UrbanThoreau Critiques: from Street to World and Back Again
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Water Waste in the Emerald City
The Madison Water Utility continues its boondogling ways–at ratepayers’ expense.
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Lanford’s Evasiveness, St. John’s Sycophancy: What’s a Voter to Do?
Neither Rhonda Lanford nor Rebecca St. John have what it takes to ensure justice in a court of law.
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Madison Water Utility’s Science Denial
Madison’s Water Utility Board is set to vote on an expansion of Well 7 (up on Sherman Ave, near Sherman Middle School/Shabazz). To approve it would be a major denial of science.
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Mosiman: Flak for the Status Quo
Mosiman just loves incumbents. He used to do puff pieces for Mayor Pave. So we know he will go to great lengths to promote entrenched power over challengers. Here’s his latest girding-for-the-old-guard piece for the council’s aging cheerleader, Lauren Cnare. Just one sentence in the article for the challenger, Barbara Davis. Makes the latter out…
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Why Mark Pocan Fails…
None of the candidates in the Wisocnsin 2nd District Congressional race has any interest in taking on the interests which want to bake your world and grind you to dust.
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DUDE!
R U Gonna 4get 2 Vot AGAIN?
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Now ask yourself why you keep flying, driving, voting for that paving politician….
In case you were wondering whether it might be worth it to take the train instead of flying, biking instead driving, investing in a home energy audit or voting out your paving politician (yup, the progressive ones like their paving as much as your standard issue Republican)……James Hansen has the answer. And Obama needs to get…
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Kipp Pollutes, DNR Stonewalls
Madison Kipp Corp. pollutes, Wisconsin DNR covers up.
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Walker’s New Tool: Dane County Human Services
Dane County Human Services, Madison Schools go all brownshirt for Walker & Co., terrorizing an 11-year old girl.
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Never Leave Home Without Your Geographer: Krugman, Gruber
In my daily dose of Krugman I really enjoyed this: China also derives big advantages from the fact that so much of the supply chain is already there. A former Apple executive explained: “You need a thousand rubber gaskets? That’s the factory next door. You need a million screws? That factory is a block away.”…
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