The back of the postcard reads - "Based on research of seven fascist regimes including Hitler's Nazi Germany and Mussolini's Italy. The Bush/Cheney regime exhibits all of these traits. Work to stop them while you still can." -Lawrence W. Britt of Syracuse Cultural Workers I bought this postcard a couple of months ago at the bookstore Maloprops in Asheville, NC. I also just returned from Asheville a couple of days ago after seeing incredibly inspiring music by The Nightwatchman and Ben Harper. … [Read more...]
One Word: Geostrategic
In this Sunday's New York Times Magazine, the cover story deals with the "Greening of Geopolitics." Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and seasoned Times columnist Thomas Friedman says that our next President will need to employ workable solutions to our global environmental crisis. And that by doing so, America can regain its international stature. Right off the bat, he speaks to the terminology behind the "green movement." In the world of ideas, to name something is to own it. If you can … [Read more...]
NOLA Jazz Fest 2006
Having been back from New Orleans for a while now, I have had plenty of time for that experience to sink in. As always, the amazing city of colorful people did not disappoint. First, the music was life-changing. Music often is, but for some reason, this weekend particularly moved me, musically and otherwise. Living in a mainstream mecca may be part of it, but I declare that most of the energy I picked up on was true, raw, inspirational grit coming from the likes of local musicians and people … [Read more...]