Archive for October, 2009
Friday, October 30th, 2009
Who’s Controlling Whom?
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There is a lot of talk these days about government run health care, government run banks, government run industries. But if you take even a simple cursory look at all of the evidence and our priorities – of who is being “helped” to succeed […]
1 Comment » - Posted in Essays, Obama 44 by eric
Saturday, October 24th, 2009
Bills of Attainder
Here is the problem: conservatives want to blame the world’s problems on the tiny, irrelevant ACORN whose total government windfall is a mere drop in the bucket compared to the military contractors and war profiteers — such as Halliburton, Blackwater and the rest of the gang — who have all received and mysteriously made disappear […]
2 Comments » - Posted in Essays by eric
Sunday, October 18th, 2009
Top Censored Stories
The Top Censored Stories for 2010 have just been (ironically) published.
Other good recent articles:
“British High Court rejects U.S./British cover-up of torture evidence” in reference to “UK government suppressed evidence on Binyam Mohamed torture because MI6 helped his interrogators“
“On the Nobel Prize for Occasional Peace“
“David Brook: our nation’s premier expert warrior“
3 Comments » - Posted in Essays by eric
Thursday, October 15th, 2009
Angel at the Post
It was very nice to open the Washington Post this morning and find my friend and former boss, Angel Cabrera, right there on the front page of the online version. Angel was writing about global leadership, though I would not necessarily agree with his listing of the present Goldman Sachs CEO as an exemplary top […]
No Comments » - Posted in Essays, Friends / Family by eric
Wednesday, October 14th, 2009
Hello Goodbye
A simple cultural observation: in the U.S., you always say “Hello” when you casually pass an acquaintance on the street. In Spain, it is always “Adios”.
6 Comments » - Posted in Digressions, Living la vida española by eric
Wednesday, October 14th, 2009
The Transfer of Wealth Myth
I recently received a chain email with one of those great American myths: that somehow the poor are the advantaged people in American society, feeding off of hard working Americans.
Our educators should make a lesson plan on these statements and instill these words in the minds of all students instead of doing the opposite.
You cannot […]
11 Comments » - Posted in Essays by eric
Monday, October 12th, 2009
La Fiesta Nacional
In the U.S. we call it Columbus Day, and it commemorates the discovery of the Americas by Christopher Columbus and is generally celebrated by Italian Americans. In Spain, it is called the Día de la Hispanidad, Fiesta Nacional (National Holiday) and marks the spread of Spanish culture around the world. Ironically, though, this day is […]
No Comments » - Posted in Living la vida española by eric
Friday, October 9th, 2009
Only in New York
My friend, Christophe, sent me this, allegedly from Craigslist. Albeit pre-crisis, the fact that is in New York almost makes it believable:
And the response:
