Jul 10
While Germany dismantled Brazil on the futebol grass, Israel demolished the houses of Palestinian families in Gaza — and my attention, like much of the world’s, was focused on the soccer game. In the article below, originally published by Al Jazeera English, Prof. Hamid Dabashi of Columbia University in New York asks why is that. Excellent question. …
Jun 27
Handing the world over to future generations is a transaction without reciprocity. It violates a basic principle of contract law, which is fundamental to a market economy. So if the handover to the future is governed by the market, the present generation will grab all it can and leave nothing for its descendants. That’s the …
Jun 01
When the time came to sell my gas-guzzling Prius and switch to an EV, my main question was, can it get me to Limantour Beach and back? Limantour Beach, one of the jewels of the Point Reyes National Seashore, is exactly 50 miles from my home in Berkeley. The advertised range of all of the …
May 22
Tony Kushner’s The Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures opened this evening at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre. It was a most enjoyable evening. That is a bit of an odd thing to say about a play whose main character is hell-bent on suicide. The play is set in …
May 11
Thanks to Occupy Posters via Daily Kos for this cartoon that says a lot in just a few words: …
May 01
Driving to L.A. used to be a half day chore — five boring hours on Highway 5 and done. Lately we’re on a more relaxed time table, and decided to go south via 101 and stop about halfway at the Pinnacles National Park, about two and a half hours south of Berkeley. Pinnacles is in San …
Apr 14
Substitute teachers, like plumbers and emergency room doctors, don’t see systems at their best. Crap and blood everywhere is their normal. Worse, subs are generally not appreciated. People usually thank plumbers and doctors. In the average classroom, when the sub walks in, the devils leap with joy. Tom Gallagher’s new book, Sub: My Years Underground …
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