History will remember In this latest Palestinian protest, the Israelis are murdering mostly non-violent civilian protesters by the score and maiming them by the thousands. They intentionally target the arms and legs of protesters so as to maim rather than kill. Maiming doesn’t receive as much public attention as killing.…
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Back in the 90’s, Charles Keating got four years in federal prison for stealing $200 million. (In contrast, I got six years for selling some marijuana.) How many of you would give up four years of your life for $200 million? And referring to the prison experience as ‘giving up…
What I try to do—and what I think I mostly accomplish—is to present news in a fashion that is both entertaining and memorable. The very essence of my writing style is to freely mix the facts with my take upon those facts. I consider myself a word artist rather than…
The last 30 years have seen a massive redistribution of wealth from the 99% to the 1%. This redistribution has been relentless and ongoing and is growing exponentially. In 2007, a bunch of Wall Street bankers pulled off one of the largest criminal frauds in human history. We form governments…
It is said that a journalist with a personal stake should not report on a story. I disagree. I think that someone with a stated point of view is much more trustable than someone who is hiding their agenda behind a veil of ‘objectivity’. So full disclosure: I am about…
Since only rich kids can afford to go to college these days, as a public service I recently advised college-age youth of the educational opportunities that are available to them through the federal prison system, where they can learn the skills that they will need to survive the future in…
“Don’t judge someone else until you’ve walked a mile in their shoes”. I don’t know who originally said that but it is usually sound advice. There will always be some over-the-top people whose shoes are best avoided—but most people are just people. About half the energy you consume goes to…
According to Jesus, the only way to get to Heaven is to treat ‘the least of those amongst us’ the same way that you would treat Jesus Himself — with the understanding that Jesus Himself was also the Son of God. [Matthew 25:40] According to this standard, the Olympia…
To quote George Orwell: “He who controls the past controls the present.” The story that we tell ourselves about who we are is very important. Telling the American Story is somewhat problematic due to the fact that basically our ancestors stole an entire continent by conducting a ruthless genocidal slaughter…
Must we vote for a mass-murdering fascist war criminal because the other one is worse? by Dana Walker Editor’s note: On June 21, the national MoveOn.Org announced its seven million members had voted to endorse Barack Obama. It has been very sad to discover that leftys are just as willing…