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The palpable desperation on the part of much, if not most of the “mainstream”news media–the urgency of coercing the public once again–derives in part from the fact that there is so little time to marshal support.  It’s not like the … Continue reading →

Clinton’s rabid attempts to prove her testosterone count was one reason she lost the Democratic nomination in 2008.  Her support for the looming disaster in the Middle East will likely cost her it in 2016. And I mean, really, not … Continue reading →

It’s incredible:  This is a country with millions of hungry, of dispossessed, of un- and under-unemployed, as well as millions of working poor. And strikes against Syria is what the President and his team want to to go to the … Continue reading →

Selling us a new war — that’s what the commercial “news” media is paid to do– and that’s what it’s doing. Mark Ash at Reader Supported News supplies details.

Are dancers, even ballet dancers, really more ditsed-out about what’s going on in the world than anyone else?  That’s the stereotype, but I’m not sure how true it is. I know a lot of white-collar people who have no idea … Continue reading →

If the “mainstream” commercial news media would like to know why its reader/viewer ship is plummeting, it could look no further than its coverage of Syria over the past 10 days. Remember how they promised never, never, to collude with … Continue reading →

. .  .than I remembered.  I found her card and it reads thusly: “GOD, STARTING WITH A BANG. . . THOSE POWER TRIP PEOPLE ARE ALL INSANE . . . DAMN THEM.             WELL, NOW THAT I’VE SAID THAT: JOEL, … Continue reading →

To begin with– Renee Fleming was outstanding moderating the panel.  She spoke slowly and distinctly, and her questions were specific and substantive.  She allowed enough time for personal remembrance and sentiment, but always returned to issues of art and artistry. … Continue reading →

Toward the end of January, 1991,  right after we invaded Kuwait, Linda sent me one of the  exquisite New Year’s cards she hand crafted each year.  I saved all of them, I thought, but I was looking for that one … Continue reading →

Isolated on the world stage, alienated from public opinion at home, he prepares to take what could be the most reckless and foolish act in a presidency marked by repeated bids for self-punishment and defeat.