100 Greatest Novels written in English

http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/aug/17/the-100-best-novels-written-in-english-the-full-list

Another list.

Shade Balls to Conserve Water

Covering lake with polyethylene balls to limit evaporation.

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/gallery/2015/aug/11/shade-balls-reservoir-la-water-conservation-drought-california

The US an Oligarchy?

Jimmy Carter states Citizen United has turned the US into an Oligarchy via the Thom Hartmann show.

https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2015/07/30/jimmy-carter-u-s-oligarchy-unlimited-political-bribery/?comments=1#comments

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/aug/12/jimmy-carter-reveals-cancer

Gun Control: Some Progress?

Guns and clips which can handle more than 10 rounds are banned in San Francisco and Los Angeles. Hope this spreads throughout the country.
Still, until anything automatic, including handguns, designed to kill people are banned we will not be where we should be. Single shot rifles are all people (hunters) really need, if even that.

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/jul/29/los-angeles-bans-gun-magazines-larger-than-10-rounds

WWII Pacific

View of WWII in the Pacific theater.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jul/26/nagasaki-man-who-walked-through-hell-jan-bras

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/aug/11/the-last-kamikaze-two-japanese-pilots-tell-how-they-cheated-death

Gold Cup: Mexico vs Panama

Great article by someone who also watched and was disgusted by this game.
Panama deserved the win in this one.
Mexico has an excellent team but lack integrity with their fouling and flopping.
And their fans, well, they just make Mexico look worse throwing all their garbage on the field.

http://screamer.deadspin.com/mexico-advance-to-gold-cup-final-after-panama-are-conca-1719666083

http://screamer.deadspin.com/even-in-mexico-theyre-admitting-last-nights-game-was-h-1719744564

http://www.sbnation.com/soccer/2015/7/23/9020799/mexico-panama-2015-gold-cup-backheel-breakfast

Mexico won the Gold Cup and 2 days later the head coach was fired for punching a Mexican journalist critical of the team's Gold Cup performance.

http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2015/jul/29/farewell-then-miguel-herrera-a-coach-too-exuberant-for-mexicos-big-boy-pants

Private Prisons

Half the prison population is deemed no threat to society. So why are they in prison? So that private prisons can make more money?

https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2015/07/23/private-prison-lobbyists-raising-cash-hillary-clinton/

Frontline had an excellent documentary called "Prison State" which explored this issue. One woman spent a year in prison for skipping school. Her life in ruins as a result.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/locked-up-in-america/

https://consortiumnews.com/2025/12/16/john-kiriakou-us-prison-horror-show-plays-on/