“ONLY DOLLARS GOT THE WEIGHT”

My thoughts about American democracy and Freedom of Speech’s current state after the Supreme Court recently obliterated long-standing campaign donation limits can be summarized with one sentence. The more money you have, the more freedom you get. Look at WaPo‘s article about the McCutcheon case if you want a longer explanation… song currently stuck […]

MLK – REMEMBERING THE KING OF LOVE

Nina Simone’s The King of Love is Dead – song about the April 4, 1968 assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. – is one of the most emotionally-stirring tunes I ever heard. Note that Nina didn’t say the King of Racial Hatred is Dead, or the King of Violent Revolution is Dead, […]

DESEAN JACKSON – FIRE FIRST, FORGET QUESTIONS

So, what did Pro Bowler DeSean Johnson do that resulted in him being cut from the Philadelphia Eagles? It seems that NJ.com said “gang connections,” and Jackson’s Eagles career, after signs of simmering troubles, was subsequently roasted. Did Jackson shoot somebody? Did he conscript youngsters into thug life? Did he sign-up […]

AMERICA’S GIFT TO RUSSIAN GAS KINGS AND QUEENS

The logic is straightforward – NPR reports that the Ukraine government spends about 7.5 percent of the country’s GDP on gas through a subsidy to its citizens. Over 60 percent of Ukraine’s gas comes from Russia. Plus, Ukraine’s gas bill is overdue by more than USD 3 billion. Russia’s increases in the price of gas […]

UKRAINE, CRIMEA, RUSSIA AND US – BIZARRE LOVE RECTANGLE

With Russia’s endorsement and the curses of the European Union, Ukraine and America, Crimea will use the ballot box to decide whether or not it will be a part of Russia. And America is still running with the story of how Russia’s Crimea takeover is an illegal act worthy of sanctions! Yeah. Good luck […]

REPORT: US NAVY SEALS SHOT BIN LADEN HUNDREDS OF TIMES AFTER DEATH

Remember that dead serious White House Situation Room photo taken during the Bin Laden raid? We may now know why Team Obama looked so tense! Source: Daily Mail. song currently stuck in my head: “love the one you’re with (live)” – aretha franklin

THE PAST IS WORSE THAN YOU THINK: SPIES OF MISSISSIPPI

Here’s another reason why many Americans refuse to have a conversation about race—like reconciling a dysfunctional relationship, one or both sides get to discover more about the trifling stuff each other did! Shee, and who wants that?! Except there’s a big difference—what black folks wanted during the civil rights movement was far […]

FDA, STOP PLAYING…

The Food and Drug Administration has some big news: the new food product nutrition labels will feature calorie counts in larger font! Yep. Larger font. This way, you can have a bold look at how many grams of poison you could potentially put into your system… Come on, FDA! I know you guys […]

UKRAINE CONFUSION

I won’t spend too much time writing about the military situation in Ukraine today, but as usual, I want to hit a few points that the mainstream media and American foreign policy critics seem to be silent about. First, we’re talking about UKRAINE, folks! By the turn of the century, Ukraine may not even exist […]

AND THE 1 PERCENT CONTINUES TO TALK

Hearing the words “income inequality” spoken by members of the One Percent and their defenders – like economist Greg Mankiw, most recently – reminds me of the Julia Roberts movie Sleeping with the Enemy where the physically-abusive husband, played by Patrick Bergin, just finished smacking Roberts’ character around the house, and then refers to the […]