10 Images of the Baltimore Riots You Won't See on TV: Note for a lecture, "E...
By Natasha Noman April 28, 2015, from; via HS on FacebookOn Monday, the media was quick to paint a single picture of Baltimore: a chaos scene of violence and mayhem filled with images of looting,...
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"there is no bürgerkrieg in Ukraine."
Via MHT on Facebook [4/29/2015]Mark H. Teeter added 4 new photos.5 hrs · VETERAN 'Bild' REPORTER J. REICHELT ON WAR-SPEAK--> Putin’s War on Truth, by Julian Reichelt...
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A facebook exchange on the jazz ambassadors during the Cold War
John Brown3 hrs ·http://www.nytimes.com/…/joe-nocera-louis-armstrong-the-rea…Louis Armstrong, the Real AmbassadorA screening of a landmark Louis Armstrong concert in East Berlin sparks reflections on...
View ArticleAmerica dumbs down. Note for a lecture, "E Pluribus Unum? What Keeps the...
Jonathon Gatehouse macleans.caMay 15, 2014South Carolina’s state beverage is milk. Its insect is the praying mantis. There’s a designated dance—the shag—as well a sanctioned tartan, game bird, dog,...
View ArticleThis one video shows how racism is real in America. Note for a lecture, "E...
By Ana Swanson May 1, Washington Post Racism is still very much an issue in this country, one that pervades many aspects of life. But not everyone in America fully appreciates that fact. As many...
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China Passes Mexico as the Top Source of New U.S. Immigrants - Note for a...
By NEIL SHAH, Wall Street Journal; via JM and LH on FacebookMove over, Mexico. When it comes to sending immigrants to the U.S., China and India have taken over.China was the country of origin for...
View ArticleAmerican Dream? Or Mirage? - Note for a Lecture, "E Pluribus Unum? What Keeps...
MAY 1, 2015MICHAEL W. KRAUS, SHAI DAVIDAI and A. DAVID NUSSBAUMNew York TimesECONOMIC inequality in the United States is at its highest level since the1930s, yet most Americans remain relatively...
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America’s Fattest Cities: Note for a Lecture, "E Pluribus Unum? What Keeps...
Alice G. Walton ForbesThe Most Obese Metro Areas in AmericaObesity rates nationwide are rapidly increasing. According to Gallup, the national rate in 2013 was 27.1% — the highest it’s been since the...
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Moscow in 2025
Two imaginary cities of the not-so-distant future.By BORIS AKUNIN politico.eu25/4/15, 5:55 AM CET Updated 27/4/15, 4:52 PM CETWhen China’s Ming dynasty first came into contact with a new nation...
View ArticleRobert Reich: America's economy is a nightmare of our own making. Note for a...
The former secretary of labor examines how our country became the most unequal society in the developed worldRobert Reich, SalonThis piece originally appeared in the spring edition of The American...
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The American Dream Is Dead — And These 6 Charts Prove It. Note for a lecture,...
By Zeeshan Aleem April 28, 2015. From"The American Dream is a myth," declared Joseph Stiglitz last week.The former World Bank chief economist and Nobel Prize winner offered up his harsh judgment on the...
View ArticleRace, Class and Neglect: Note for a lecture, "E Pluribus Unum? What Keeps the...
PAUL KRUGMAN. New York TimesEvery time you’re tempted to say that America is moving forward on race —that prejudice is no longer as important as it used to be — along comes anatrocity to puncture your...
View ArticleObama blasts media coverage of Baltimore riots: Note for a lecture, "E...
By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times - Monday, May 4, 2015President Obama on Monday took a shot at the media for its coverage of last week’s violence in Baltimore, saying news outlets too often focus...
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McDonald’s knows you don’t eat there anymore, and it has a plan to win you...
Drew Harwell, Washington PostMay 4 at 11:01 AM Can McDonald’s big new turnaround plan bring the Golden Arches back to earth? (Mary Altaffer/AP)McDonald’s knows you’re not lovin’ it anymore, and it...
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Marty Napoleon, vivacious jazz pianist for Louis Armstrong, dies at 93
Adam Bernstein, Washington PostCan one assume Marty traveled with Louis on his State Department gigs? Jazz experts, please enlighten us. See/hear. JB minor comment -- if I had their set of teeth, I...
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For all your USA Seniors out there, take a look at this!
On January 16, 2015, I had a appointment with a Dr. William A. Condrell, M.S., recommended by my previous doctor, Dr. Andrew Young.The purpose of the appointment was a simple check-up (am 66 years old)...
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Baltimore Is Not About Race - Note for a Lecture, "E Pluribus Unum? What...
Government-induced dependency is the problem—and it’s one with a long history.WILLIAM MCGURN, WALL STREET JOURNALENLARGEPresident Johnson visits the Fletcher family in Inez, Ky., in 1964. PHOTO: GETTY...
View ArticleSex, Drugs and Poverty in Red and Blue America - Note for a Lecture, "E...
MAY 6, 2015, New York TimesTHOMAS B. EDSALLIn the fall of 1969, Merle Haggard topped the Billboard country charts for fourweeks with “Okie from Muskogee,” the song that quickly became the anthemof red...
View ArticleHow to revive the American Dream: Note for a Lecture, "E Pluribus Unum? What...
By Elizabeth Warren and Bill de Blasio May 6 at 11:12 AM, Washington PostElizabeth Warren, a Democrat, represents Massachusetts in the Senate. Bill de Blasio, a Democrat, is mayor of New York.In this...
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