Maybe it was watching “The Big Short” here in Las Vegas, where the housing crash hit so hard and caused so much pain, which not only made the movie pertinent, but intensely personal.
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If and when the chronicle of capitalism’s decline and ultimate demise gets written, the ideal starting point as to why the fall happened would be today’s grotesque gargoyle of greed — better known as “Black Friday.”
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Yesterday, I wrote a first-hand account about the seemingly benign personal experience of being ticketed for multiple traffic violations in various parts of the country, while released with just a warning in the state of Nevada, where I currently reside. The point seemed abundantly clear — cops have discretionary power and do make certain judgments about those they detain and prospectively cite for violations. Most of you who have gotten out of traffic tickets at one time or another will likely agree.
Read MoreI don’t pretend to have much if any, a special insight into the civil unrest happening right now in Baltimore, and frankly, I’m a little perturbed that so many like me with vastly limited subject knowledge, no exposure whatsoever to the problems, and preconceived dare I say prejudicial attitudes of urban blight in America now posture themselves on authorities on events they know little or nothing about. So quit pretending.
Read MoreFor those of us of a certain age, raised on a steady diet of MTV (when music videos were played exclusively), many of us will remember U2’s huge breakthrough hit, “Pride in the Name of Love,” recorded in 1984 which came off The Unforgettable Fire album, a masterpiece.
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