New Zombie Capitalism

By Jim Hoover Not too much has changed in the graven-god-scene since the early Aztecs used razor-sharp obsidian knives to snatch beating hearts pulsing with blood out of their sacrificial victims. Heart-extraction was viewed as a way to liberate the istli (a fragment of the Sun’s heat) and reunite…

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Occupy Wall Street’s Momentum and Meaning

By: Jack Bristle As Occupy Wall Street expands into 1,500 cities worldwide with several million people joining on the streets, it becomes blatantly obvious that despite mainstream media's trivialization of the movement and after a month of protesting it's still gaining momentum. Occupy Wall Street represents the first major…

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Enter a New Dawn

By Jim Hoover I have waited so long for an American drama where the people win in the end. Conservative gangs, marauders from high places, have victimized the citizens for so long. Reagan rode in out of the tinsel town sunset, a likeable cowboy but flawed by ideas pushed…

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The Sheriff Says: Hands Up

By Jim Hoover Have you ever considered the toll imposed by the so-called “job creators”? And don’t forget our role in this agenda-inspired phrase, “job creator”. This plaint is part of rote learning conservatives want to impose on the rest of us. The meaning is clear. Corporate executives are…

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Rogue of the Year

By Jim Hoover There is a surplus of candidates for the title “Rogue of the Year,” most of them being Republicans, whose motivation involves kissing a Plutocrat so they can turn into a rich prince. Accordingly, we could hone in on members of Congress and pick many who stand…

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Michael Jackson; ‘Begging for Sleep’ Says Doctor

A featured promotion for: Telegraph.co.uk ... Be sure to check 'em out! By: Urmee Khan, Digital and Media Correspondent Michael Jackson begged for the sedative Propofol to help him sleep, Dr Dwayne James, one of his doctors, has claimed. Dr James said Jackson had pleaded for the drug –…

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My Son’s Suicide

By Roger Crouch “That my child may know peace” The day the inquest on our 15 year old son Dominic was reported in the press a female school friend posted on Facebook. She said, “The school chaplain said today that we should all remember how you lived, not how…

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