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Kristol Kreamed Once Again
Last week, I wrote: “Bill Kristol’s New York Times column debuted today. It included a factual error, attributing a Michael Medved quote to Michelle Malkin. That was an appropriate beginning, as...
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About Voting
Polls show that a significant number of people who might be on “our side” are not going to bother to vote. Some are even switching sides. The big corporations and right-wing billionaires are spending...
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If I Said Im Thankful for the Wisdom of the American People Would You Think...
There are lots of things to be thankful for in this world, and I’ve got a pretty good list: A loving family, the glittering splendor of the cascading galaxies, Eddie Hinton’s guitar solo on the...
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Budget Talks Who Speaks For The American People
ul {margin-left:30px; } When we hear about the deficits we hear a lot of scare stories, which most “serious” media just echo and amplify. The prevailing “serious” narrative we hear is that we must cut...
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The Publics Wishes On Economy Are Kept Out Of Media
Have you seen the People’s Budget discussed in the media? Nope. Have you heard that we need to be more “business friendly” by cutting taxes on the rich and cut the things We, the People do for each...
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UK Media Scandal Reveals Weakness Of US Media
I am in the UK this week. You can barely turn on the TV here without hearing about the “phone-hacking” scandal from outraged voices across the spectrum. It is a full-blown, 24/7 scandal. The thing...
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Can US Hold Corporations Accountable Anymore
In the UK the News-Of-The-World/News Corp/Murdoch scandal seems to be reawakening democracy. A big, powerful corporation has been found to be engaged in criminal activity, manipulating news, paying...
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Our Modern Family
On Sunday, the sit-com Modern Family won a well-deserved five Emmy awards, including one for best comedy series. I’m a fan of the show, but can’t help thinking that it is a double-edged sword. The...
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Shutdown and Hostage-Taking — It Is NOT Both Sides Doing It
One side says, “Never mind the deal we just agreed to, cut this or we’ll shut down the government” and the other side says, “This isn’t fair, and it hurts people. We can’t keep agreeing to pay these...
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Elections Based On Lies Bring Policies That Hurt Us — See Update With...
Note — see the update at end of post, in which the Romney campaign uses astonishingly doctored audio, to make it seem as if Obama said something he never said. Early in this campaign the Romney team...
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