Category Archives: Politics

The Power Of Nightmares

The Power Of Nightmares I am very happy I found a free archive of these films online. They are excellent.

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Timothy Bloom – ‘Til The End Of Time ft. V

This is perfect. In. Every. Way!

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What’s Wrong With Democrats?

Crooks and Liars Nicely done article on why Democrats are losing union votes. I think this is more correct than “What Is Wrong With Kansas”.

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Another Ahmed Maher Sighting

When Egypt’s April 6 Youth Movement was struggling to recover from a failed effort in 2005, its leaders tossed around “crazy ideas” about bringing down the government, said Ahmed Maher, a leading strategist. They stumbled on Mr. Sharp while examining … Continue reading

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The New Ché?

Watch this. If he is not killed, you will be reading a lot about Ahmed Maher in the coming years. He is exactly what the Bolsheviks and Marx talked about. He may well be the Ché of our times. Asharq … Continue reading

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Death By Budget Cuts

Is Randy Sheppard really going to die because we do not want to fund his transplant? Really? Have we come to this?

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Nobody Knows Me At All – The Weepies

I went to see Race To Nowhere last night and this song by The Weepies opened and closed it. While I liked the song, I’m not sure how I feel about the movie. It will be compared to Waiting … Continue reading

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Albany Pedestrian Master Plan – 09-14-10

Hello John, We spoke yesterday at the Albany Pedestrian Master Plan discussion forum. I am writing to summarize our discussion and to introduce you to a number of additional interested community members. Everyone mentioned below has had multiple conversations about … Continue reading

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Growth through shared prosperity

How to End the Great Recession THE Great Depression and its aftermath demonstrate that there is only one way back to full recovery: through more widely shared prosperity. This is an excellent read on how to grow the economy. Life … Continue reading

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We are not bound to succeed, but we are bound to let whatever light we have shine.

Every once in a while a moment comes where you have a chance to vindicate all those best hopes that you had about yourself, about this country, where you have a chance to make good on those promises that you … Continue reading

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