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Chapter 20, “What Might Have Been Done,” Part 1 - 01.22.12
This is the twenty-first installment of the serialization of a book entitled The 15% Solution: A Political History of American Fascism, 2001-2022. Herein you will find “Part 1” of Chapter 20. (This chapter is very long, and so it will be presented in four parts.) From the perspective of the 25th Anniversary of the Restoration of U.S. Constitutional Democracy in 2048, this chapter discusses “what...learn more>>
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The Epitome of Arrogance: The Religious Righteous Among Us - 01.22.12
As a non-theist and card-carrying member of the reality-based community, I have found myself using the term arrogant with increasing frequency these past several years. It just seems so descriptive of all those right-wing ideologues who blatantly distort and deny established facts while promoting their self-serving interests. My prime target has been...learn more>>
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2011 Dispatches News Awards - 01.22.12
Every year Dispatches From The Edge gives awards to news stories and newsmakers that fall under the category of “Are you serious?” Here are the awards for the year 2011.
The Golden Lemon Award to Lockheed Martin, the world’s biggest arms company, whose F-22 Raptor fighter has some “performance” problems: the pilots can’t breathe. ...learn more>>
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