Summary: Our guest is Dr. Sekou Franklin, an assistant professor of Political Science at MTSU. He wrote a guest commentary that appeared in the Nashville Scene entitled, “The Outing of Black Non-Voters.” Dr. Franklin’s piece was in response to the Tennessee Tribune, “Nashville’s most influential black newspaper,” publishing the names and addresses of hundreds of […]
Want to know what’s threatening the institution of marriage? It’s celebrities. As I reach an age where people from my parents’ generation constantly notice the lack of a ring on my finger, I’m able to look upon local couple Pam Anderson and Kid Rock and learn that I, too, could shack up for 3 months with a partly animatronic Hollywooder and part ways after differing reactions to Borat with no harm done. This is not the kind of education I should be getting! As Hollywood continues to target our nation’s youth as a prime market, knowing that parents can’t resist kids, heeding Bush’s post-9/11 calls to continue shopping, they are undoing a sacred tradition of thousands of years.
A couple in Pagosa Springs, Colorado, was threatened by their neighborhood association with a $25 fine for each day they left their Christmas wreath - which happened to be shaped like a peace sign - tacked up on the front of their house saying that some neighbors had found the peace symbol politically “divisive.”
Why […]
Summary: Chuck Hagel not only knows the military realities of the situation in Iraq but the philosophical ones as well. He writes that the time for sending more US troops has passed and that “America cannot impose a democracy on any nation regardless of our noble purpose.” Amen, brother. C’mon, Chuck, switch parties already. You […]
26 Nov 2006
“Leaving Iraq, Honorably”, by Senator Chuck Hagel (Washington Post)
“The world will continue to require realistic, clear-headed American leadership — not an American divine mission.”
“U.S. Finds Iraq Insurgency Has Funds to Sustain Itself”, By John F. Burns and Kirk Semple (New York Times)
“The insurgency in Iraq is now self-sustaining financially, raising tens of millions […]
Summary: Do you want the media to do a better job of covering the issues you care about? Do you miss quality journalism? Are you concerned that the ginormous media conglomerates fail to provide the diverse and independent viewpoints you need? If so, then you’re lucky to live in here because the FCC has announced […]
Summary: Guests include Nashville Metro Councilmember at Large and mayoral candidate, David Briley; Assistant Professor of Political Science at Middle Tennessee State University and recent guest commentator for the Nashville Scene, Sekou Franklin; Premotheus Radio Project activists, April Glaser & Hannah Sassaman; Media Matters for America’s Elbert “The Body” Ventura.
Links & Resources: Prometheus Radio Project, […]
01 Dec 2006
“Through a Glass, Darkly”, By Jeff Sharlet (Harper’s Magazine)
The December issue of Harper’s (out on newsstands but their website hasn’t been updated yet), Sharlet writes that the Christian Right is reimagining U.S. history to fulfill their Orwellian mantra, “He who controls the past, controls the future; and he who controls the present, controls […]
If you are or ever have been an employee, chances are you’ve seen a line for FICA withholding on your pay stub. And you’ll notice that that line doesn’t increase your take-home pay. What you might not realize, though, is that someone in your company who earns considerably more than you, might not actually have a much higher FICA responsibility. Yup, you only pay FICA on approximately the first $90,000 of your wages each year. So anyone earning a comfortable six-figure salary only has to worry about payroll taxes for that uncomfortable first 5 digits’ worth. Imagine! The message is, “Work hard enough, and we’ll let you off the hook for taxes! You’re stimulating the economy so hard, we don’t even want your money!” If income taxes worked this way, I suspect the working class would’ve revolted by now.
Summary: Dave Pelton is President of Trust for the Future, a 501 (c)(3) organization dedicated to addressing our nations energy and environmental issues as well as founder and Executive Director of Clean Cities of Middle Tennessee, an organization dedicated to stopping our nation’s reliance on foreign oil and promoting clean, domestic alternatives. He recently announced […]
