Monthly Archives: February 2015

‘Pornography Is What the End of the World Looks Like’

Truthdig – ‘Pornography Is What the End of the World Looks Like’ Posted on Feb 15, 2015 By Chris Hedges A scene from “Fifty Shades of Grey.” (YouTube) BOSTON—“Fifty Shades of Grey,” the book and the movie, is a celebration of the … Continue reading

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What Is the Purpose of Society?

FEB. 11, 2015 Mark Bittman The world of food and agriculture symbolizes most of what’s gone wrong in the United States. But because food is plentiful for most people, and the damage that conventional agriculture does isn’t readily evident to … Continue reading

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Anchors Aweigh

FEB. 7, 2015 Maureen Dowd WASHINGTON — THIS was a bomb that had been ticking for a while. NBC executives were warned a year ago that Brian Williams was constantly inflating his biography. They were flummoxed over why the leading … Continue reading

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