9/11 and the War on (certain types of) Terrorism |
So it's been 7 years since the attack, tragedies that might have given a saner government reason to pause and reflect; perhaps to consider the country's relationship to the world in a manner...
Posted by on Thu, 11 Sep 2008 11:03:00 GMT |
Fascism American Style |
Comparisons to fascists and Nazis are usually rhetorical exaggerations but in the case of the recent Republican National Convention the comparison seems strikingly literal and justified.
The mos...
Posted by on Sat, 06 Sep 2008 15:13:00 GMT |
Dont Hate the Player, Hate the Games |
Watching the Olympics reminded me of this essay by modern prophet George Orwell:
The Sporting Spirit
Now that the brief visit of the Dynamo football team has come to an end, it is possible to say pub...
Posted by on Sat, 23 Aug 2008 16:23:00 GMT |
When the Other Shoe Drops |
An interesting and expansive analysis of the current political and economic situation. It reinforces notions of how -problems can't be solved with the same type of thinking that created them-consequen...
Posted by on Sat, 24 Nov 2007 14:43:00 GMT |
John Perkins @ Town Hall Seattle |
Most of us at some time have been told America is the greatest country in the world but what is seldom discussed is "in what ways, why that is and how the current situation came to be?". Last night at...
Posted by on Tue, 19 Jun 2007 22:34:00 GMT |
something they won't teach you in civics class... |
THE WAR ON CONSCIOUSNESS by Paul Levy We are truly in a war. It is not the war we imagine we are in, which is the way our true adversaries want it. It is not a foreign war ag...
Posted by on Tue, 05 Jun 2007 01:00:00 GMT |
WTC7 Was a Controlled Demolition |
Any thinking person that has extensively researched WTC7 already knows this but now there is evidence not only supporting this fact but also revealing the level of coordinated influence that the ...
Posted by on Sun, 04 Mar 2007 11:37:00 GMT |
The Watada Mistrial: Here's What Really Happened |
As is the case with most important news stories, there's plenty of information about the Watada trial that corporate media distorts or omits (if they report on it at all). Fortunately there's plenty o...
Posted by on Fri, 09 Feb 2007 18:49:00 GMT |
H. Res. 1106 : The Bush (+ Rice & Cheney) Impeachment Bill |
It may not go anywhere but it's good to know there's at least one person in Congress fighting for the people and who is brave enough to speak the truth on record.from http://www.atlantaprogressivenews...
Posted by on Fri, 08 Dec 2006 22:08:00 GMT |
Fast Food Nation |
After seeing his last few films and re-viewing some of his older ones I'm convinced that Richard Linklater is one of the great contemporary directors. He has successfully worked in a variety of genres...
Posted by on Sun, 19 Nov 2006 14:33:00 GMT |
