Herman Cain’s ability to nutshell America’s cultural quagmire with catchy one-liners that belittle the less fortunate and baffle honest commentators, has made him the GOP’s flavor of the month. His meteoric rise up the Republican polls, of course, is aided by Mitt Romney’s ability to flip flop with an alacrity that would make John Kerry [...]
Matthew Shepard’s earthy journey ended tragically 13 years ago on October 12, 1998. At 21, he was the victim of a famously brutal beating. As Melissa Etheridge so eloquently sings, we may forgive the homophobic hatred and the horrific murder of a beautiful young man, but we can never forget. And in a week dedicated [...]
Charles Chaplin’s Timeless Speech from the Great Dictator. More applicable today than ever.
Feature Photo by Shasta McBride I learned of the occupation of Washington D.C. about six months ago through a video which featured Ted Rall; the syndicated columnist, political cartoonist, and author of The Anti-American Manifesto. I had read this book a few months earlier, immediately after publication, and, on the basis of what he had [...]
Our people’s democracy movement is about to get three mighty boosts: On October 6, a few thousand of us will swarm the capital and #OCCUPYDC. Find out the plan at october2011.org On October 15th, the movement goes global … check it out at 15october.net On October 15th people from all over the world will take [...]
