A good friend of mine, who has friends who are active in the Tea Party movement, stopped to chat today and asked me if I could find a source of information that would refute her friend’s claim that no part … Continue reading →
The fallout from Glenn Beck and his 912 Project, the Tax Day Tea Parties, and the discovery of Dr. Partridge’s book, Conscience of a Progressive continues. Long ago, I posted several items about George Lakoff and his concept of framing … Continue reading →
After I discovered Ernest Partridge’s Crisis Papers website, I did a little exploring and discovered his book, Conscience of a Progressive, which is a book in progress. Dr. Partridge has decided to not post to the Crisis Papers website as … Continue reading →
I’ve watched a few videos of the Tea Party rallies around the country and what strikes me about almost all of them is that there is an inchoate rage against the government. People are furious about the approach that the … Continue reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →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 →
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 →