Yearly Archives: 2009
Steinbeck and the Tax Day Tea Parties
Some day, I really should read more of the classics, including The Grapes of Wrath, by John Steinbeck. This morning, a friend sent me a link to an OpEdNews post by Ed Martin in which he wrote that “paranoid Republicans … Continue reading →
Financial Fraud
Bill Moyers interviewed William K. Black, who wrote The Best Way to Rob a Bank is to Own One, April 3rd. I highly recommend watching the video at Bill Moyers Journal. Embedding the video on my blog is prohibited; otherwise … Continue reading →
Independent America
I found an interesting independent film maker who has an anti-corporate agenda. Watch this excerpt from the film Independent America and then visit the website for more information.
Continue reading →The Conservative Nanny State
For a few years now, the right wing talking heads have been all up in arms about something called the “Nanny State.” I’ve not paid a lot of attention to their whining, because I don’t have a lot of respect … Continue reading →
The Gulf of Tonkin Incident, Redux
For those too young to know what the Gulf of Tonkin Incident involved, read this article for an introduction. Lyndon Baines Johnson used the alleged attack as a pretext for ramping up the war in Vietnam, which I was a … Continue reading →
An Interesting Discovery
While doing the research for the previous post (on Stephen Colbert and the 912 Project), I stumbled across a most interesting website. It is written by Professor G.William Domhoff, who teaches in the sociology department of the University of California … Continue reading →
Stephen Colbert and The 912 Project
The other day, I watched Stephen Colbert’s riff on Glenn Beck and his 912 Project. Stephen is usually quite funny with his satirical wit and wonderful deliveries. He is an entertainer, just like the man he is parodying in the … Continue reading →
The Militaristic State
I read the latest issue of The Progress Report, which reports that neo-conservatives William Kristol, Robert Kagan, and Dan Senor are launching their newest lobbying organization for continuing the policies embraced by the Bush Administration. Curious to learn just what … Continue reading →
Are Right Wing Populists Conservative?
Yesterday, I had a brief encounter with a contractor who does work for the company that I work for. I learned, very quickly, that he thought very highly of Glenn Beck. I told him, quite firmly, that I thought Glenn … Continue reading →