June 2014 – American Delusions

The Corruption at the Center of American Politics and Government

June 16, 2014 Comments Off

The 1/2% of the Population That Run Our Politics Recently I came on a Ted Talk by Lawrence Lessig, “We the People, and the Republic we must reclaim” filmed in February 2013 (18:19 minutes). This typically brief TED talk provides a compelling argument for why the dominance of big money in --->> read more -->>

Joe, My friend got back to me. Her contact left the Review five years ago. Sorry. Mark

No Place to Hide by Glenn Greenwald – book review

June 1, 2014 Comments Off

We are within days of the anniversary of the first revelations from Edward Snowden’s archive of NSA documents. The drum beat of new stories emerging from this trove continues even to this moment. So, Glenn Greenwald’s book, No Place To Hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the US Surveillance State --->> read more -->>