010 by kwilder

[Update: Princess Jessica/Princesa Yesica poem in Spanish at bottom of page] Princess Jessica of Chile He, being first thought dead and now weary from the long ordeal She, having transformed her worries into curling hair, polished lips, and the desire to become a symbol of welcome and life to him He, stepped out from the […]

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Do all these earthquakes mean something?

Posted on March 1, 2010 by kwilder

Update for November 2, 2011: In Oklahoma, earthquakes could be a result of “fracking”, natural gas extraction. Story: here. Info from The US Geological Survey about earthquakes is here. Gives dates, magnitude, and info for recent summer 2011 Virginia and Colorado earthquakes. August, 2011, Earthquake analysis: Did fracking (gas and oil extraction) cause the Virginia […]

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