Author Archives: jsl915@aol.com

the truth is, no one believes more devoutly in socialism–but only for the wealthy–than you, your puppeteer Mitch McConnell, and in fact the entire Republican Congressional caucus. You can keep flogging that dead horse all you want, but the truth … Continue reading →

In his book American Breakdown, David Bromwich describes Trump as “a president who gets down on all fours.”

Acorn doesn’t fall too far from the tree, does it? Trump is constitutionally opposed to any human activity that sustains life–except when he benefits personally.

Rivera is ginning up her reelection campaign and my friend her constituent isn’t having any of it, not after Rivera betrayed her community and reneged on a campaign promise by embracing the Tech Hub scam. “I sure wish you had … Continue reading →

Again. Just the most recent example. Bob Brigham at Raw Story notes the dissent voiced by more ethical legal experts.

It does no good to attempt to preserve the sanctity of a public institution by pretending that it has not been sullied. At this moment, the Supreme Court is over. Until the Court is expanded to reflect an honest cross-section … Continue reading →

Read Mindy Aloff’s interview with her in the current and purportedly final issue of Ballet Review.

The shameless hypocricy of Trump’s accusations about Hunter Biden is the point: in Karl Rove style, Trump & Co. attack others in areas in which they themselves are most vulnerable. And the effect on the electorate is a kind of … Continue reading →

for a long time — think of his striking down most of the Voting Rights Act on spurious grounds. And it’s only going to get much worse, until the Democrats expand the Court.

I’ve just started Samuel Stein’s Capital City: Gentrification and the Real Estate State. He defines the term in the Introduction: “a political formation in which real estate capital has an inordinate influence over the shape of our cities, the parameters … Continue reading →