The recent decision by the United States Supreme Court, in the case of “Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission,” allows corporations and unions to spend unlimited amounts of money to promote political candidates, parties and causes. This effectively nullifies Democracy as we once thought of it. The individual or small business that can only afford [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Politics and Social Issues'
Making Free Speech Free
January 31st, 2010 · 2 Comments · Design and Communication, Editorial, law, media, Politics and Social Issues
Tags:dissent·dissent decree·dissentdecree·law·Meaning·media·outrage·politics·Supreme Court
A Conspiracy of Ignorance
January 30th, 2010 · No Comments · Editorial, media, Politics and Social Issues
As each new day unfolds it seems the United States of America becomes more disunited, impatient and uncivil. What passes for entertainment, education and political discourse, particularly in the media, is rarely more than sensationalism and the exchange of insults and shouting. And with the exception of few good newspapers, magazines and websites, along with [...]
Tags:conspiracy·dissent·dissent decree·dissentdecree·excellence·ignorance·Meaning·media·mediocrity·outrage·politics·television
Still Waiting for the Change We Can Believe In
January 15th, 2010 · No Comments · Editorial, Politics and Social Issues
I voted for a “change we can believe in,”—for President Obama and the Democrats. Today I am dismayed. Yes, we have gotten change, the change of spin and rhetoric. But corporate greed and the arrogance of the nation’s top bankers continue unabated while our social fabric and economic system shreds. In contemporary America, justice, ethics, [...]
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Drawing Conclusions
December 24th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Art, Design and Communication, Editorial, Images, media, Politics and Social Issues, Uncategorized
Recently I reread John Berger’s 1976 essay, The Primitive and the Professional in which he offers three sources of the primitive in art. The first is art made by artists working prior to Raphael. Second is the art derived from the “colonies,” that is, art from Africa, the Caribbean or the South Pacific. Finally there [...]
Tags:Art·Artist·dissent·dissent decree·dissentdecree·John Berger·Painting·perception·politics·primitive art·primitivism·Tim
Thank You For Your Service
November 11th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Editorial, photography, Politics and Social Issues
In 1968, at the age of 18, I enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. Four years later I was honorably discharged at the rank of Sergeant. I did not serve in combat but I did serve overseas. I am proud to have been a Marine. Occasionally I meet people who, upon learning I was [...]
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