Always paying cash (as I do) can save you lots of money by helping you decide not to buy. It is important to learn to appreciate that, each you consider buying.

And that's not to mention the most important thing it can give you: privacy!

(satire) *General Motors unveiled Friday their new 14-seat, 11-door, 7-wheel, 4-trunk Chevrolet Teton.*

Teaching assistants at the University of Santa Cruz are on strike and are threatened with being fired from their assistantships.

CommonDreams reports that Emily's List and the Center for American Progress silenced their criticism of Bloomberg because they couldn't do without his donations.

That's the power oligarchs enjoy. In the same way, Bill Gates's money ensured that hardly anyone in the field of education would criticize his plans to restructure public schools in the US.

A worst-likely-case scenario for 2050 if the planet-roasters remain in control.

Some have envisioned the complete extinction of humanity. I think that is unlikely. People survived with low tech in harsh environments before, and could do so again, albeit in small numbers (most of humanity would be killed by such a transition).