The Sexual Subversive [Great Lovers]
Ultimately, we’re all fools for love… * * * -=[ Great Lovers ]=-Listen to learn and learn to listen.— Anonymous We all like to pay lip service to this thing we call love. We like to say it — a…
Eddie Blue-Eyes
En Memorium: Manning Marable (1950 – 2011)
Fox clown Glenn Beck responds to my challenges to his reality-challenged diatribes (click here). More importantly… * * * … we have to be aware of the power and importance of organizing not just around identity, but the materiality of…
The Outlaw of Sex [Bisexuality]
Bisexuality immediately doubles your chances for a date on Saturday night. — Woody Allen The subject of today’s blog photo is Olivia Wilde, the sublimely beautiful actress who plays “Thirteen” the bisexual resident in the TV series, House. Her character’s…
Sunday Sermon [Who was Jesus]
Some (especially fundamentalists) will find the following offensive. For many, the traditional view of Jesus as a redeemer who died to save humankind from eternal damnation is what holds their whole world together. I have no quarrel with religious beliefs,…
Ball of Confusion (Madness)
¡Hola! Everybody…What can I say? There’s sooooo much going on in the world today it’s hard to figure out where to start… (lots of links!)* * * It is bad enough that people are dying of AIDS, but no one…
Sunday Sermon [Dreams and Illusions]
For those interested in the issue, the online magazine, Subversify, has published an editorial of mine on the nuclear crisis in Japan (click here) Also, here’s to wishing Rippa a quick recovery…* * *Your sleeping and your waking dreamshave different…
Excavating the Future: Pitting Private & Public Sector Workers Against Each Other
[Editor’s Note: This is a follow-up to my article on Wisconsin published by Subversify (click here).] A public union employee, a tea party activist, and a CEO are sitting at a table with a plate of a dozen cookies in the…
The Reagan Con: Noam Chomsky on Reagan’s Distorted Legacy, Wisconsin Protests, & Union Busting
We did not — repeat, did not — trade weapons or anything else for hostages, nor will we.— Ronald Reagan to a televised national audience Hopefully, you have read some good posts (here and here) separating the man from the…
Signifying Hypocrites: “Happy Valentine’s Day Andrew Breibart” – Shirley Sherrod
First, let me wish everyone a Happy Valentines Day. So what if it’s a totally conjured, purely commercial “holiday” and that you’re single and you’ll prolly end up eating some good cheese cake while watching House reruns. Just think that…
Recovered Black History: Arturo Schomburg
As a young boy, I encountered an issue I’m sure many other Latin@s, other people of color, and marginalized groups encounter. One day I asked a teacher why she didn’t teach the history of my people and her response was…