08/21/2007
Nobody believes me (in politics)
I've been traveling a lot the past 2 years or so in Europe as a DJ; I've had the opportunity to meet and spend time with a lot of wonderful people. I often fall into political discussions with promoters, club owners, other DJ's, journalists, ... Read More
The Optimism Of Uncertainty (in politics)
I scare myself sometimes with my own negativity, especially regarding politics in the US and world events in general. We're surrounded by liars, cheats, thieves and hypocrtites; the glass was never half full. Luckily for me, there's Howard Zi ... Read More
08/19/2007
Start your own political fundraising organization; keep the money. Here's how. (in politics)
Linda Chavez, one of the Republican thugs who didn't quite make it into the government - she was just a little too sleazy for Bush to install as Labor Secretary, even though he tried like hell - rose to prominence in the cesspool of contemporary ... Read More
08/15/2007
9/11: Lest We Forget (in politics)
It's almost the 6th anniversary of the WTC horrors. And here's a 93 second Realaudio film recapping why it didn't have to happen. Thanks, Spocko. Impeach Bush. Read More
08/08/2007
Pearl Jam Webcast Censored by AT&T Over Political Content (UPDATED) (in politics)
The latest entry on pearljam.com announces that a live webcast of theirs from Lollapalooza had lyrics derogatory to George Bush edited out of the performance without Pearl Jam's knowledge or pemission. During the performance of "Daughter" the ... Read More
08/07/2007
George Carlin On The American Dream (in politics)
Here's a dream team for the next election: Bill Moyers for President, and George Carlin for VP. Read More
Killing time at Heathrow (in politics)
Leaving Womad (see above), I arrived at Heathrow with several hours to spare before boarding my flight back to the States. Alays the nervous traveller, I augmented the book I was reading with the purchase of a recent book of interviews with Noam ... Read More
08/01/2007
No Cooler For The Scooter (in politics)
A quiet number from the Club Secure Undisclosed. VERY well done. A buck in the request glass for Rebecca at WFMU, who generously shared. Read More
07/07/2007
Net Neutrality loses (updated) (in politics)
The FTC has decided to abandon net neutrality. Thought that battle was won, huh? Think again. What does this mean? If your ISP is Verizon, and Verizon has, let's say, a contract with Yahoo to provide fast service to Yahoo but not Google, ... Read More
If you can't see it, it doesn't exist (continued) (in politics)
No picture for this link; the images accompanying this story on the photographs of the Iraq war that don't seem to show up in the US media have a devastating effect without anything I can add. The Republicans, with the brainpower of Karl Rov ... Read More