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Archive: March 2009
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Published: March 2009
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Commenters' Corner
 The Left vs. Obama - Who’s Right?
by CommonSense2 Editor
5 Comments If I read another ignorant rant alleging something like: Obama just doesn’t get it? Why is he being so nice to the Republicans?
Cultural Criticism
The Beeper Cacophony
by Walter Brasch “So, what’s your sign?” a striking brunette asked me, only to excuse herself when one of her cell phones chimed some hip-hop music. Apparently her sign was Ice-T, with AT&T rising.
Dirt: A Novella
Chapters 1 thru 5
by Barry Greenawalt The first part of Barry Greenawalt’s Dirt moved through many years of American history, recounting the loss of Lenni Lenapi lands and the emigration of one Native American family westward. This second installment introduces the main story (starting about 30 years ago) and its protagonist, the inward and eccentric Darnell.
Chapters 6 thru 10
by Barry Greenawalt Chapter 6
Darnell’s life was a strange one for a while. That was pretty long ago now. He made himself lunch a few weeks later and went back to fixing people’s places….
Chapters 11 thru 15
by Barry Greenawalt Chapter 11
It was 1979 when the quarry collapsed. Leesa and Darnell had been together four years. There were no children. In fact Leesa had been a bit older than Darnell. In 1979 Darnell was 24. When Leesa passed over she was 33…
Film
How George W. Bush Won Me An Oscar
by James Patrick The one thing he did right by me…
Green-ology
Sewage Sludge and the Farmer
by Darree Sicher
1 Comment IS SEWAGE SLUDGE REALLY FREE FERTILIZER TO THE FARMER?
Health Care: News & Notes
Conyers Conquers Philadelphia
by Rosie Skomitz Obama - I love him… But better don’t mess with us on 676, because we’re right on every issue on every part of it.
Humor
Brawl Street
by CommonSense2 Editor A presentation of the drama that unfolded last week regarding the back and forth mud slinging between Comedy Central’s Jon Stewart (of ‘The Daily Show’) and CNBC’s Jim Cramer (of ‘Mad Money’) - which culminated in a very interesting interview.
This article contains the extended, full, uncensored, interview with Cramer (in three parts).
Labor
The Ultimate Epithet
by Mark Soifer Baila became involved in the trade union movement of the “Twenties” partly because of her fervent allegiance to the newly born Soviet Union, ” The Dictatorship of the Proletariat” and also because of her distrust for fat industrialists grasping money bags and stomping on helpless workers as depicted on the editorial pages of “The Masses”.
Poetry
Magellan
by Jack Lindeman Where exploration may take us.
Saturation
by Jack Romig A new poem by the CommonSense 2 poetry editor.
Political Rhetoric
Thomas Paine Gets It Right
by CommonSense2 Editor A thing moderately good is not so good as it ought to be. Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice.
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An army of principles can penetrate where an army of soldiers cannot.
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Belief in a cruel God makes a cruel man.
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Character is much easier kept than recovered.
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Government, even in […]
Politics: Local
Meet Karen Feridun
by Chuck Brown
1 Comment Well, the Obama campaign went into all these towns, large and small. Wherever they went they dominated.
Kutztown Area Democratic Club News
by Karen Feridun Here’s a club that you may want to join.
Politics: National
America Looks Great In Pink!
by Katy Keenan
5 Comments Within seconds, a crazy-looking pink motor home bedecked with fuchsia boas, hot pink streamers, blinking neon peace signs and hundreds of bumper stickers covering every square inch of the thing pulled over, and the door opened to invite us in.
Freeing Up Resources… for More War
by Norm Solomon
1 Comment And so, a colossal and fateful blunder, made by a very smart leader, arguably our best and brightest, is careening forward with the help of silence that defers all too readily to power. This is how the war in Vietnam escalated, while individuals and groups muted their voices. Many people will pay with their lives.
Lincoln As the Great Emancipator
by Jack Lindeman It is from the confusion of these conceptions that the ghost of Lincoln himself emerges in his writings no less than in his actions to set the record straight.
Toothless: The Watchdog Press Part2
by Walter Brasch Perhaps Hersh’s greatest honor is that a senior Bush adviser called him “the closest thing American journalism has to a terrorist.”
Politics: World
Oaxaca: “Plaza of the Resistance”, Espacio Zapata & the ASARO Artists
by Kevin McCloskey
2 Comments At the edge of the tourist’s city, life remains as hard as ever. One morning I watched a woman and her son washing dishes in a communal sink. More than half of the family’s dinnerware consisted of white styrofoam, the sort we throw away.
On Genocide: Words Matter
by Helen Manderbach The right-wing control of the press is as scary as any coup that replaces democracy with a dictatorship.
Privatization Watch
Democrats Don’t Privatize
by Ron Stouffer Should Obama or any elected Democrat even consider privatization of Social Security, we need to raise hell within our party and stand up for our core beliefs.
Mid-Month Supplemental
Keeping you up to date with late breaking news and issues along with previews and other items of interest. Some Hot Ones From CS2Some of you may have heard about the parting of the ways between CS2 and That Woman!! Dorothy Reilly. While rumors abound, we have decided to "set the record straight". This Issue & Site News
Everything CS2 site related: article info, site developments, coming attractions. CommonSense2 March 2009 Issue #19Kevin McCloskey continues his excellent series on Oaxaca which purports to show how political dissidents use art to further their goals. In Oaxaca: "Plaza of the Resistance", Espacio Zapata & the Asaro Artists, Kevin shows how even a "Radish Festival" becomes a political event. The Artwork of Sheldon KaplanA list of articles, each complete with original artwork, by CS2's own, Sheldon Kaplan. A retrospective to date, so to speak - of entries from his monthly column, The Dark Visions. Editorials
Opinions, rants, confessions and predictions appear in this monthly commentary. What Tom Herman Should Know
7 CommentsSuch was the case when Ron recently dropped into a conversation that the Berks County Democratic Committee had an anti-privatization resolution on its records as official policy. Sure, Ron, I thought to myself, and I'm the Queen of England. Commenter’s Corner
The Left vs. Obama - Who's Right?
5 CommentsIf I read another ignorant rant alleging something like: Obama just doesn't get it? Why is he being so nice to the Republicans? To Your Health
Ron Stouffer and Rosie Skomitz have been waging battles in the health care wars for 15 years. Check back every month for views, opinions and information vital to you and To Your Health Health Care Savings: The Joke's on You!
1 CommentDon't look for bargains in parachutes or health care. The Road Less Traveled
I’ve known Kathleen Welch for 35 years. I’ve learned to respect and admire her resilience and her refusal to buckle under to conventional wisdom. As you get to know her through these columns I’m sure you’ll feel the same. Through the Rear View Mirror
5 Comments I quickly grabbed her arm as she listed out the door and toward the pavement. She made no effort to stop falling but hung limply in my grasp. With my one hand wrapped around Jessie's wrist and the other steering, I rounded the corner and pulled into a parking lot. The Dark Visions of Sheldon Kaplan
Sheldon Kaplan explores and brings a world into focus that is unseen to most of us WE the People!At any point this year, this nation could be hit by a financial earthquake that will make what we have seen so far seem like a walk in the park. Get to know your neighbors, because We the People have to work together to survive this - unlike the corporate con-men taking TARP money and continuing their wicked wasting ways. That Woman!!
Dorothy Reilly - You may love her, you may hate her, but you’ll never be confused about where That Woman!! stands. ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS
12 CommentsEveryone's waiting for Obama's "rope-a-dope". Meanwhile, bridges are being burned. Dirt: A Novella
A serialized novel Chapters 1 thru 5The first part of Barry Greenawalt’s Dirt moved through many years of American history, recounting the loss of Lenni Lenapi lands and the emigration of one Native American family westward. This second installment introduces the main story (starting about 30 years ago) and its protagonist, the inward and eccentric Darnell. Chapters 6 thru 10Chapter 6
Darnell's life was a strange one for a while. That was pretty long ago now. He made himself lunch a few weeks later and went back to fixing people's places....
Chapters 11 thru 15Chapter 11
It was 1979 when the quarry collapsed. Leesa and Darnell had been together four years. There were no children. In fact Leesa had been a bit older than Darnell. In 1979 Darnell was 24. When Leesa passed over she was 33...
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