Documentary: The Shadow World
This film can no longer be viewed for free. The book on which it is based can be bought here and the film can be viewed on Netflix. This ninety minute documentary, linked below, is the most important film I’ve … Read More »
The extreme centre
Tariq Ali was bang on the nail with this term. Does it ever occur to those who deem themselves balanced of view, and well informed – while pitying the poor saps in such as China and Russia where they have, you … Read More »
Venezuela … Masters of War
Come you masters of war/You that build all the guns/You that build the death planes/You that build all the bombs. Bob Dylan, 1962 Are you thinking what I’m thinking? That the emerging narrative on Venezuela’s election result is too convenient … Read More »
Dawkins deplatformed
On July 21, California local news site Berkelyside reported: In the latest Berkeley controversy over what speakers may talk about, the progressive radio station KPFA has canceled an Aug. 9 on-stage appearance by the scientist Richard Dawkins. KPFA had invited … Read More »
Trump: superficial v intelligent analysis
Sunday’s Observer editorial targets a week of chaos for President Trump, egregious even by the standards of his beleaguered administration. Sunk by John McCain on Obamacare, and with open civil war in his team’s upper echelons – robustly lampooned, below, … Read More »
Trump in context
Is Trump worse than Obama or Hillary? Many think so. But was Trump responsible for genocide in Korea and Vietnam? Regime change and systemic torture in Latin America? Of course not, but then neither were the other two just named. … Read More »
Why the west hates Russia
The other day a FB friend, Vaska, shared this post by someone called Jeff Martin. No one seems to know the guy but I’ve sent a friend request. How could I not, to one who wrote this? Someday, some enterprising … Read More »
Walking the North Downs Way
The North Downs of Kent and Surrey, like the more beautiful South Downs of Hampshire and Sussex, are predominantly chalk. Highly porous, their streams are few and far between but here and there, where chalk lies above clay, a small … Read More »
Boris Johnson: a vulgar joke but …
Guardian today. Click on the image below to access the full piece. A few of the BTL responses: