Review: Rebooting the American Dream–11 Ways to Rebuild Our Country

Thom Hartmann Short Smart List, Not a Roadmap or Game Plan November 28, 2010 I almost did not buy this book because I know all this stuff already, but out of respect for the author, who is one of a number of individuals including Jim Fallows, William Greider, Matt Miller, Margaret Wheatley, and Tom Atlee …

Journal: Sacred Music from a Time of Peace Among Religions

From Jerusalem to Cordoba Here’s a press release for a performance I’m co-producing with Scoop Sweeney: AUSTIN – Catherine Braslavsky and Joseph Rowe will bring their musical performance, “From Jerusalem to Cordoba,” from Paris to Austin on December 3, 7pm at St. David’s Episcopal Church, Bethell Hall, 301 E. 8th St., Austin, 78701-3280. The performance …

Reference: Obama & Wall Street–Bloomberg Next?

In my last Counterpunch essay, “How Obama’s Initial Personnel Decisions Hardwired the Wipeout” I organized my argument around verbiage describing how Obama “fatal move” to the middle,” leaving the misleading impression that his connection to the middle occurred after the election.  This was sloppy wording and in retrospect it is clear to me that impression …