And now, a brief nerd moment
The much-anticipated Steven Spielberg film Lincoln just announced a bunch of added cast members, but what caught my eye is that Tommy Lee Jones will be playing Thaddeus Stevens. Stevens was a...
View ArticleUpdate on saving the Postal Service
Chuck Zlatkin just wrote to let me know that H.R. 1351, the bill to save the Postal Service, now has 204 co-sponsors, putting it 14 signers away from the “magic number” needed for a Congressional...
View ArticleNew posts at The Nation, Truthout
I posted a recap of the #OccupyWallStreet protest thus far with lots and lots of videos at The Nation, and a follow-up to my Truthout piece about how Darrell Issa, the GOP, and moderate Dems have...
View ArticleThe reporting…it’s everywhere….
Since my whole world is now Occupy Wall Street, that’s all I’ve been reporting on for The Nation and In These Times. Posting the articles on Facebook and Tweeting them helps enormously, and is much,...
View ArticleGoldman Sachs pulls out of fundraiser honoring OWS, interviews with Occupy...
Listen to the new episode of Citizen Radio and subscribe to the free podcast. Investigative journalist Greg Palast (@Greg_Palast) joins the show to discuss how Goldman Sachs pulled out of a fundraiser...
View ArticleResponse to Glen Ford at Black Agenda Report
Glen Ford over at Black Agenda Report took issue with my report on the Occupy Wall Street protest in Harlem. Well, “took issue” is a nice way of saying, “Calls me a southern white racist.” Anywho, I...
View ArticleThe craziest story you will ever hear, LGBT representation on TV
Listen to the new episode of Citizen Radio and subscribe to the free podcast. Allison reads the insane story of the Greek Robin Hood, Jamie discusses Glee’s controversial episode and LGBT...
View ArticleRolling Stone’s Sabrina Erdely tells the story of one town’s war on gay teens
Listen to the new episode of Citizen Radio and subscribe to the free podcast. Rolling Stone’s Sabrina Erdely (@SabrinaRErdely) joins the show to discuss her article about one town’s war on gay teens....
View ArticleOn body image, government shutdown, and Benjamin Netanyahu
Listen to the new episode of Citizen Radio and subscribe to the free podcast. Allison and Jamie discuss body image, the government shutdown, Obamacare, Benjamin Netanyahu, and two Marine generals being...
View Article“Sky Raper”: Drones are tools of the patriarchy
Journalists Jeremy Scahill and Glenn Greenwald posted a disturbing report at their new site The Intercept about the NSA’s secret role in the U.S. assassination program. It’s a fascinating read, and I...
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