"In any case, we have reached where we were heading. Rule by the rich and insatiable. Hungry ghosts. Whatever happens with Bernie Sanders’ candidacy he makes us see an alternative. A beautiful gift. If he is sucked into supporting the prevailing charade we will mourn its loss, but hopefully we will continue to seek the light. " --AW
Stateside communists were the underdogs, fighting the establishment for justice – the victims of censorship and police repression, not its perpetrators. Like his party associates, Seeger was consistently on the right side of history  By Bhaskar Sunkara @sunraysunray Al Jazeera America  January 29, 2014   Pete Seeger serenades the faithful in Washington in 1969. Stephen More
The Two Faces of Empire:  Melville Knew Them, We Still Live With Them By Greg Grandin TomDispatch.com  January 26, 2014 Read Tom Engelhardt's introduction here. A captain ready to drive himself and all around him to ruin in the hunt for a white whale. It’s a well-known story, and over the years, mad Ahab in Herman More
