news from late feb2013

one of many, audio story of Calcutta uni corruption and disrepair, 28feb13

proleft podcast this week shares a couple stories about local politics - Shelby Co, AL, Chicago, IL making national politics: this country has always been one of racial and other forms of entitlements. Could it be Obama didn't learn the lesson of Harold Washington? Not Safe For Work.

In a great what if, Greg Sargent asks, if the tables were turned and Romney had won and Reid and the Dems played Boehner's current game, how would the press report that?

Obama gets Hagel and Lew as Secretary's of Defense and Treasury. Italian election is a draw, pope steps down and Bradley Manning gets a plea. New US Secretary of State Kerry gets right to work and goes to Turkey to criticize their leader for comparing Semitism with Fascism. Meanwhile, French and Chadian forces strike at militants in mountains of Mali.

All last week the bbc was reporting on bringing former Côte d' I'voire president Laurent Gbagbo to trial for crimes against humanity. But neither the guardian nor Reuter's reported on that. The discussions around who else should be brought before the court for actions all over the country during that time gets continued air by them, though. Which is good. We'll see how things continue.

here's the new jimi hendrix album coming out next week, up at npr. It won't be there long, it seems such a long time since Jimi's made me smile like this, not to be missed. A great quote: "Those people are so uptight, they sure know how to make a mess."

David Bowie's new album is out too. People talk but I haven't heard it yet.