The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart hosts Warren Buffet and Carol Loomis for conversation about books, taxes, and the real moochers of America.
Carol, long time friend of Buffett, and accomplished financial journalist, and editor-at-large at Fortune magazine, wrote a book about the master money maker. Continue reading
I’ve got to share my latest email from the indomitable Greg Palast! Why? Because, we absolutely cannot forget the latest heinous instances of douchery by the GOP loving would-be thieves of democracy and the American way! The books at the GregPalast.com site are well worth the price, so I encourage you to check them out.
[Dayton, Ohio. Tuesday November 6, 2012] Continue reading
This is an email from Greg Palast, my favorite Journalist and pretty rad author sent to me. I bought the book Billionaires & Ballot Bandits: How to Steal an Election in 9 Easy Steps for my Nook ereader, and I’m sharing this with you kids so you can enjoy a taste of the book too!
Bad Habits:
Nuns Nixed over No Voter-ID Continue reading
Enjoy this first YouTube video from the Moment of Clarity folks, with the always interesting Greg Palast, author of Vulture’s Picnic as an interviewee, whom I admire greatly. You undoubtedly noticed that I loved Vulture’s Picnic and the investigative reporting Palast did on the Big Oil industry from earlier posts on this blog. I definitely will pick up the new Palast book, Billionaires & Ballot Bandits, which is coming out September 18, 2012. The topic of the interview is voting and stolen elections, and some of the truths Greg Palast has uncovered. Continue reading
Added to the old Nook this week, in my personal quest to transfer my wealth to Barnes and Noble: Continue reading
Got some books from all over the spectrum on current Nook rotation this month, even I can’t focus on Decision 2012 all the time!
Since it is February, I picked up the smart woman’s romance novel, about fellow storm chasers roaming the American plains. The book is Funnel Vision, by Christine Kridler, who is herself, a veteran storm chaser and videographer.
Also very excited to read Chris Mathew’s latest, Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero, just because I am a huge fan of Hardball, Chris is my favorite Pennsylvanian, and I know next to nothing about JFK.
Finally, I am two thirds the way through The Lolita Effect:The Media Sexualization of Young Girls and What We Can Do About It by M. Gigi Durham. This book is so thought provoking, Durham really shines a light on the warped way children are portrayed in media and product advertising. The book ought to be required reading for anyone who works with the generation growing up now.
