I know that some of you are screaming “Game changer” in response to this new carbon emissions deal between the US and China, but I’m not nearly as hopeful for a number of reasons. One of my reasons pertains to the terms of the deal, as explained by CNN: Under the agreement, the United States […]
Read More US-CHINA CARBON DEAL WILL NOT SAVE THE PLANETA new release from Tony Allen, the drummer who arguably put the “Beat” in Afro Beat, and a 2-CD set from the unsung Bessie Jones are in my thoughts at the moment… TONY ALLEN FILM OF LIFE 2014 It’s hard for the general public to keep more than one name in their heads when it […]
Read More AN ALBUM (OR TWO) IN MY HEAD THIS WEEK (0059)Today, you’re going to hear two amazing stories on CBS News programs This Morning and Face the Nation—former US President George W. Bush will say that the Islamic State’s rise is his only regret about invading Iraq, and that he was surprised how now-deceased dictator Saddam Hussein remained in Iraq as a sign of disbelief […]
Read More TWO STORIES BY BUSH THE SECOND TODAYSome of you may be offended by me equating the Republican takeover of Congress with political instability—a reference that’s normally reserved for developing nations. But it’s hard to resist posting about the volatile chemistry between Party of No Brains’ new control of Capitol Hill and President Obama, the leader of the Party of No Guts. Just […]
Read More POLITICAL INSTABILITY IN AMERICA (AND THEREFORE, THE WORLD)Equipped with the CIA’s research that covert efforts to arm overseas armies have never, never, never, never, never, never, never worked, why is the US training Iraqi soldiers for an upcoming spring offensive against ISIL? We should say “retraining” since the previous multi-billion dollar investment in Iraq’s armed forces has been a failure. (Laughing) Not sure. Perhaps […]
Read More SPONSORED DEATH IN IRAQ, REMIXEDRemember when people talked about The End of the Old White Men’s Party, also known as the GOP? I always thought that story was rubbish. In fact, I think placing Conservatism on death watch is about as dumb as those predictions about how South Africa will rid itself of oligarchs and magically embrace equality after Nelson […]
Read More GOP DIDN’T GIVE UP THE GHOST THIS MIDTERMOn the one hand, you have President Obama—albeit late—discussing Ferguson, Missouri and the Michael Brown shooting as examples of America’s imperfect and unjust criminal justice system, while the other has one of the President’s federal agencies creating a no-fly zone over Ferguson this past August so that that media helicopters could not record the police […]
Read More TEAM OBAMA ENABLED FERGUSON INJUSTICETwo albums are grabbing my attention this week—Flying Lotus’ latest gift to the world and an early 1970s debut release from a sadly unknown tenor Jazz saxophonist… FLYING LOTUS YOU’RE DEAD! 2014 I’ve heard of Jazz artists moving into Pop, Hip Hop, Soul, Bossa, and even Classical creative spaces, and then find a safe return to […]
Read More AN ALBUM (OR TWO) IN MY HEAD (0058)The strong possibility that the US Justice Department will not pursue civil rights violation charges against Officer Darryl Wilson for shooting Mike Brown in Ferguson, Missouri may not bode well for the simmering temperaments in the area, but I always thought that focusing solely on Brown’s unfortunate death misses a much larger Federal investigation […]
Read More WHAT THE US SHOULD REALLY INVESTIGATE IN FERGUSONYou’re going to see something very predictable these days—the racial bias deniers who support the Ferguson, Missouri police department and the socially decrepit leadership of Police Chief Thomas Jackson, will scream Black-on-White racism allegations in response to US Attorney General Eric Holder’s statement about the need for “wholesale change” in that police agency. The Ferguson […]
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