If you rely exclusively on the Corporate media here in the United States for your information, you’d think that killing bin Laden was an Excellent Thing. Certainly, 86% of Americans think so. Count me out of that category, though. Fortunately, … Continue reading →
Do not gloat when your enemy falls; when they stumble, do not let your heart rejoice, or the LORD will see and disapprove and turn his wrath away from them. Proverbs 24:17-18 “We can no longer afford to worship the … Continue reading →
The following article appeared in the May, 2011 issue of the magazine Vanity Fair. I don’t quite understand why such a radical interpretation of the reality of life in America appears amongst ads for Ralph Lauren and other purveyors to … Continue reading →
This is one of the funniest political videos that I have watched in a long, long time. The mainstream TV networks just love war, because it is so spectacularly violent and attracts millions of people who also watch the advertisements, … Continue reading →
As if Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan were not enough to keep the Military Industrial Congressional Complex busy in this country, we are now engaged in spending more hundreds of millions of dollars that we can’t afford to spend in yet … Continue reading →
Last fall, I posted two essays, one by Michael Ventura and the other by Chris Hedges, that presented an analysis of the political system in this country that few other writers dare to address. I found another one, though: Joe … Continue reading →
Tired of giant corporations making decisions that adversely affect your quality of life? Do something about it. Watch this video and then go to the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund website and learn more.
Continue reading →I started this blog in September, 2008 because I was terrified of what Sarah Palin represented. For quite awhile, I struggled to put into words what I stood for, politically. I studied conservatism, liberalism, and a lot of other “isms” … Continue reading →
In the wake of the violence in Tucson, there has been, as is so common in these times, an awful lot of finger-pointing. For a long time, I’ve deplored hatred and bigotry and many of my posts reflect those feelings. … Continue reading →