Naomi Klein: Occupy Wall Street vs The Shock Doctrine
by Naomi Klein I was honored to be invited to speak at Occupy Wall Street on Thursday night. Since amplification is (disgracefully) banned, and everything I said had … Read more
Blogs
Various blogs, featuring humor, oddities, news and interesting items.
Jon Stewart on Sarah Palin: Take the Money and Don’t Run
Video clip of the week! Jon Stewart on Sarah Palin: The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c Indecision 2012 – Take the Money … Read more
Oddly dressed protesters vs exquisitely tailored plutocrats
Excerpted from a column by Paul Krugman in the New York Times: When the Occupy Wall Street protests began three weeks ago, most news organizations were derisive if … Read more
Class Warfare and Dwarf Tossing
Mr. Fish. John Darkow, Columbia Daily Tribune, Missouri — Meanwhile, the GOP introduced a bill to legalize dwarf tossing. Really. From The Palm Beach Post Rep. Ritch Workman, … Read more
“Pickin’ That Cotton In Eleven Foot Sacks”
“Pickin’ that cotton in eleven foot sacks Goddamn shotgun at my back.” “Parchman Farm” by Mose Allison There has been much made of how “illegal aliens” are taking … Read more
“Unfocused” protest? How about “unfocused media”?
The corporate media says the “Occupy Wall Street” protest is unfocused, but I disagree. It’s all about the corrupt financial system squeezing the 99% for the benefit of … Read more
Video: Why Occupy Wall Street?
A video by D.C. Douglas: See Douglas’ blog post about the video here.
The Sad and Bitter End of a Love Affair
When we were younger she could do no wrong…not as far as I was concerned. I was young and I loved her so, with an innocent and naive … Read more
Protest sign makes cop think twice
If they don’t already, the police should know, the Wall Street-induced economic collapse has, in fact, resulted in the laying off of many thousands of their colleagues across … Read more
The Fur Bearing Trout For President
This seasoned veteran of campaign politics started his career with the ill-fated Presidential Primary campaign for the Elder Party nomination in 1996. After losing the floor vote … Read more
