The Anti-Empire Report #142
“I stayed up about two hours past my usual bedtime to watch the New Years Eve celebration in Times Square. For one reason only. To see happy people. A year like 2015 can do that to you.”
Tell me the truth
So the question is: who do you believe when you need information?
Speaker Pelosi: Put Republicans on the investigating commission
A divided vote would have less of an impact but at least the facts would in the open, and the voters can make their own decision.
Lack of global leadership spurs instability in the Middle East
President Donald J. Trump has proven to be more partisan than Mr. Obama in his backing of the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Israel and his confrontational approach of Iran.
No
What will happen when Trump takes office? It’s scary to many. I hope we can all ponder and prepare.
On the (Empire’s) Waterfront
Remember the famous taxicab scene from the great film On the Waterfront? Ex-boxer Terry Malloy (Marlon Brando) telling his older brother Charlie...
Do our lives matter?
In a perfect society, I think that what people earn should depend solely upon the effort they put into their job.
The man in the bathtub, December 1, 1940
The 1930s were a rough time for all who labored... Or sought work.
Working for the Company
If we wish to have the change needed inside of this empire, beginning with the election of our representatives, we need to take ALL PRIVATE MONEY OUT OF POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS!
The Anti-Empire Report #160: William Blum takes on the Washington Post again
William Blum takes on the Washington Post again, in the person of columnist Max Boot, formerly of the Wall Street Journal