Carl Calleman goes against the storied December 21, 2012 grain, insisting that the real end of the Mayan Calendar is October 28, 2011. I have no idea whether or not either date is correct, or even if there is a definite date that will mark the end of one age and the beginning of another. […]
Read MoreSuch a delicious thought, that Al Jazeera, once hated (still hated?) by U.S. powers-that-be as an instrument of slanted mideast propaganda, would turn its uncommonly insightful and balanced journalistic eye on unfairness in the U.S.A. “Al-Jazeera’s slick video news magazine ‘Fault Lines’ investigates the incredible income disparity in the United States that now sees 40 […]
Read MoreThanks to Daniel, this, from the Washington Post opinion pages. Could it be that the military elephant in the room is finally becoming visible? Why defense spending should be cut By Fareed Zakaria August 3, 2011 The scary aspect of the debt deal meant to force all of Washington to its senses is the threatened […]
Read MoreI remember the first time (the only time) I ever saw Dennis Kucinich in person. He was one of the speakers at a conference I was attending in D.C, and at that point not yet well known, so the patina of his “fame” had not yet blurred my perception. I was startled by the subtle […]
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