Tag Archives: Ted McLaughlin

Ted McLaughlin : The ‘Passivhaus’ is a Smarter Way to Build

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

This Seattle passivhaus will use 70-90% less energy.The energy-efficient passivhaus:It’s a smarter way to build By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / May 19, 2011 The new building above doesn’t look like anything special, but it is. It is … Continue reading →

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Ted McLaughlin : The Unemployment Monster

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Political cartoon by Rodrigo / Expresso.And the recession rages on:The unemployment monsterBy Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / May 9, 2011 The cartoon above may seem funny to a lot of people, but I suspect those would be people … Continue reading →

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Ted McLaughlin : For Massey Energy, Safety Fines Just a Cost of Doing Business

Posted on May 5, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from BNET.Cost of doing business:Paying fines cheaper for Massey than making the mines safe By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / May 5, 2011 “Despite the tragedy at Upper Big Branch last year… some still aren’t getting it.” … Continue reading →

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Ted McLaughlin : Climate Change and Corporate Propaganda

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Global warming cartoon titled “Eco-Glazing” by Vladimir Druzhinin of Russia, from Earthworks 2008 global cartoon competition / Treehugger.Causes of climate change:The corporate anti-sciencecampaign is working By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / April 26, 2011 Just three or four … Continue reading →

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Ted McLaughlin : U.S. Military Spending Way Out of Whack

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Hogging the pie:U.S. military spending gone wild By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / April 12, 2011 The chart above shows just how much out of whack the United States spending on its military really is. The U.S. has … Continue reading →

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Ted McLaughlin : Can an All-White GOP Win in 2012?

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Electoral College breakdown for 2008.Can the GOP win in 2012with only white votes? By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / March 5, 2011 This country was generally controlled by the Republican Party in the years between 1980 and 2008. … Continue reading →

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Ted McLaughlin : Lies, Damned Lies, and Republicans

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

You lie. Graffiti art by Banksy.Our ‘true and false’ test:Exposing more Republican liesBy Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / March 29, 2011 Since the heyday of the Reagan administration the Republican Party has been making the rules for the … Continue reading →

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Ted McLaughlin : The Japan Quake and Nuclear Power

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Explosion at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi No 1 plant following Japan’s earthquake and tsunami. Image from Reuters.After the Japan quake:We must rethink nuclear power By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / March 13, 2011 By now everyone knows about the … Continue reading →

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Ted McLaughlin : States Flouting Gun Buyer Background Checks

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Still image from KETK NBC.Gun purchase background checks:Many states are dodging the law By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / February 21, 2011 Back in 2007, the massacre at Virginia Tech by a mentally ill student caused many in … Continue reading →

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Ted McLaughlin : Post-Racial America? Yeah, Right.

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Confederate massacre of black Union troops after the surrender at Fort Pillow, April 12, 1864 — under the command by Confederate Lt. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest. Image from Wikimedia Commons.Post-racial America?Some would honor ConfederateGen. Nathan Bedford Forrest By Ted McLaughlin … Continue reading →

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Ted McLaughlin : Drug Dogs Don’t Pass Sniff Test

Posted on February 8, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Drug-sniffing dog and pal. Image from Adam Carolla Show.Establishing probable cause?Drug dogs just don’t cut it By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / February 8, 2011 Here in the Texas Panhandle the Department of Public Safety (Texas’ state police) … Continue reading →

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Ted McLaughlin : CBO Says Republican Policies Will Increase Debt, Deficit

Posted on February 2, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Matt Yglesias refers to politicians who use deficits for short-term political gains (like Republicans whose tax cuts for the rich added $4 trillion to the deficit), as “deficit peacocks.” Illustration by Mario Piperni from mariopiperni.com.CBO projections:Republican economic policieswill expand debt, … Continue reading →

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