May, 2009

Newt’s Contract as the Republican Agenda

Remembering someone we’d love to forget, except that he chirps on.



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Dirt: a Novella

As Darnell makes a new life with Jill, the nurturing power of his soil seems to unhinge the covetous Norma Gruber.



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Shinzaburo Takeda, A Japanese Master Artist in Mexico

Who taught ASARO, The Assembly of Revolutionary Artists of Oaxaca? Oddly enough, these radical young Mexican artists learned the art of printmaking from a mild-mannered, seventy-five year old Japanese master named Shinzaburo Takeda.

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David Swanson: How to Vote in Primaries and Not Be an Idiot

Virtually nobody votes in primaries (or caucuses) compared to general elections. Therefore, each individual primary vote is worth many times what it is in the general election.

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Sewage Sludge Challenges & Opportunities:

Your Communities, Food and Safety: A Conference presented by the United Sludge-Free Alliance The challenge facing municipalities and communities across America is the disposal of sewage sludge – the byproduct…



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HOW TO HOLD A “NO TEARS” TEA PARTY

With your tea have a plate of Specter, Stimulus, Unions, and Coming Attractions.



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Dazed and Confused

The health insurance industry is an anachronism, like the horse and buggy, and it’s time for it to go. But it’s also the 800 pound gorilla in the room that well-meaning people like President Obama and HCAN refuse to touch.



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The Americans Are Revolting

They cried out against taxation without representation, conveniently forgetting that the United States, because of its revolt against the monarchy more than two centuries ago, has one of the most representative democracies in history.

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Of Swines and Specter

I will end with a great quote from my father: “I NEVER LIKED HIM AND I ALWAYS WILL.”

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Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates

A Look at the Imperfect Past



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