Chris Hedges, noted journalist and author, spoke at the University of Wisconsin at Madison on March 23, 2011. He gives a sweeping indictment of how the Liberal class in America has failed.
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Chris Hedges Lambastes Failure of the Liberal Class
by VideoNewsService, posted on Wednesday, April 20th, 2011 at 9:04 pmThe Business of Polluting
by NScott, posted on Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011 at 1:13 pm
In light of the recent environmental tragedy in Japan, awareness of the growing threat of environmental toxins and pollutants has undoubtedly risen. When toxic materials enter our air and water supply, the consequences can be dire. Because the risks can be so severe, the Environmental Protection Agency has been tasked with the job of protecting the public health from these potential threats. Unfortunately, such a job is not too easy when some of the leading polluters are backed by corporate lobbyists who possess nearly endless funds. Proposing a legislation that limits greenhouse gas emissions throws a mighty wrench into the well-oiled machinery of corporate greed.
Kucinich Rallies Wisconsin
by VideoNewsService, posted on Monday, March 14th, 2011 at 7:17 pmCongressman Dennis Kucinich gave the keynote speech Saturday March 12, 2011 at the historic Barrymore Theater in Madison, Wisconsin. Speaking to a packed house Kucinich time-after-time brought the audience to it’s feet responding to the passion of his words. Once again Kucinich is in the forefront of the battle to take back America for it’s citizens. When others hold back like Feingold and Obama Dennis takes action.
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We are Wisconsin!
by John Laesch, posted on Monday, March 7th, 2011 at 5:01 pmA Friday layoff check, a tank of gasoline, my buddy Joe, and my “Stand with the Wisconsin 14” sign put me in the heart of the fight to protect the middle class of America this past Saturday.
It felt like democracy – more so than Grant Park on election day in 2008. Many of my friends are probably already following the fight between Scott Walker, the corporate-backed governor of Wisconsin, and state workers (teachers, firefighters and police) who are fighting to protect the very right to bargain in unity (instead of individually) for fair wages and benefits.
Hultgren votes with the Dems
by Downtowner, posted on Wednesday, February 9th, 2011 at 8:35 amHere’s a thing I did not see coming from my new congresscritter: Randy Hultgren has voted, along with a handful of other new tea-partiers in the House, to block the extension of three controversial Patriot Act provisions. And they succeeded in doing just that.
The motivation is actually quite consistent with tea-party logic – they see it as an unecessary intrusion on personal liberty – but the thing liberals need to think about is this: When’s the last time we saw a crack in the Repub block that resulted in blocking legislation that the Repubs wanted and the Dems did not? When? Anybody? Anybody?
The incident has me pondering two things this morning:
1. Where else can liberals find common ground with these Freshmen?
2. What would have happened if Progressives in Congress had displayed a similar unwillingness to “play ball” when the game itself violated their core convictions?
I could drive myself crazy pondering that latter ephemeral question, but the crack in the Republican block just delivered a tangible result.
So let’s be practical: What else can we do with this interesting new crack in the world?
Egypt, my daughter, and the news
by Downtowner, posted on Friday, February 4th, 2011 at 10:01 amMy daughter posted this link on her facebook the other day, along with a note that says “who needs the news?”
She then promptly followed that up with a couple of facebook posts complaining about the attacks on “her” Anderson Cooper, so apparently she does still feel the need for traditional media sources. And I know for a fact that she is relentlessly checking in with DailyKos, Huffington Post and CNN and MSNBC websites for news about what’s going on in Egypt.
Still, I think the fact that she’s following all these sources – mostly from her version of the device formerly known as a “cell phone” – is an interesting take on how information is assimilated by your average member of the generation now in their 30’s.
Multiple streams, constantly streaming.
Snowpocalypse 2011: February 2, Noon The Aftermath
by Downtowner, posted on Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011 at 1:19 pmThe hour by hour forecast for my zip says clouday and windy for the rest of the day, but we’ve had full sun for most of the last couple of hours, barely a wisp of cloud or two in clear blue skies.
For most of the morning the only traffic I saw were snowplows and a couple on a snowmobile but I just saw an actual passenger car go by. The streets are plowed, but not salted, ditto the driveway, where, after some considerable teamwork, the cars are free.
I think the roads are still officially closed here in Kane County, but I suspect we could make it to the store with no problem if we had a need to go, but I for one feel no motivation to do so. Anyway, for this household, and this community, it looks like the Great Snowpocalypse of 2011 is over with a minimum of bother.
Now about that plunging temp warning…
