Wednesday, November 7, 2018

Your 'Democratic Duty' is Done ... or Not

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Notes on the 2018 Midterm Election: The suburbs had it up to here with Trump.   A general puke. Voter suppression still works. ...
Tuesday, November 6, 2018

The Neo-Primatives

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“Postcards from the End of America,” by Linh Dinh, 2017 If you traveled by Greyhound, Megabus or train on a limited budget around the U...
Friday, November 2, 2018

No Mystery

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“The Plot to Kill King – The Truth Behind the Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.” by William Pepper, 2018 Forget fake murder myste...
Tuesday, October 30, 2018

Dark Days

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Has Representative Democracy Failed? In the U.S. we may soon find out – again.   This Sunday’s election in Brazil of a near fascist, Jai...
Friday, October 26, 2018

Of Poetry & Plays

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Poetry:   “Welcome to Brooklyn Criminal Court,” by Chris Butters, 2018 Most poetry in the U.S. is apolitical, personal and exclusively a...
Tuesday, October 23, 2018

The City as a Luxury Commodity

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“How to Kill a City – Gentrification, Inequality and the Fight for the Neighborhood,” by Peter Moskowitz, 2018 As anyone knows who live...
Friday, October 19, 2018

Road Warriors

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“Nomadland – Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century,” by Jessica Bruder, 2017 In a recent drive across the northern plains of th...
Friday, October 12, 2018

Strange Fruit

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“Slavs and Tatars – Red-Black Thread” – Lecture at the Walker Art Center, 10/11/2018 An upscale liberal artsy crowd showed up to hear th...