Month: September 2011

I enjoyed reading Frank Rich’s long rant in New York Magazine, and I agree with about 99% of what he wrote. I do have a couple of disagreements, however. For starters, I don’t share his belief that Rick Perry is a...

You can see how the Republicans win by losing if you examine some findings from Gallup’s latest polling. People hate the Republicans, but in the bigger picture they are beginning to hate the federal government in general,...

Michael Kazin is a professor of history at Georgetown University, a co-editor of Dissent Magazine, and, no doubt, fancies himself a great champion of The People. In Sunday’s NYT Review section, he spends nearly a full page...

Sly Stone is living in a van in Los Angeles. As Rick James said, ‘Cocaine is a hell of a drug.’ But this is ridiculous. People love his music. Money should not be a problem for him. This is Sly Stone we’re...

The news that police reaction to the Wall Street protests turned violent yesterday probably comes as no surprise to most who visit here. There’s coverage, including photos and video at The Guardian, Common Dreams and...