Michael Moore talks about his new book, the US election and the importance of humour when causing trouble:
Showing all posts in June 2019
The Blogging Revolution lands
My following essay appears in today’s Weekend Australian newspaper: The young online tribe is more interested in discussing sex, drugs and rock’n’roll than political revolution, writes Antony Loewenstein Early last month, some Iranian members of parliament voted to debate a draft bill that aimed to “toughen punishment for disturbing mental security in society” by adding…
The inevitable collapse
Meron Benvenisti, Haaretz, August 21: It’s hard to tell whether the reports that more and more Palestinians are now leaning toward a one-state solution are genuinely due to an increase in supporters of the idea, or to Israeli sensitivity. The binational bogeyman is so off-putting to Israelis that any Palestinian expression on the issue gives…
Don’t forget that key demographic
How much time can the mainstream media dedicate to meaningless poll results and personality politics? Latest Poll Reveals 430 New Demographics That Will Decide Election
The nightmares continue
This forthcoming feature, Waltz with Bashir, is an acclaimed animation from Israel about the 2006 war between the Jewish state and Hezbollah:
Why are we close to them, again?
Glenn Greenwald, Salon, August 19: The idea that the U.S. can, should and must be, more or less, in a state of permanent war, and can start wars in a whole host of circumstances having nothing to do with defending the country from an attack or imminent attack, is as close to an unchallengeable, bipartisan…