My wife and I attended the Occupy Lansing demonstration at Michigan’s state capitol building on the 15th of this month. It was remarkable for the intelligence and civility on display. Contrary to the criticism of some writers in the Lansing State Journal, that this demonstration and its Occupy Wall Street counterparts in other cities are without [...]
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The Challenge of Occupy Lansing
October 16th, 2011 · No Comments · law, Politics and Social Issues
Tags:Banking·Corporate Greed·dissent·dissentdecree·law·Occupy·Occupy Lansing·Occupy Wall Street·outrage·politics
The New American Bank Card
March 13th, 2011 · No Comments · Art, Editorial, Images, Politics and Social Issues
The American Bankers Indiscriminate Spending Alliance (BISA) now offers this versatile and convenient card to all its members. Smart bankers never leave home without one, and that’s why they still have homes. If you are a banker get yours today and everyday. Call your favorite congressperson, senator or lobbyist to apply. Why wait? You could [...]
Tags:Bailouts·Bank·Banker·Banking·Credit·Credit Card·dissent·dissent decree·economy·Editorial·government·illustration·Michael Maurer Smith·outrage·politics·social issues·Spending
Photojournalism: Truth & Titillation
May 9th, 2010 · No Comments · Design and Communication, Editorial, media, photography, Politics and Social Issues
Photography of the effects and carnage of war, natural disaster and criminal behavior began with the invention of photography itself. Then as now the commonly given explanation for photographing the hideous, heinous and horrible was that, “showing the public such things may prevent them from happening again.” After more than 150 years of photography—of millions [...]
Tags:Art·dissent·dissent decree·dissentdecree·Meaning·media·military·outrage·photograph·photography·photojournalism·politics
Making Free Speech Free
January 31st, 2010 · 2 Comments · Design and Communication, Editorial, law, media, Politics and Social Issues
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 [...]
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 [...]
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