For those who would like a Marxist perspective on the so-called “debt crisis”, read the work of Richard D. Wolff. His website has lots and lots of thought-provoking articles, unlike the kind that you read in the main stream media, … Continue reading →
I went to work this morning, unaware that the Communications Workers of America (CWA) had struck Verizon. I should know – I work for AT&T, whose workers are also represented by the CWA. But I didn’t and that says volumes … Continue reading →
“Civil disobedience is not our problem. Our problem is civil obedience. Our problem is the numbers of people all over the world who have obeyed the dictates of the leaders of their governments and have gone to war, and millions … Continue reading →
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Continue reading →I’ve been on a tear lately, but I’m not stopping. I’m beyond furious with Obama and his minions and my agenda is to expose them and all the right-wing crap that they stand for. Anyone with a shred of decency … Continue reading →
This is an interesting article, from Al Jazeera, of course, on how the corporate media in this country marginalizes dissent. If you plan on voting for Obama, do yourself a favor and at least read the article – it just … Continue reading →
It is apparent, looking back, that Obama had plans to gut Social Security from the very beginning of his administration. It’s just that we were so happy that W. was out of office that we weren’t paying attention. Plus, we … Continue reading →
The title of the article caught my eye – what is that about, I thought. So I proceeded to read it and had my eyes further opened about Obama. It’s rather long, but it is an easy read and I … Continue reading →
I admire Michael Hudson’s economic analysis – he makes it easy to understand and draws together ideas that I can’t make sense of. Along with Joseph Stiglitz, Michael ranks right up there in progressive economic analysis – above Paul Krugman, … Continue reading →
An excerpt from an article written by Matt Tabibi and quoted in an excellent article by Glenn Greenwald at Salon.com: “Now, Barack Obama has surrendered control of the budget to the Tea Party. . . . Commentators everywhere are killing … Continue reading →