The not so deep state Part II
Another cheeky article by Chris Lehmann on the workings of influence peddling low-life……….Continue Reading
How Elizabeth Holmes Hustled Hundreds of Millions From America’s Richest Old Guys
Holmes is the founder and CEO of Teranos, a silicon valley startup for a small health care diagnostic device, which rocketed to a market value of 10 billion dollars at it’s peak a couple of years ago. Among her major investors was Rupert Murdoch, ($125 mil) the Koch brothers, ($100Continue Reading
Quotes by Ronna Romney McDaniel, Chair of the Republican National Committee
In the first of my list of McDaniel’s quotes take note of her use of the term ‘working class’ and imagine how many other leading Republican politicians and their influential patrons are waving the term these days at fundraising and social events. In the second quote she finds virtue inContinue Reading
An Alternate Truth for Kellyanne Conway
The following political satire has circulated widely online and it is a hoot! Matt Monro’s original version of From Russia with Love (1963) was appropriated for the soundtrack. A second version is online using the Stone’s, Gimme Shelter, which Cheryl prefers.Continue Reading
Tracey Ullman and the Melania Android Recall
Comedian Tracey Ullman’s satirical skit on the startling evolution of AI is worth serious consideration. Continue Reading
Henry Kissinger and the End of Human History
It is as troubling for Kissinger and the Republicans as it is for the Democrats to ponder the implications of the pervasive influence of artifical intelligence on their democracy going forward. On another front Asia has the lead with AI and health care. Continue Reading
The not so deep state
A story that aims to add some jerky flesh to the bone of American Exceptionalism.Continue Reading
Tarana Burke Founder Of The #Me Too Movement
I had never bothered to research the origins of #Me Too and what I found was quite surprising. I had mistakenly assumed it was an all white female middle class thing. The founder began her project some years ago as a small community based effort working with poor young blackContinue Reading
Lara Kramer, Contemorary Dance
Lara Kramer is a Canadian dancer and artist. She is Oji-Cree from South Western Ontario near London and she closely links her work to memory, examining issues of social, political, cultural importance for Canada and First Nations Peoples. You can find a great interview with her archived on local cable, MATV.Continue Reading