Woody Approve? For Sure

Somehow I missed this Democracy Now! tribute to Woody Guthrie a few days back marking his 100th birthday, with Billy Bragg, Pete Seeger and ...

Commie Paper Hails 'Sexiest Man' Piece at 'The Onion'

UPDATE   NYT not completely sure that the Chinese did not know this was all a spoof.  Seems like a stretch to me.  Then there's the ma...

School Daze: Updated

UPDATE Tuesday:   Margaret Sullivan, the fine NYT public editor, has now weighed in .  (Please jump to my original post below.)  She quote...

Bradley Speaks

UPDATE  Manning appeared in court on Monday but did not testify.  Likely to happen today, Tuesday.  Follow updates from co-author on my book...

'Treme' and 'Tipitina'

UPDATE   Just got amazing Comment from man claiming (and I believe him) to be the father of the kid playing "Tipitina."  He writes...

The Clintons: State and Their Union

Joe Nocera, the NYT columnist, just made his picks for Obama's new cabinet--a chance for "presidential do-overs"--and there ...

Roaches Checked In, He Checked Out

Most horrible story of the year?  (AP)  An autopsy released Monday showed that a man who died after winning an insect-eating contest choked...