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THE 3 STOOGES MEET DIABLO CANYON

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For the latest installment of Smashing Crayons for Slate I investigate the people behind the amazing Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant.  The shocking results HERE: DIABLO CANYON FOR DUMMIES

Opening Day

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This week I began a new series of editorial videos for Slate.com.  Up till now I have used a production crew to create short films.  This works very well for TV where you can find (if you’re lucky) a budget of some kind.  The web is different.  If I wanted to continue this online, I … Read more

UNION OR BUST

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So the Wisconsin GOP finally fixed the Democrats’ wagon.  Without the Democrat state senate members they found a way to bust the public employees unions by passing a bill that took out financial concerns and became a raw grab for party and union-crushing political power.  As if this kind of tactic will go down well … Read more

PERSON OF THE DAY: KEN KEWLEY

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    Do we recognize this man? He’s us.  Or could be.  Ken Kewley, an artist, cut off from health care by cuts in his state.  Profiled in the Times, he has been left only with the hope that he will stay healthy until “Obamacare”.  You could see this as  a necessary cut to afford … Read more