Autumn weather brings out my autumnal music playlist. I don't know and don't care if I've posted this before, the songs I will be posting capture the vibe of the season in a special way. This song appears on The Boo Radleys album "Everything's Alright Forever," just in case you wanted more from where this … Continue reading everything’s alright for Boo Radleys autumnal music
corporate greed and inflation
The United States Federal Reserve always uses the same blunt tool to combat inflation or even the remote threat of inflation--hiking interest rates. But this tool has always been based on an assumption that rarely has been true--that rising wages cause inflation. There can be many reasons for inflation. Most recently, pandemic-caused disruptions in the … Continue reading corporate greed and inflation
COVID a mass disabling event
Mallory Stanislawczyk, a disabled former nurse practitioner who suffers from post-COVID illness, gives herself a saline infusion in her Walkersville, Md., home on May 27, 2022. Photo CreditMatt Roth—The Washington Post/Getty Images This article from TIME magazine quoted Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel as saying, “I can’t say why people aren’t [reacting like] their hair’s on fire. … Continue reading COVID a mass disabling event
cruelty to immigrants is now a campaign tactic
https://youtu.be/zw-KASkQyAk Cruelty to immigrants is now a campaign tactic. The blatant level of mistreatment of immigrants has escalated with the behavior of Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida and Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas. Some of the immigrants flown by DeSantis to Martha’s Vineyard had immigration hearings in Florida scheduled as early as Monday. A few … Continue reading cruelty to immigrants is now a campaign tactic
the biggest funders of the culture wars
If you believe that the biggest threat to the U.S. is critical race theory in schools, Goldman Sachs and AIG have a bridge to sell you. Financial institutions that profited handsomely from the Great Recession are some of the biggest funders of the culture wars. That's so they can keep a large section of the … Continue reading the biggest funders of the culture wars
Siouxsie and the Banshees and Dreampop
https://youtu.be/STgwl9RkMWk Siouxsie and the Banshees and Dreampop. If you think the band and the style might not fit well together, you'd be wrong. The Banshees weren't just influential as a punk band but also in the development in what eventually became the Goth and Dreampop musical styles. This 1987 single is probably the best of … Continue reading Siouxsie and the Banshees and Dreampop
roe v wade overturned? time to do more Democratic Party fundraising
It’s been about Democratic Party fundraising rather than Democratic Party doing for a long time. No wonder that the party leaders continue finding unique and creative ways to steal defeat from the jaws of victory. https://truthout.org/articles/democratic-leadership-can-protect-abortion-rights-they-would-rather-fundraise/
it is time to sound the alarm
The Supreme Court has overturned Roe v Wade. They have openly stated their willingness to overturn rights to gay marriage and homosexual relationships.. They even have expressed willingness to overturn the rights to to contraception access. It is time to sound the alarm. https://youtu.be/c0VwFq3-UI0
a better choice than “God Bless America”
The House Democrats' decision to sing "God Bless America" on the Supreme Court steps was cringe-worthy on many levels. There's a historical aspect of Irving Berlin's "God Bless America" that a lot of people don't know about. Legendary singer Woody Guthrie kept on hearing Kate Smith sing that song on the radio, and he didn't … Continue reading a better choice than “God Bless America”
creeping fascism targets Georgia poll workers
You know that fascism is creeping across the country when Georgia poll workers are harassed and threatened for just doing their jobs. https://youtu.be/--_-gJMSQF8