Didactic SynCast #92: Gargling with Chemicals

Well, I failed miserably at blogging every day, and I haven’t been podcasting very often, either. Fortunately, however, I’ve recorded a new show for you. WOOP WOOP! Enjoy.

DS #92: Gargling with Chemicals

Top Links

• I forgave the Nazis despite what they did to my family
• A Century of Controversy: Accidents in West Virginia’s Chemical Valley
• US DOJ didn’t go after banks
• Take Action: Tell Shell’s new CEO to scrap arctic drilling

Current Events

• Chemical spill in West Virginia
  • Frustration mounts over chemical spill in West Virginia
  • Erin Brockovich on DN to discuss WV chemical spill
  • Meet Freedom Industries
• Fracking news
  • Exxon CEO sues to keep fracking away from his house
  • Don’t Bet on UK Shale Just Yet
• Affluenza defense works
• Cancer treatments in France compared to USA
• Colorado shooting victim’s father forgives shooter
• NYT and Guardian urge Obama to grant clemency to Edward Snowden

Economics

• Goldman Sachs workers take one for the team
• The pope, Obama, and a former banker walk into a slum: Does the 1% still win?
• USA Today editorial on High-Frequency Trading
• HFT — Lasers!

Education

• I would love to teach, but…
• In what other profession…?
• Milwaukee voucher school collects $200,000, closes

Hip-Hop

M/A/R/R/S: Pump Up The Volume