Monthly Archives: October 2012

Why I’m Voting To Re-elect President Obama By Charles P. Pierce ‘This is not “fear” talking. This is simply the way things are. It is important to stand against the people and the forces to which Willard Romney owes his … Continue reading →

The reclusive Arthur Silber is among the most astute  and brilliant chroniclers of the American Empire writing today. His articles and observations over the past decade or so have deeply influenced, if not solidified, many of this editor’s political and … Continue reading →

Tip’O’ the Hat to Steve Bates

Chris Hedges On The Nation By Chris Hedges “The November election is not a battle between Republicans and Democrats. It is not a battle between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney. It is a battle between the corporate state and us. … Continue reading →

The Flower Lady There is an art to life, and central to it is seeing outside of our chattering mind. It’s one thing to meditate, simplify, and reduce, but to do so in the catastrophe of living is quite an … Continue reading →

“The old brown hen and the old blue sky, Between the two we live and die– The broken cartwheel on the hill. As if, in the presence of the sea, We dried our nets and mended sail And talked of … Continue reading →

John  Sununu (Funny,  doesn’t Sununu look—well, you know—-foreign?)

‘RETARD’ A mother’s response to a barren harpy: ONE MORE THING “I’ve been mulling over this Ann Coulter fiasco and feeling conflicted, still, on whether or not to keep making a fuss. I understand people’s assertions that Ann Coulter is … Continue reading →

The Moral Case For Silence at Counterpunch by Norman Pollack is a Harvard Ph.D. and the author of “The Populist Response to Industrial America” (Harvard) and “The Just Polity” (Illinois), Guggenheim Fellow, and professor of history emeritus, Michigan State University. … Continue reading →