Thursday, 15 September 2016 Truthout Link to article The death of film director Michael Cimino in July of this year stimulated a great deal of commentary on the concept of the flawed genius. His obituaries typically focused on his film Heaven’s Gate, which has become a byword for bloated, self-indulgent, glacially paced, but visually arresting…
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Patriot Games
Published in BillMoyers.com (Link to article) History may not repeat itself exactly, but there’s something eerily familiar about the DNC email leaks. Citizens of other countries are worried about presidential candidate Donald Trump’s friendly rhetoric toward Vladimir Putin. Kestutis Girnius, associate professor of the Institute of International Relations and Political Science in Vilnius said this…
How the Right Tears Down America
Published in the Consortium News ( Link to article) America surely has problems, but the Republican Right tends to ignore its role in causing them and now – under President Obama – exaggerates how bad the situation is, writes former Republican staffer Mike Lofgren. Barton Swaim, former speechwriter for Mark Sanford, the walking governor of…
Trump, Reagan and Fascism: Frank Rich and the Pitfalls of Historical Analogy
Published in the Truthout (Link to article) Donald Trump is greeted by President Ronald Reagan at a 1987 White House reception in Washington, DC. (Photo: Ronald Reagan Presidential Library) Truthout remains a vital counterpoint to the mainstream news. Keep grassroots media thriving, make a tax-deductible donation today! Analogies are one of the most seductive and…
GOP Congress Plays Pentagon Budget Games
Published in the Consortium News (Link to article) Despite a nearly $600 billion military budget, congressional Republicans are demanding even more money for the Pentagon, while rejecting cuts in spending for military bands and resisting emergency funds to fight the Zika virus, notes Mike Lofgren. Our military is falling apart. How do we know this? Because…
Elites vs. Too Much Democracy: Andrew Sullivan’s Afraid of Popular Self-Government
Published in “Moyers and Company” (link to the original article) The trouble with Trump isn’t because of too much democracy; it’s decades of political malfeasance that have made Americans furious. Occupy Wall Street joined with unions during the May Day protests in New York City on May 1, 2016. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) British…
Donald Trump’s Unsurprising Surprise
Published in the Consortiumnews (link to article and comments) Exclusive: Donald Trump’s ascension to the Republican presidential nomination was predictable, paved by years of right-wing fear-mongering and dissemination of anti-knowledge, says former GOP congressional staffer Mike Lofgren. By Mike Lofgren A lot of pundits have egg on their faces. Nate Cohn recently issued a mea culpa in…