The Evening Blues - 4-16-24
Submitted by joe shikspack on Tue, 04/16/2024 - 2:52pm
Argentina buys F-16s
Submitted by gjohnsit on Tue, 04/16/2024 - 11:51amWhy do I bother writing about this?
Consider the current poverty rate.
Springing forth
Submitted by earthling1 on Tue, 04/16/2024 - 10:25am
The Evening Blues - 4-15-24
Submitted by joe shikspack on Mon, 04/15/2024 - 2:52pm
America could have prevented Iran's retaliation against Israel
Submitted by gjohnsit on Mon, 04/15/2024 - 11:50amThe U.S. is calling on the UN security council to condemn Iran's retaliation for Israel bombing their embassy in Syria. The level of hypocrisy is breath-taking.
4/15 Open Thread: Bessie Smith's Birthday
Submitted by enhydra lutris on Mon, 04/15/2024 - 5:00am
~~ Bessie Smith
The Weekly Watch
Submitted by Lookout on Sun, 04/14/2024 - 6:30am
Travel Tales and Some News
I have several takeaways from our road trip to Southern Illinois. There are some excellent discussions from Pepe, Michael Hudson, The Duran and others. Plus a few pictures all below the fold.
This will End Dollar Hegemony
Submitted by gjohnsit on Sat, 04/13/2024 - 6:13pmSpeaker of the House Johnson is trying to rally support behind a novel way of funding Ukraine's war against Russia.
Album of the Week 4-13-24
Submitted by joe shikspack on Sat, 04/13/2024 - 3:00pmAfternoon folks!
This week there are two solid blues albums one from harmonica player and singer Little Junior Parker and one from Koko Taylor, there's a great zydeco album from Buckwheat Zydeco and in the blues-rock category is an album from the Butterfield Blues Band. For some diversity this week there's a bluegrass album from Jimmy Martin and a great rock and roll album from The Beat Farmers.
Enjoy and have a great weekend!
BDS and Israel Policy
Submitted by gjohnsit on Sat, 04/13/2024 - 1:13pmDespite whatever rhetoric the Biden Administration has given to the media, nothing has changed the flood of weapons flowing into Israel from U.S. stockpiles.
