Author Archives: jsl915@aol.com

“It’s getting worse and worse every year!” a woman in her 80s said to me about our climate.  She certainly has seen enough to notice what’s happened on the macro scale. Why our leaders refuse to act remains a mystery … Continue reading →

When we in the Dance Critics Association presented Sunil Kothari with our senior critic award in 2010, it was refreshing to hear him get down to brass tacks. Kothari worked for the Times of India for 40 years.  In the … Continue reading →

In light of the Mayor’s appalling comparison of the teacher’s union to the NRA, part of his long-standing attempt to undermine public education in NYC via privatization, I’ll be posting some choice facts sent from my Assemblywoman Deborah Glick. Now … Continue reading →

Fair.org: “As usual when Democrats win elections (Extra!, 1–2/93, 1/07, 3/12), plenty of corporate media pundits advised them to act as though they lost.”

Naked Capitalism thinks so.  It deconstructs preposterous claims made by Annie Lowrey in the New York Times about the progressivity [?!!!] of our tax code. “What is disconcerting now,” NC writes, ” is the frequency with which articles that are … Continue reading →

Must-read piece by Eric Zuessler at buzzflash.com.

In the Guardian, Marc Weisbrot comes out for Krugman, extolling his demonstrated ability to inject facts and sanity into the debt/deficit madness and deceipt. Weisbrot writes: “The whole debate over economic policy in this country is taking place as though … Continue reading →

Hermione Hoby in London’s Observer writes about young people attempting to inject some badly needed oxygen into the New York publishing world.

I second Robert Naiman’s nomination at Commondreams.org.

So Chuck Schumer says the Dems won’t negotiate on the debt ceiling.  Sahil Kapur at Talkingpointsmemo.com has the details.  And I must say, Schumer does a good job of saying it.  But part of me is asking, “Exactly WHEN  next … Continue reading →