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Mired in trivia, “news” shows and “news”papers take a pass on the most urgent issues–climate change, anyone? Thom Hartman writes at Common Dreams: “Ever since the media began, in a big way in the 1980s, to ignore actual news and … Continue reading →

We have reached that nightmare dystopia.

Truly, Sen. McConnell is one of the most malevolent, destructive figures in the history of this country. He is, naturally enough, thoroughly disapproved of by the folks in Kentucky. Time for a Democratic challenger to announce herself.

As the city and  the developers launch a ferocious assault on the historic North East Village–the ongoing demolition of the landmark, but not landmark-designated St. Denis hotel on East 11th Street is a moment of shame for the municipality–the Greenwich … Continue reading →

That’s what Democrats and Democratic Socialists should say every time Liz Cheney or any other Republican windbag moronically intones “Venezuela!” to mean–something or other, in the service of their shoveling more money at the super rich while shafting everyone else. … Continue reading →

In my Conversation with Violette Verdy in the new, Winter 2018-19 Ballet Review, she says that when she saw Le Clercq dance in Paris in 1956 New York City Ballet had just come from Venice. But Venice had been a … Continue reading →

Remember when our public schools were funded? Remember when they taught music and art? Remember when libraries were funded and they weren’t run by the trustees? Remember when infrastructure was repaired? When the federal government practiced revenue sharing with cities? … Continue reading →

Sen. McConnell is putting on his obi, all right–joining Sen. Graham in devoting his life to pleasuring Herr Trump. Of course, geishas are delicate and poetic–there’s none of that here.

is implicated by formerly one-of-its-own, erstwhile  NBC correspondent William Arkin, writing at CNN.

Patrick Caldwell in Mother Jones profiles this travesty of a public official’s determination to deny health care to as many deserving Americans as possible. –and make private corporations even richer in the process. Caldwell’s sidebar is a part of Tracie … Continue reading →