Fighting the RIAA
Just came across this story … very interesting. The link brings you to a pdf file.
Category: Social Commentary
Still Signifying
Community I remember, so many years ago, talking with Catherine T. about grad programs. Probably bitching about Maryland‚??s at the time. She told me that she was really happy with the program and that there was so much less politics going on and that the community at UMD was much stronger than other places. I …
Why We Need a Progressive Party Not More Fuzzy Liberalism.
So this post is definitely a work-in-progress. I hope to develop these ideas more fully in the future, as well as post a few suggested platform points. You are more than welcome to post pro, con or simply thought provoking comments. Indeed, I look forward to some discussion of these ideas. It more appropriately counters …
Some Thoughts from Reading about Intercultural Theatre
The phrase ‚??politically correct‚?? immediately short-circuits any possibility of dialogue. 1a. Folded into the phrase ‚??politically correct‚?? is the assumption that the person who is being ‚??politically correct‚?? has no right to his or her feeling about a subject. This is a particularly dangerous assumption if one wants to value egalitarianism, multiculturalism or interculturalism … …
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Hey – sorry that the “Excellent Article” I was trying to send you to required registration. It is from the St. Paul Pioneer press: Posted on Sun, Feb. 06, 2005 In the arts, the right tool makes all the difference BY DOMINIC P. PAPATOLA Pioneer Press NEW YORK ‚?? My father-in-law is a woodworker, and …
Really, what kind of “journalism” is this?
Primetime Live is doing a show on “John of God” – a Brazilian “healer” and “surgeon.” He just did “surgery” and the show doesn’t even spend anytime showing that it was an illusion. When the journalists are willing to be lied to, are eager to simply put out “facts” without any sense of skepticism or …
There is no crisis!!!
Some thoughts: 1) Making the Bush tax cuts for the elite permanent will cost three to five times more than any shortfall in the Social Security program. 2) If the Republicans are serious about not cutting benefits to seniors, why don’t they propose a voting supermajority requirement to cut benefits? Best, Matt, Bob, and Josh …