Posts under ‘Current Events’

Yet another chapter from Michael J. Smith’s online book, Stop Me Before I Vote Again. In this chapter, Smith implies why it is so important to vote for third parties – they drag the consensus away from what the duopoly says is reality. Read it and then think about the effects of the controversy over [...]

Make that Happy Friggin’ New Year. Your president just signed the indefinite detention act and sold your rights, both civil and legal, right down the damn river. Indefinite detention for American citizens is now the law. And of course, the man you worship as a hero did the dastardly act on New Year’s Eve, when [...]

I am so very impressed with Michael J. Smith’s online book, Stop Me Before I Vote Again. I’ve encountered much opposition to my decision to vote for Ron Paul in the Republican primary (how dare you!!) and for my decision to vote for a third party in the general election next fall. But I’m unmoved [...]

I’ve posted before on this topic, asking why people consistently vote against their own self-interests. My conclusion in the past has been the same as that of Annie, in the following article. Lots of liberals and progressives have shared our opinion. I never had an answer to my own question – my response was an [...]

With all of the saber-rattling going on vis-a-vis Iran, I thought that I’d provide a link to what I thought was a balanced view of the country of Iran. I don’t know a lot about Iran, other than that it is a Persian country whose language is Farsi, not Arabic. Steve Ricks, the narrator, is [...]

From Jay Smooth’s Ill Doctrine, a hip hop video blog:

As I read more about the Occupy Wall Street movement, I am asking myself questions about the Masters of the Universe that they are protesting against. How did these people/organizations come to be? That, of course, is an enormously complex question and parts of the answer come from scholars who have labored for many years [...]

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, which largely repeat what Tea Party zealots hear on their favorite right-wing talk radio stations. [...]

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 might begin to show you that what pollutes the airwaves and print media in this [...]

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 think my readers (those few that stop by!) would enjoy it. For the life of [...]