Current Events Cut With Pragmatic Left-Libertarian Editorial Perspective — A Focused Take on Politics, Economics, Society, Futurism, Tech and Scientific ResearchTumblr (3.0; @leftwest)http://leftwest.net/ A prestigious group of scientists from around the world is warning that population growth,...http://leftwest.net/post/24561842473http://leftwest.net/post/24561842473Wed, 06 Jun 2012 14:34:37 -0700sustainabilityecologyenvironmentbiodiversity Helen Shen Researchers have remotely activated genes inside living animals, a proof of concept that...http://leftwest.net/post/22854734920http://leftwest.net/post/22854734920Fri, 11 May 2012 13:11:34 -0700nanobiotechscienceThis is a lengthy, well researched piece that Romney supporters are likely to instinctively recoil...http://leftwest.net/post/22794456010http://leftwest.net/post/22794456010Thu, 10 May 2012 13:21:00 -0700Romneypolitics <table style='font:11px arial; color:#333; background-color:#f5f5f5' cellpadding='0' cellspacing='0' width='512' height='340'><tbody><tr style='background-color:#e5e5e5' valign='middle'><td style='padding:2px 1px 0px 5px;'><a target='_blank' style='color:#333; text-decoration:none; font-weight:bold;' href='http://www.thedailyshow.com'>The Daily Show with Jon Stewart</a></td><td style='padding:2px 5px 0px 5px; text-align:right; font-weight:bold;'>Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c</td></tr><tr style='height:14px;' valign='middle'><td style='padding:2px 1px 0px 5px;' colspan='2'><a target='_blank' style='color:#333; text-decoration:none; font-weight:bold;' href='http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-may-1-2012/victory-lapse'>Victory Lapse</a></td></tr><tr style='height:14px; background-color:#353535' valign='middle'><td colspan='2' style='padding:2px 5px 0px 5px; width:512px; overflow:hidden; text-align:right'><a target='_blank' style='color:#96deff; text-decoration:none; font-weight:bold;' href='http://www.thedailyshow.com/'>www.thedailyshow.com</a></td></tr><tr valign='middle'><td style='padding:0px;' colspan='2'><embed style='display:block' src='http://media.mtvnservices.com/mgid:cms:item:comedycentral.com:413513' width='512' height='288' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' wmode='window' allowFullscreen='true' flashvars='autoPlay=false' allowscriptaccess='always' allownetworking='all' bgcolor='#000000'></embed></td></tr><tr style='height:18px;' valign='middle'><td style='padding:0px;' colspan='2'><table style='margin:0px; text-align:center' cellpadding='0' cellspacing='0' width='100%' height='100%'><tr valign='middle'><td style='padding:3px; width:33%;'><a target='_blank' style='font:10px arial; color:#333; text-decoration:none;' href='http://www.thedailyshow.com/full-episodes/'>Daily Show Full Episodes</a></td><td style='padding:3px; width:33%;'><a target='_blank' style='font:10px arial; color:#333; text-decoration:none;' href='http://www.indecisionforever.com/'>Political Humor & Satire Blog</a></td><td style='padding:3px; width:33%;'><a target='_blank' style='font:10px arial; color:#333; text-decoration:none;' href='http://www.facebook.com/thedailyshow'>The Daily Show on Facebook</a></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <br/><br/><p>The Daily Show - Victory Lapse</p> <p><em>Republicans accuse President Obama of politicizing the anniversary of Osama bin Laden’s death.</em></p>http://leftwest.net/post/22284361103http://leftwest.net/post/22284361103Wed, 02 May 2012 16:30:00 -0700ObamahypocrisypoliticsDaily Show By Chris Hedges The quest by a bankrupt elite in the final days of empire to accumulate greater and...http://leftwest.net/post/22146642722http://leftwest.net/post/22146642722Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:56:16 -0700capitalismsustainability ARUNDHATI ROY Though capitalism is meant to be based on competition, those at the top of the food...http://leftwest.net/post/21946956382http://leftwest.net/post/21946956382Fri, 27 Apr 2012 18:10:00 -0700economicssustainabilitycapitalism By Lawrence Summers The Romney campaign has been very clear about what the former governor is...http://leftwest.net/post/21945014886http://leftwest.net/post/21945014886Fri, 27 Apr 2012 17:41:06 -0700Romneybudgetpolitics“The GOP has become an insurgent outlier in American politics. It is ideologically extreme;...http://leftwest.net/post/21943502558http://leftwest.net/post/21943502558Fri, 27 Apr 2012 17:17:00 -0700politicsGOPpolarization Source: Frugal dadhttp://leftwest.net/post/21937724671http://leftwest.net/post/21937724671Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:50:07 -0700mediainformationcorporations By Sebastian Mallaby Citigroup just hired a brilliant consultant called Watson to build out its...http://leftwest.net/post/21937090280http://leftwest.net/post/21937090280Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:40:28 -0700automationeconomicsWatson Mitt Romney has proposed massive new tax cuts and promised to balance the federal budget. How will...http://leftwest.net/post/21546457459http://leftwest.net/post/21546457459Sat, 21 Apr 2012 20:21:00 -0700Romneypoliticstax policy<img src="http://41.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2usertAqw1rozaabo1_500.png"/><br/><br/>http://leftwest.net/post/21532311329http://leftwest.net/post/21532311329Sat, 21 Apr 2012 16:40:03 -0700ObamaRomney2012politicspolicyBy David Cay Johnston (Reuters) - Across the United States more than 2,700 companies are collecting...http://leftwest.net/post/20956811027http://leftwest.net/post/20956811027Thu, 12 Apr 2012 02:00:51 -0700corporate socialismtaxespolitics By Sasha Issenberg At the vanguard of this movement is Jonathan Haidt, a moral psychologist whose...http://leftwest.net/post/20956688281http://leftwest.net/post/20956688281Thu, 12 Apr 2012 01:53:17 -0700political philosophymoral psychologypoliticsby W. Brian Arthur Business processes that once took place among human beings are now being executed...http://leftwest.net/post/20948207573http://leftwest.net/post/20948207573Wed, 11 Apr 2012 21:03:00 -0700automationlaboreconomicspoliticsdistribution of wealth By Walter Dean Burnham andThomas Ferguson The county maps and polls testifying to the importance of...http://leftwest.net/post/20947858208http://leftwest.net/post/20947858208Wed, 11 Apr 2012 20:56:42 -0700Romneyeconomicspoliticsclass It is tempting to think of the globalisation of the labour market as a zero-sum game in which Mrs...http://leftwest.net/post/20947731818http://leftwest.net/post/20947731818Wed, 11 Apr 2012 20:54:14 -0700globalizationlaboreconomics Who is more likely to lie, cheat, and steal—the poor person or the rich one? It’s temping to think...http://leftwest.net/post/20947602022http://leftwest.net/post/20947602022Wed, 11 Apr 2012 20:51:42 -0700ethicswealtheconomics“And this is my theory of Romney: He’s not conservative, but he’s not moderate either. Why...http://leftwest.net/post/20883161645http://leftwest.net/post/20883161645Tue, 10 Apr 2012 19:44:13 -0700Romneypolitics2012 TYLER COWEN It’s not just that Silicon Valley and the Pentagon and our universities give the United...http://leftwest.net/post/20883031962http://leftwest.net/post/20883031962Tue, 10 Apr 2012 19:42:13 -0700automationeconomicstechlabor