Tag: ek Politics

Hail, Hail, Walloonia!

What? You don’t get the Title? Which kind of Marxist are you? Certainly not Groucho. You want to know something funny? Margaret Dumont thought it was a straight gig. Through 4 movies. Anyway we owe the French-speaking part of Belgium a huge debt of gratitude for stopping the passage of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade …

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Now Playing-

I’ve actually been waiting for this to show up for several days now. Since Michael Moore is offering downloads for, well… free (here for instance) it was just a matter of time before it showed up on YouTube. Likewise it’s just a matter of time before some party pooper copyright Nazi takes it down so …

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On the Front Lines

Police Arrest 120+ Water Protectors as Dakota Access Speeds Up Pipeline Construction October 24, 2016 Water Protectors Erect New Frontline Camp Directly in Path of Dakota Access Pipeline October 24, 2016 Actor Shailene Woodley on Her Arrest, Strip Search and Dakota Access Pipeline Resistance October 24, 2016 Meet the Journalist Facing 45 Years in Jail …

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Waffle House

In the interests of full disclosure I feel I need to point out I love Waffle House, so much so that when I travel with friends who know me and I am staying South of Delaware they will add points to Hotel choices based on proximity to a Waffle House (points are not deducted because, …

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Cute Dog

Seen this ad? I have. A lot. And it frequently comes on while TMC and I are watching The Daily Show or something else on the phone together (we’re highly organized even if we don’t look it, we have a tele-conferenced story meeting almost every night) and she invariably says- “Ooh, look at the cute …

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The Causes of Government Debt

As Dean Baker helpfully points out, the problem with the United States Economy is not that we have too much debt, but that we have too little. The only negative consequences of too much Government debt in an Economy with a Sovereign (owes debts payable in it’s own) Currency are Inflation, Rising Interest Rates, and …

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Amy Goodman Goes To Jail

As an inmate, not a Journalist and it’s really not for sure yet as she is merely surrendering herself for charges related to her coverage of the Dakota Access Pipeline but, since one of those charges might be Participating In or Inciting a Riot, there’s a possibility she could spend a long time in stir. …

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Meet The New Boss, Same As The Old Boss

Oho, the Wells Fargo Wagon is a-comin’ down the street Oh, please let it be for me Oho, the Wells Fargo Wagon is a-comin’ down the street I wish, I wish I knew what it could be I got a box of maple sugar on my birthday In March I got a gray mackinaw And …

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Signs of the Imminent Apocalypse (British Edition)

Do you like Marmite? I must say I’ve never tasted it and those who have tell me it’s disgusting, but I like anchovies despite the nay sayers and while I’ve occasionally seen it on Grocery Store shelves here in the States I’ve always been put off by the price which is rather high for a …

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Definitions of Populism

In my Junior High School (you read that right, my public school system was, in retrospect, very advanced; when I got to college it was like being sent to slooow class) one of our assigned texts was Richard Hofstadter’s The Age of Reform and we spent at least 6 solid weeks studying the Populist and …

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