In: Democracy
8 Oct 2008I am so alarmed by the way things are going in our country right now that blogging about what’s going on in my life feels irrelevant. Forget about the economy and politics for a second and ask yourself why this crisis happened so close to the election. Think about it. Then watch this 27-minute interview [...]
McCain and the POW Cover-up The “war hero” candidate buried information about POWs left behind in Vietnam By Sydney H. Schanberg September 18, 2008 John McCain, who has risen to political prominence on his image as a Vietnam POW war hero, has, inexplicably, worked very hard to hide from the public stunning information about American [...]
In: Democracy
3 Nov 2007Author Naomi Wolf gives a compelling explanation of why ordinary people MUST stand up for democracy — now. Wolf urges all Americans to take part in a general strike or Constitution Day on the sixth of every month until our constitution is restored. Starting this Tuesday, if you possibly can, stay home from work and [...]
I'm not really famous. In case you were wondering. But I tried. I once believed that fame makes you real - a perversion of "The Velveteen Rabbit" theme that love makes you real. Guess I equated fame with love. Sad. You can read more about that here.