Laughing Out Loud with Jon Swift

March 4, 2010 by DJ Lanphier
One day a few years ago an e-mail arrived in my inbox. It was from someone named “Jon Swift”. It was a simple comment on a post I’d written as well as a a nice compliment. It was then and there that I knew that whoever Jon was, he was a nice guy. And, it [...]

talkin’ john birch paranoid blues

September 6, 2009 by DJ Lanphier
YouTube vid of Bob Dylan’s banned satirical song about paranoid right wing racists written in 1963 as a response to the popularity of the John Birch Society. It was dropped from The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan due to political concerns and remained unreleased until the Bootleg disc in the mid 90′s. Could have been written today. [...]

bill and bill: moyers and maher on real time

September 6, 2009 by DJ Lanphier
If you haven’t watched Bill Moyers on Real Time with Bil Maher, it’s worth watching. The point that conservatives are simply employing a scorched earth campaign to insure that Obama fails is important, and has to be confronted. And, he covers corporatism as well. Part 2 Part 3

webuzz: ted hope, yoko ono…

September 1, 2009 by DJ Lanphier
A few links worth sharing…. Truly Free Film: Plea To The New Generation: Embrace Transmedia Storytelling! – Ted Hope links to a great article on the future of film making. The world is changing, the mediascape is changing to be sure, but there are opportunities. It makes me smile knowing kindred spirits are out there! [...]

the death of middle america

August 31, 2009 by DJ Lanphier
From Glenn Greenwald – It’s time to embrace American royalty: …all of the above-listed people are examples of America’s Great Meritocracy, having achieved what they have solely on the basis of their talent, skill and hard work — The American Way. By contrast, Sonia Sotomayor — who grew up in a Puerto Rican family in [...]

how racism works at a healthcare town hall

August 17, 2009 by DJ Lanphier
When we think of racism our minds generally conjure up stark and frightening images – Klu Klux Klan rallies, burning crosses, and the like – but in reality, the bulk of racist activity is very short term, and deceptively simple in how it works. Racist actions are embedded into our cultural behavior and often occur [...]

The Birther Movement is Racism

July 23, 2009 by DJ Lanphier
The “birther” movement is an extreme right wing disinformation campaign that proffers the idea that President Obama is not a US citizen, and was born abroad in Kenya. Here’s the rub: there are no actual facts to support this claim, rather the disinfo subsists on a form of cognitive dissonance – denial – and is [...]

crisis as opportunity

June 5, 2009 by DJ Lanphier
Douglas Rushkoff on how to take back our world by seeing the current economic crisis as a great opportunity. Life Inc. Dispatch 01: Crisis as Opportunity from Douglas Rushkoff on Vimeo.

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