Politics and the English Language

Politics and the English Language

Political language – and with variations this is true of all political parties, from Conservatives to Anarchists – is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind. And now you could read......
A Power Governments Cannot Suppress

A Power Governments Cannot Suppress

How refreshing it would be if a presidential candidate reminded us of the experience of the New Deal and defied the corporate elite as Roosevelt did, on the eve of his 1936 re-election. Referring to the determination of the wealthy classes to defeat him, he told a...
don’t worry

don’t worry

Don’t worry, he said, taking her hand. I’m not, she said, taking it back. We’ll jump off together, he assured. You’ve already jumped, she pointed out. Well that’s true.   There’s a difference between free-falling and flying. Yeah, you know where you’re...
Why We’re Losing the War on Terror

Why We’re Losing the War on Terror

Transnational corporations do not necessarily act in the interest of western governments, however close the relationship might normally be. And now you could read... The Largesse of the Sea Maiden 1000 Years Of Annoying The French It was a food day (sorry Ice Cube)...
Spring and All

Spring and All

they enter the new world naked, cold, uncertain of all save that they enter. all about them the cold, familiar wind- now the grass, tomorrow the stiff curl of wildcarrot leaf one by one objects are defined- it quickens: clarity, outline of leaf but now the stark...
The Inquisitor

The Inquisitor

Well, the legend tells of a droid, a self-repairing simulant, who survives till the end of eternity, to the end of time itself. After millions of years alone, he finally reaches the conclusion that there is no God, no afterlife, and the only purpose of existence is to lead a worthwhile life.