Author: Steven D

My Kid has Brown Skin too

American Citizen detained and threatened with deportation for being brown: Eduardo Caraballo, a U.S. citizen born in the United States, was detained for over three days on suspicion of being an illegal immigrant. Despite...

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Palin Beats The Onion to Punchline

I’m so sorry these days for The Onion, because satire in these times simply can’t compete with reality. Case in point: read this headline from TPM about the “Drill, Baby, Drill” Woman. Palin accuses Obama...

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Government to Blame for Cop Killing

Nothing to add to that, except why isn’t this national news? Of course, if these two nice white men forced to defend themselves against an evil totalitarian government had been Muslim extremists who couldn’t figure...

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Wall Street Threatens Nashville’s Recovery

Never let it be said that the big municipal bond ratings agencies like, say Moody’s Investor’s Services, have a heart, because they don’t. While the 1000 year flood of Nashville by the Cumberland River has...

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Wall Street — Real Organized Crime

The Mafia, the Drug Cartels, The Russian Mobsters – mere lightweights. You want to know who are the biggest organized crime lords on the planet? Look no further than Wall Street and your friendly neighborhood Mega-Banks: A...

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