Unexceptionalism: A Primer By E. L. DOCTOROW Published: April 28, 2012 New York Times TO achieve unexceptionalism, the political ideal that would render the United States indistinguishable from the impoverished, traditionally undemocratic, brutal or catatonic countries of the world, do the following: PHASE ONE If you’re a justice of the Supreme Court, More
Unexceptionalism: A Primer By E. L. DOCTOROW Published: April 28, 2012 New York Times TO achieve unexceptionalism, the political ideal that would render the United States indistinguishable from the impoverished, traditionally undemocratic, brutal or catatonic countries of the world, do the following: PHASE ONE If you’re a justice of the Supreme Court, More
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxW5yvpeHg4&w=420&h=315] In 1649 To St. George's Hill, A ragged band they called the Diggers Came to show the people's will They defied the landlords They defied the laws They were the dispossessed reclaiming what was theirs We come in peace they said To dig and sow We come to work the lands in common More
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxW5yvpeHg4&w=420&h=315] In 1649 To St. George's Hill, A ragged band they called the Diggers Came to show the people's will They defied the landlords They defied the laws They were the dispossessed reclaiming what was theirs We come in peace they said To dig and sow We come to work the lands in common More
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NU9NmghlEc&w=560&h=315] Uploaded by townsquare on Feb 23, 2012 Mimi Kennedy (actress, Midnight In Paris) makes a point about how Hollywood exports violence abroad, and Jordan Zakarin (writer/editor, The Huffington Post) shares his thoughts on the cozy relationship between the film industry and the Pentagon. The final point is on what may be the most controversial moment in More
A High-Tech War on Leaks By Adam Liptak February 11, 2012 New York Times In the 1976 film “All the President’s Men,” Robert Redford plays Bob Woodward, who waits for his source in a parking garage. Warner Bros. Washington BACK in 2006, before the Obama administration made leak prosecutions routine, a panel of three federal More
Time for the Tumbrils! by Alexander Cockburn February 12, 2012 creators.com Back in the 1960s, Herbert Marcuse pointed out in one of his books that the Pentagon had given up on verbs. Pentagonese consisted of clotted groups of nouns, marching along in groups of three or four. Verbs, which connected nouns in purposive More
Two lessons from the Megaupload seizure BY GLENN GREENWALD SATURDAY, JAN 21, 2012 Salon.com Two events this week produced some serious cognitive dissonance. First, Congressional leaders sheepishly announced that they were withdrawing (at least for the time being) two bills heavily backed by the entertainment industry — the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA) in the Senate and Stop Online More
Truthdigger of the Week: Chris Hedges Truthdigger of the Week Posted on Jan 20, 2012 Late last year, President Obama pulled a fast one by changing his stance on the National Defense Authorization Act so suddenly and drastically that Americans were left with a bad case of legislative whiplash—and a very serious state of affairs with regard More
WTF? (What the Fawkes?) Kade Crockford, ACLU of Massachusetts Dec 29th, 2011 ACLU Rosa Luxemburg famously said that those who do not move cannot feel their chains. This morning in Suffolk county court, the ACLU of Massachusetts and our client moved. And we felt our chains. I had gone to court to listen to our More
Trial By Media: The Justice System No One Wants You to Know About Sunday 25 December 2011 by: William Fisher, Truthout | News Analysis Former Attorney General John Ashcroft, now a lobbyist, appears before a House Judiciary subcommittee in Washington, Tuesday, March 11, 2008. (Photo: Doug Mills/The New York Times) Remember Mike Nifong? Sure. More
Nygaard Notes Independent Periodic News and Analysis Number 497, December 14, 2011 This Week: A Stroll Through the News with Nygaard ****** 1. “Quote” of the Week: “The global war on drugs has failed…” 2. Steve Jobs in China 3. News for the One Percent 4. “War on Drugs” Ever More Warlike 5. Fracking and the More
