Last year my impression of Bill Moyers as a stately intellect was shattered when I discovered that he is actually a really intelligent rabblerouser. Well, this year he’s still rousing the rabble, this time about campaign finance and K Street corruption, and making a lot of sense while doing it. He starts out with a pithy summary of the problem,… Read more →
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Party politics and the middle east
You know, when representatives of over 30 countries agree on something… it’s kind of miraculous. All the agendas, and internal bickering, and differing philosophies, etc. Hell, just getting the government of a single democratic country to take a position on something is an achievement, since every firm position is bound to offend some power group “at home”. So something that… Read more →
War Crimes And Justice For All.
OK. Let’s start by quoting Glenn Greenwald, who I love to read at Salon, in an interview with Bill Moyers (himself much lauded around these parts). Let’s just quickly describe in the most dispassionate terms, as few of euphemisms, as possible, where we are and what has happened over the last eight years. We have a law in place that… Read more →
Go Jon Go!
I am watching Jon Stewart on the new Bill Moyers show right now. I have never been more impressed with Jon. And that’s saying something. If you missed this, you should be able to watch it from the show’s web site some time soon. UPDATE: Damn, the second half of the show is talking to Josh Marshall. Yes, Josh Marshall… Read more →
Buying The War
Look, Bill Moyers kicks ass. There’s no disputing it. After a while in “retirement”, Bill is back with a new show on PBS, Bill Moyers’ Journal. The show starts its regular run this weekend with an interview with Jon Stewart, which should be fun to watch. However as a kind of kick-start for the show they ran the documentary “Buying… Read more →
Fun Stuff To Listen To
Another link post I can make without straining myself is one that points out a couple of lovely audio bits that I enjoyed listening to today. The first, pointed out by brilliant UK author Ken MacLeod, is to the beautifully sharp comments made by British MP George Galloway to US Senators. While the 4 minute audio version is fun to… Read more →
