Way back in 1977, Jerry Mander published a book entitled Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television. In the book, he asserts: 1. While television may seem useful, interesting, and worthwhile, it actually lays the foundations for autocratic control by … Continue reading →
Dave Lindorff says it better than I could ever imagine: Blowing It: Democrats, Unable to Be a Party of the People, are Sinking Themselves by Dave Lindorff The smoking ruin that is the the Obama White House, and the rotting … Continue reading →
Ted Rall, 2008-09 President of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists, is an award-winning cartoonist and columnist for Universal Press Syndicate. He is the author of 15 books, including graphic novels, political polemics and travelogues about Central and South Asia.
Continue reading →Michael Lind, in a column on Salon.com, proposes that Barack Obama run as a Republican candidate in 2012, thus freeing up room for a real Democrat. That won’t happen, of course, but reading his column certainly highlights what is wrong … Continue reading →
George Carlin – The American Dream (2005): George Carlin was right in 2005, when he made this presentation, and he is even more right today. The question is this: what do we do about it? Do we re-elect Obama or … Continue reading →
John Cole draws editorial cartoons for The Scranton Times Tribune in Scranton, PA. This one appeared today, May 30, 2011.
Continue reading →On April 4, 1967, one year before he was murdered, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered a speech entitled Beyond Vietnam – A Time to Break Silence before the members of the congregation of Riverside Church in New York City. … Continue reading →
I have one final question about the demise of Osama bin Laden: what will change with his death? David Swanson, in a piece published on CounterPunch on May 2, answers that question for me. Piles and Piles of Corpses Killing … Continue reading →
Thoughtful analysis is always the victim of the blood lust and celebration that sweeps nation states after the death of publicly declared enemies. That was proven, once again, by the spectacle observed across this country after the death of Osama … Continue reading →