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Here is the next video in the sequence of (promised) Saturday installments of Laurie Anderson’s private/public service announcements.
This one is exponentially more relevant now than it was when she made it.
Is anyone but me panicked about what the size of our national debt means for America’s future?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDiEIIdZAqA

Notice the amount on the sign of [...]

We still haven’t heard an answer to the basic question: for what “noble cause” have we invaded Iraq?
Are we in Iraq just to secure the oil for the energy companies that get so much support of every kind from the US government?
Not to be a party pooper or anything, but what about the [...]

It is an extraordinary time.

We borrow money from other countries so that rich people don’t have to pay taxes.
We borrow money from other countries and let private corporations steal it.

And somehow, the American people seem to be all right with that.

If you want to live in the America you’ve heard about, you’ve got to start noticing what’s really happening. A democracy requires your attention and participation. Drollette has a few choice words for those who don’t understand that by many standard measures, we are a kind of banana republic. The comparisons have been made by [...]

A roundup from some of my reads.
An Etherealgirl’s Adventures in Cyberland has been following opinion and news on New Orleans and is just as miserable and angry as I am. She points to the Time Photo Essay, and some of the coverage at Daily Kos (see the video from Hannity and Colmes - “Shepard Smith [...]

Join the virtual march! Left or right - it’s about the future.

Hunter S Thompson, gonzo journalist, is dead. It is claimed that he committed suicide by shooting himself. Personally, I have my doubts.