Recently when I have attempted to write a blog about the economic morass in which we are all enmeshed, or the development of the “Occupy” movements, I cannot organize my thoughts into language adequate to describe the emotional impact of the crisis and complexities of the intertwining issues that I don’t fully understand myself. So…
Another guest blog, FRESH Kathy’s Diary coming soon! Read this excellent piece in Mother Jones by Andy Kroll Missing from Occupy Wall Street: Barack Obama How one of the biggest uprisings of 2011 left the president behind. At Zuccotti Park, the shoebox-shaped spit of land in lower Manhattan that for three weeks Occupy Wall Street…
It’s not the Tea Party of the Left, if for no other reason than the members can spell and haven’t assembled to denigrate, humiliate, or marginalize any socioeconomic or ethnic segment of society. The Occupy Wall Street movement is also different from the games Teabaggers play in that it has mushroomed overnight to cities all…
Please read this excellent essay about the “Occupy WallStreet” protest by author, poet, and photographer Linh Dinh titled “Wall Street vs. Everybody” and published in today’s CommonDreams.org Look for a new Kathy’s Diary later this week. But this deserves your attention: As usual, Bush got it wrong. Wall Street soberly and cynically got the rest…
What is the proper response to the question: “what should happen to a 30-year-old man with cancer who can’t afford health insurance?” Wolf Blitzer asked that question to presidential hopeful Ron Paul at the Republican debate in Tampa, then asked if society should just let him die. The shouts in the affirmative of “yeah! absolutely!”…
Nothing sadder than seeing a member of the walking dead grasping onto the last threads of his former power and glory and using his remaining strength and time on earth to betray the people he once called friends. Watching NBC’s Jamie Gangel interview Dick Cheney about the release of his memoir, you could almost feel sorry…
Warning, Truthseekers! Aliens from Planet Murdoch have invaded Earth to eat our brains and transform us into an army of zombies they can use to take over the world! What . . . too much? Can’t handle that? Not so for the brain-dead Fox ‘news’ viewers. Last Friday Fox treated its moronic viewers to similar tabloid-style TV headlines…
We received an email over the weekend from a faithful listener who loves the program, but is starting to worry that Mike might be a “right wing plant” because of Mike’s analysis of the debt-ceiling crisis and President Obama’s handling of the situation (as well as Mike’s criticisms of Obama’s “liberal” policies in general). As variations…
The hardest part about being an Atheist is the lack of belief in Hell. Were there an actual, tangible, verifiable locus of eternal torture, excruciating agony, unspeakable suffering complete with an authentic bottomless lake of fire, then recently deceased Georgia State Representative Bobby Franklin (R/Lunatic) – who never met a cross he didn’t want to ignite…
Please read this piece by Robert Scheer for the Huffington Post on the ridiculous debt ceiling debate. Look for a FRESH Kathy’s diary later this week. Debt Madness Was Always About Killing Social Security FollowThis phony debt crisis has now passed through the looking glass into the realm where madness reigns. What should have been…
