Monthly Archives: June 2012

‘Putting On The Ritz– In Moscow’ As the person who sent this to a friend observed: “What a crazy, delightful ever- changing world! Who could have thought that in 2012 young people in Moscow would put on a “flash mob” … Continue reading →

Nora Ephron   (May 19, 1941 – June 26, 2012

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(From the 1997 film ‘In & Out’ staring Kevin Kline)

A Start: “The well-funded if ideologically amorphous third-party group Americans Elect failed to meets its deadline to select a presidential candidate. This means that the much-touted group, which has gained ballot access in over half the country, will not put … Continue reading →

23 Democrats Shoot Down Food Stamps Bill Americablog    By Gaius Publius “Your “progressive” Democratic senators at work. Here’s the amendment mentioned in the title (kudos to Kristen Gillibrand for pushing it): Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 2156 to S. 3240 (Agriculture Reform, … Continue reading →

Why Obama Must Be Defeated by RUSSELL MOKHIBER at Counterpunch     “Not Ralph Nader. Not Amy Goodman. Not Noam Chomsky. Not Chris Hedges. Not Cornel West. Not Alexander Cockburn. Not one of the great left critics in the United … Continue reading →

Don’t miss Steve Bates  take on this: “I could go on and on about the utter folly of Republicans’ determination to go forward with such blatantly unconstitutional bills in an election year, perhaps appeasing their base of maybe 30 or … Continue reading →

“A powerful new documentary chronicles the arrival and impact of AIDS in San Francisco, which plagued the city’s flourishing gay community in the early 1980s. “We Were Here” is the first film of its kind to take a deep look … Continue reading →