At an anti-war march in 2003, we chanted a protest song borrowed from an old-time novelty song: “This is the war that never ends, It just goes on and on, my friends. George Bush started fighting it, not knowing what it was. Now we will keep on fighting it forever just because” (repeat ad-nauseam) Unfortunately, …
Author Archives: Steve Martinez-Partida
News versus Opinion
The Climate Crisis News: In the Aftermath of Hurricane Ida, The Guardian published a story whose title borrows a recent quote from President Biden, ‘Climate crisis is here’ says Biden in week of storms, floods and wildfires. This article contained a number of relevant links, including Biden’s White House remarks on the subject, along with …
My Media Diet – 8/24/21
8:15 am – Woke Up. This is a much later start than I usually get in the mornings, but my wife let me sleep in. I look at my phone to check the time and my messages. I have 3 notifications. The first, posted just after midnight from CNN announces Kathy Hochul as the new …