New Orleans A column by Gerald Seib in the Wall Street Journal focusing on a recent WSJ/NBC poll was largely buried but should be inescapable for anyone trying to really understand what is happening in America today. In his words, “…a deeper look at those who sympathize with those two movements – one largely of …
Author: wade
Occupy: The Symbol Needs a Space
New Orleans With the startling police state like efficiency in which Occupy sites in New York, Oakland, and many other cities are now being dismantled, commentators have tried to run a con that, hey, maybe this is good for the movement because now they won’t be so absorbed with protecting a small patch of ground …
John Sayles and “Amigo” Doing it His Way
New Orleans John Sayles is a filmmaker with some skills and some politics. I had read his book, Union Dues, and his famous short story about the Anarchist Convention years ago and like them. I had watched some of his historical dramas like Matewan, a great movie about a rough coal strike, Lone Star with …