Month October 2008

Are the bailouts socialist?

A conservative economist says yes. And just the other day, I talked to another prominent conservative economist who suggested a somewhat similar plan. I asked whether all these plans didn’t smell of socialism. The economist’s answer: “I think that bridge…

Whatever happened To Black Power?

In this essay, John Wight talks about Black Power and the leaders who led it in the 60’s. They had huge impact but now “the very idea of Black liberation, would appear to be extinct.” What happened? I think it…

Foreclosure Alley in the Inland Empire

The Inland Empire area of southern California is one of the hardest hit areas for foreclosures.This TV report (which I meant to post earlier) shows some of the devastation. One guy has a business clearing out foreclosed homes. Everything must…

Cynthia McKinney gets lost in black helicopter land

Extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof. Yet Green Party presidential candidate Cynthia McKinney provided none when she recently claimed that 5,000 prisoners were executed by the US in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and dumped in swamps. Socialist Unity: Surely 5000…