Recently, I received a message from a group called Trees Have Rights Too. They want to create a Meme, a replicating cultural entity, from the word "ecocide"...

I will dispense with the health care issue today. This is the last of my 3 posts on the subject—I promise. There are so many other disasters to cover, so I need to get this one out of the way. Let's start with Ezra Klein's How big is the bill, really?

Of all the companies bailed out by the federal government, mortgage
finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are shaping up as the deepest
money pits. A close look at their past and recent financial filings
shows why their losses continue to mount.