Posts by xero

The Library of Congress thru nls makes Permanent Record freely available

to those who can't read print.One can download or get in the mail. Permanent

Record is interesting about his early childhood but somewhat boring when he

"lectures" in the later parts of the book.What is interesting, is Snowden's distaste

for Assange. I never knew he felt that strongly about Assange before. It must have

been difficult working with Sarah Harrison.

Made in China

I was listening to C-SPAN's Book TV earlier this year, when I happened to watch a review of

http://www.amazon.com/Shop-Class-Soulcraft-Inquiry-Value/dp/1594202230

One of the things it brought out, was that if your car breaks down, you have to get fixed HERE.

Jobs like these---auto mechanics, doctors, barbers, etc., can not be out-sourced, although certain aspects of the job can be, such as having x-rays read in India or Australia.

The whole world has become a big sweatshop for corporations and there are not enough jobs left

for the West.

'Aaronovitch'

Thanks for link about Aaronovitch'.This will be an interesting debate.