Posts under ‘Protest’

I’ve altered the title of the article that I’m linking to, because I think those who support the strikers at Verizon (I do!) should know about these facts and study them. One of them is this: in 1937, when the economy crashed again (like it will now, now that Obama and the Republicans are cutting [...]

I never heard of Iris Dement before, but this song really speaks to our present predicament. The first 30 seconds or so of the video is shaky, but after that it’s O.K. In 1997, Forida State senator John Grant, after hearing the song played on public radio station WMNF in Tampa, got a $104,000 grant [...]

Since the bankruptcy of Lehman Bros. in October of 2008, we’ve been subjected to one shock after another and most of us have tuned out and focused on survival in a grim jobs market. That is understandable behavior, even if it is a bit unproductive, because, as the election season ramps up, Americans are at [...]

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 [...]

I have one final question about the demise of Osama bin Laden: what will change with his death? David Swanson, in a piece published on CounterPunch on May 2, answers that question for me. Piles and Piles of Corpses Killing Osama, Resolving Nothing By DAVID SWANSON The plane I was on landed in Washington, D.C., [...]

Last fall, I posted two essays, one by Michael Ventura and the other by Chris Hedges, that presented an analysis of the political system in this country that few other writers dare to address. I found another one, though: Joe Bageant. I’ve read his essays over the years, but I do find him rather bleak [...]

Tired of giant corporations making decisions that adversely affect your quality of life? Do something about it. Watch this video and then go to the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund website and learn more.

I started this blog in September, 2008 because I was terrified of what Sarah Palin represented. For quite awhile, I struggled to put into words what I stood for, politically. I studied conservatism, liberalism, and a lot of other “isms” and have come to the conclusion that I am none of the above. I am [...]

My opposition to the war in Afghanistan should be well known to long-time readers of this blog. There is a movement building across the country to put, in concrete terms, the amount of money being wasted on that boondoggle. A new video trailer from the Rethink Afghanistan project is an eye-opener. It wouldn’t hurt to [...]

By nature, I’m one who thinks humans are mostly good and that belief has led to severe disappointments over the years, most recently in February of this year. A number of years ago, a supervisor whom I was filling in for told me that he had a better understanding of human nature because he was [...]