Anyone trying to understand the current health of the global press can see some disturbing trends at play. The first one is insidious, and has been unfolding in the United States and Europe for the past two decades: It consists of the purchase of major news organizations by large corporations who have more concerns about [...]
I’m going to do something I do on many Saturday evenings. I’m going to party with people whom I don’t share a belief system with. I’m going to spit in the eye of hatred and spend some time with people that are willing to spend some time with me. I may not like religion, but I love people, and I love a good party. Screw the book burners and protesters, Liam’s going to Eid ul-Fitr.
If an actress delivers an Oscar-worthy performance but but no one sees it in the theatre can she win? That cinematic equivalent of the old tree falling in the forest dilemma ran through my mind after watching Ashley Judd’s remarkable, heart-achingly beautiful performance in “Helen.” The riveting film, which made the festival rounds last year [...]
America’s middle class has been under attack for about 30 years. One of the main goal of Reagan, the Republicans and the pro-corporate Democrats was to dismantle the few critical social programs and safety nets put together by FDR and later Lyndon Johnson. Bush Sr. kept pushing for the same social Darwinist policies of deconstruction [...]
Today, more than 140 demonstrations took place in France to protest the government’s crackdown on immigrants and the recent expulsions, conducted by the Sarkozy administration, of hundreds of Roma. Demonstrators held banners, waved French flags and chanted slogans denouncing Sarkozy’s repressive “security” policies. The slogans included “Let’s stop the repression”, “No to Sarkozy inhumane policies” [...]
