Blog Profile / Intrepid Liberal Journal
| URL : | http://intrepidliberaljournal.blogspot.com/ | |
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| Filed Under: | US Politics / Liberal | |
| Posts on Regator: | 350 | This blog is retired. |
| Archived Since: | January 31, 2008 | |
Blog Post Archive
Romney's Dangerous Ship of Fools
One criteria undecided voters must consider in this presidential election are the people who will influence policy direction in either a second term for Obama or during a Romney presidency. Ultimately, we are not just electing an individual but an administration. Show More Summary
The Stakes For Generation X
On October 17th, Martin Longman, the talented proprietor of the excellent community blog, Booman Tribune had a post entitled “Romney the Destabilizer”. His post referenced recent reports that Romney was encouraging CEO’s to scare their employees into voting for him. Show More Summary
My Fellow Americans Do You Really Want To Find Out?
I have not blogged regularly in a long time. Demanding day job, personal obligations, fed up with politics and blogging burnout compelled me to put my activism aside. Life is busy and something had to give.But I remain a believer in pursuing a more just economic and social compact. Show More Summary
Suite101.com
I've decided that for at least the time being I will do freelance writing over at suite101.com. My first article entitled, Ideologically Conservative, Operationally Liberal & In Distress was just published on their site. I'll leave the Intrepid Liberal Journal up where my posts since 2005 can still be read and over thirty podcasts listened to. Show More Summary
Bernie Sanders Gets It & Says It
Alas, Sanders is only one of the remaining few willing and able to fight the good fight. http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ping
Arc of Identity
I’ve been a loyal Democrat and devoted liberal my entire life. Even as a teenager when Reagan was popular with my generation, intuitively I knew his vision was wrong. So I worked my butt off for the party and registered voters. I did...Show More Summary
Independence Day & George Carlin
Is there any country on this Earth more contradictory than mine? The late comedian George Carlin once observed in a classic rant that, “this country was founded by slave owners who wanted to be free.” Indeed, in that little rant, Carlin...Show More Summary
Predatory Conservatism Is Like A Venereal Disease
A short post this evening. After President Obama’s speech last night I pondered how the hell we got here. I’m not simply referring to the oil spill but America’s and the world’s rapidly decaying condition. Under George W. Bush liberals warned that America was on a collision course with calamity. Show More Summary
Support Chris Owens For State Committee
It seems that entropy has been unleashed upon our lives. Hyper-sized banks, corrupt institutions, out of control developers and a political culture that wages class warfare against regular folks has taken a wrecking ball to the American dream. Show More Summary
If Only I Could Laugh
If I didn’t care so much, if the stakes for civilization were not so high, if the fate of our ecosystem didn’t hang precariously in the balance and our blood and treasure were not so casually tossed aside on behalf of a crumbling empire, I could laugh. Show More Summary
Helen Thomas Speaks Her Mind
As a teenager between the hours of 6PM to 9PM I often listened to sports talk radio host Art Rust, Jr. on WABC. Rust was a pioneer who as a black man had to break down barriers to become a prominent media personality and important influence. Show More Summary
Memo To Senator Russ Feingold: Lead the Charge Against the Israeli Lobby
As an American Jew, I’ve received two constant messages since childhood: Israel’s existence is essential to our survival and Jewish people must remain vigilant against oppression. Hence, whenever Israel was criticized such as the war against the PLO in Lebanon war in 1982, closing ranks among Jewish people was instinctive. Show More Summary
No More Hiatus
During my twenties a decade ago, I worked at a wholesale ophthalmic lens warehouse in Sheepshead Bay Brooklyn. It was my job to open as many accounts as I could nationwide via telemarketing as well as troubleshoot customer complaints. Show More Summary
Goodbye For Now
My apologies for going so long without a post or update of any kind. I am awed and overwhelmed by the emails asking of my whereabouts and well being. No I have not disappeared from the face of the Earth. Rather, even we bloggers are people with lives beyond the virtual world of the Internet. Show More Summary
We Must Fill the Void Ourselves
Like millions of my fellow citizens, I am reflecting after the death of Ted Kennedy. Death is an egocentric experience for the survivors. Indeed, rituals such as funerals, wakes or in the Jewish religion “sitting Shiva,” is really about nurturing the souls of those left behind. Show More Summary
The Good Fight: Taking On the Axis of Greed
Arkansa's Blue Dog Mike Ross George W. Bush coined the phrase “Axis of Evil” during his infamous 2002 State of the Union speech in referring to Iraq, Iran and North Korea. It should be obvious to Americans by now that what really undermines...Show More Summary
The Death of Why?: An Interview With Author Andrea Batista Schlesinger
The phrase “knowledge is power” is a cliché in our culture. Yet as often as we hear it from others or speak it ourselves, how often have we contemplated the process of acquiring knowledge? Is there a blueprint for obtaining knowledge...Show More Summary
The Ultimate Organizer: An Interview With ACORN's Founder Wade Rathke
It seems no matter which political party in America holds the majority, a Washington/Wall Street corporate centric axis dominates policy making. Indeed, Illinois Democratic Senator Dick Durbin recently observed that banks, “Frankly Own...Show More Summary
Sunday Summer Musings
As regular readers of this blog have noted to me via email, I have posted infrequently in recent weeks. Although I’ve conducted podcast interviews with interesting subjects and have more scheduled over the summer, personal matters have required my attention. Show More Summary
Living On $2 A Day: An Interview With Economist Jonathan Morduch
According to the World Bank, almost forty percent of humanity lives on a daily income of less than two dollars per day. Another 1.1 billion scrape by on less than one dollar per day.How can anyone possibly survive or raise a family with...Show More Summary