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The fact that the Democrats don’t seem to be campaigning against Trump’s devastation of the air we breathe, the soil we grow our food in, and the water that nourishes those crops and our own internal ecosystems, is yet another … Continue reading →

who have lots and lots of family money to throw around. Is analyzed by Chris Hedges at Truth Dig as part of an analysis of the larger sociopathology of the uber-rich.

One part drag queen, one part carny barker, and one part walrus. What have we-the- people gotten ourselves into?

Trump is now openly, explicitly (once again) endorsing violence against reporters. And the GOP supports him every step of the way. This has become America.

He only dresses like one. I’m afraid that Justice Sotomayer is wrong–there is no longer a chance that the Supreme Court can retain its legitimacy. It has been unconditionally corrupted and de-legitimized. Justice Roberts, one of the most rabidly anti-democracy … Continue reading →

I eulogize Sergei Vikharev and chronicle some of Robert Barnett’s thoughts on Balanchine’s Serenade. And there’s much, much more!

First the En Route to Proust Part: I was thrilled earlier this year to audit Andre Aciman’s Proust class at CUNY Graduate Center.  I hadn’t taken a class in fifteen years, and it was a privilege to experience Proust via … Continue reading →

Well, we see that coming a mile away: that sanctimonious old slush fund himself, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, now rides his tax-cut-for-the-rich express straight to BLINKING RED LIGHT!!! OUR TAX CUTS FOR THE RICH MANDATE CUTS TO ALL SOCIAL PROGRAMS. … Continue reading →

cranks up many notches with his appointment of Mary Mayhew to head the program’s federal bureau. Are any red-state Democrats up for re-election telling their constituents what’s in  store with their health care if they vote GOP?

ICYMI: I reviewed Wendy Lesser’s Jerome Robbins: A Life in Dance for the Wall Street Journal last weekend.