Month: August 2006

I was surprised and pleased to read this in the Washington Post today. The editorial is signed by Corp. P. X. Kelley, a retired general, a former commandant of the Marines, and a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under...

(cross-posted at Deny My Freedom and Daily Kos) A while ago, I wrote an entry on the first charges filed on the latest corporate scandal – the backdating and manipulation of stock options. For a refresher of exactly what...

Israel has agreed to abide by a proposed UN sponsored cease-fire. This comes only a few hours after Olmert and his cabinet approved an expanded ground war. It is not known whether Lebanon and Hizbollah will agree to it. This is...

This solo album by Gylan Kain, one of the original Last Poets — before the group recorded for Douglas Records — is a study in angry poetics, performance art, and killer presentation. Recorded and issued in the early...

Time for Friday Random 10… What are you drinking? It’s defnitely an orange blossom martini Friday… The iPod’s loaded and ready to play Please recommend (and unrecommend the Cafe/Lounge from earlier) May...