THE DARK NIGHT OF A VIOLENT SOCIETY IS RISING IN AMERICA; AND VIOLENT VIDEO GAMES AND HOLLYWOOD MOVIES ARE CONTRIBUTING TO THAT. Movie critic Mick LaSalle comments on effects of movies like “Dark Knight Rises” and the possible causal connection between it and other media products in promoting events the likes of a movie [...]
PORTUGAL: WHAT HAPPENS WHEN AUSTERITY DOESN’T WORK… (New York Times) Greece is in flames, with hundreds of thousands of citizens taking to the streets and clashing with authorities over more mandated austerity measures that bankers and financiers claim are a vital step on the path to economic recovery for Europe. Greece is in bad shape, [...]
CONGRESS AND PRESIDENT OBAMA CREATE LEGAL PROTECTION FOR THE INDEFINITE DETENTION OF AMERICAN CITIZENS: HAPPY NEW YEAR, AMERICA! (Huffington Post) Hear that sound? “Riiiiip…” Yep; it’s our United States Constitution being shredded by Congress with passage of the National Defense Authorization Act, a piece of legislation that gives the government unprecedented legal authority and protection [...]
Despite widespread public frustration and an approval rating measured in some polls as low as the single-digits, Congress is preparing for failure in its mandated bid to make a dent in the growing deficit by finding $1.2 trillion in cuts or new revenue. Mandated cuts now target defense spending, but lobbyists and their allies on [...]
BLACK “PROGRESSIVISM’ TODAY SEEMS TO STOP AT THE WATER’S EDGE. —AND THE SCHOOL HOUSE DOOR. (Black Agenda Report) This is the observation of Black Agenda Report editor Bruce A. Dixon, in describing the content of an MSNBC panel discussion of the “Black Agenda.” Without exception, all panelists totally ignored M.L. King Jr’s insight, especially late [...]
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