tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post7295707635421446904..comments2024-03-28T16:08:29.578-04:00Comments on Sardonicky: Greed: Tales of the TollsKaren Garciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15612731479365562803noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-8533100394519300172014-03-17T00:00:03.461-04:002014-03-17T00:00:03.461-04:00@ Pearl
2012? I can't remember that far back...@ Pearl<br /><br />2012? I can't remember that far back. If so, you've already paid (me/us?) back many times over since then.Jay–Ottawahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10360356126450612113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-26071182586443332792014-03-16T17:16:55.181-04:002014-03-16T17:16:55.181-04:00Jay@ I would like to add that I had read an artic...Jay@ I would like to add that I had read an article by Henry Giroux whom I had never heard of, "Why Don't Americans<br />Care about Democracy at Home"<br />which I believe you had put into your comment in Sardonicky about October 2012 which started my correspondence with him. If so you deserve credit for getting it all started. <br />Pearlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-6832117614854702872014-03-15T17:16:42.012-04:002014-03-15T17:16:42.012-04:00Pearl, you're a gem.Pearl, you're a gem.James F Traynornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-48633462895957369122014-03-15T13:53:39.810-04:002014-03-15T13:53:39.810-04:00Jay@
I agree with your evaluation of Truthout. I ...<br />Jay@<br /><br />I agree with your evaluation of Truthout. I have found several excellent articles about Obamacare for example, which spell out in detail why it is such a poor excuse for delivering health care to people. As for my connection with Henry Giroux, it was a lucky incident and when I mentioned <br />Sardonicky to him and described the work Karen has done, he must have immediately recognized her worth and asked me for her e-mail address and sent her gratis a number of his books. He also gave her permission to include any excerpts from his writings in her columns and comments. He is <br />not only a brilliant writer but a kind and generous man. I also should give credit to my husband who inadvertently allowed me to contact Henry Giroux, as I would not have had the courage to write to him without the excuse of <br />mentioning my husband's connection to McMaster. I have a friend who always tells me ' there are no coincidences' (but then she also believes in karma and past lives)! <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Pearlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-46861662210708695792014-03-15T13:33:55.083-04:002014-03-15T13:33:55.083-04:00Geez, I've never been in distinguished company...Geez, I've never been in distinguished company before (except at an occasional dinner, wedding, etc. of the in-laws where I would be one of the unavoidable, though regrettable guests). Again, great news, Karen. And I don't feel to be avoidable (though sometimes perhaps a little regrettable) here. <br /><br />Apropos of your post: I've just read an op-ed piece in the NYT, 'Work Like A German' by a Glenn Hutchins. The man simply doesn't understand the American psyche.For God's sake doesn't he know about the reasonable position of the VW Company's attempt to set up worker's councils in Tennessee and the vicious response to its sensible attempts? Obviously not, or he wouldn't have written such an naive piece.James F Traynornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-62186634324054727672014-03-15T10:08:09.435-04:002014-03-15T10:08:09.435-04:00Yes, Bravo! Karen.
There are a handful of notab...Yes, Bravo! Karen. <br /><br />There are a handful of notable sites that aggregate articles of a kind. Huffington, I suppose, is the big player in that field. But Huff repeatedly demonstrates it has no taste, no discrimination, no real fight in the fight for democracy. TruthOut has all that, and it’s where Karen’s stuff belongs. <br /><br />At TruthOut, within the “Opinion” section, Karen’s columns now stand shoulder to shoulder beside those of other imports like Solnit, Goodman, Krugman (yeah well, TruthOut can’t be expected to have pitch perfect taste all the time), Hedges and Goodman, plus other writers I should get to know better.<br /><br />The difference between TruthDig (see my previous teeth grinding comment) and TruthOut is the difference between the dark side of the moon and the noonday sun. In addition to following Karen’s columns under the “Opinion” section at TruthOut, you might also want to click over to their “Speakout” section with more articles with a hard-edge.<br /><br />Can’t keep up? Spending all your days searching the web for good writing? TruthOut is that one-stop department store for lefties (and wobbly conservatives still searching for their souls). I was surprised to see there an article by one Ed Kinane, one of the best I knew from the Syracuse left.<br /><br />And also to Pearl, Bravo! Say, Pearl, do you also have connections to Greenwald and Omidyar?Jay–Ottawahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10360356126450612113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-36450644469788054852014-03-14T23:02:25.739-04:002014-03-14T23:02:25.739-04:00Tales of Un-Tolled Wealth
According to the IRS, t...Tales of Un-Tolled Wealth<br /><br />According to the IRS, there is over $300 billion/yr in uncollected taxes. Knowing this, you might enjoy learning that a tiny smidgen of tax-dodging plutocrat perps do get nabbed. Some of those actually prosecuted were clients of UBS (Union Bank of Switzerland) and they are listed @ the IRS website under Offshore Tax Avoidance. Interestingly, the IRS pays whistleblowers, so be sure to tell 'em about your fat cat friends who fail to file.4Runnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02582762546159637023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-61857147900836862162014-03-14T22:51:46.886-04:002014-03-14T22:51:46.886-04:00Thanks everyone. So far Truthout is cross-posting ...Thanks everyone. So far Truthout is cross-posting some of what I write here, but I also hope to do separate pieces for them. In that event, I will definitely link to them here on Sardonicky.<br /><br />I want to thank Pearl for her role in all of this. She had sent some of my work to Henry Giroux, who then very kindly reached out to me and introduced me to the Truthout editors.Karen Garciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15612731479365562803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-11218689046010177692014-03-14T20:56:38.016-04:002014-03-14T20:56:38.016-04:00Anne said it perfectly. So cool, Karen! Congrats. ...Anne said it perfectly. So cool, Karen! Congrats. :)<br /><br />Here's an animated audio clip from the mind-blowing 1999 film "Fight Club" where Ed Norton's character describes his responsibilities as a recall coordinator for a car company. Now granted, this is fiction, but I clearly remember thinking at the time this HAS to be the way these guys operate in real life. Sickening. <br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMVkUgQR9NQWillnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-58831638656803451352014-03-14T17:18:51.908-04:002014-03-14T17:18:51.908-04:00Karen, I think I speak for everyone when I say tha...Karen, I think I speak for everyone when I say that we're all thrilled that you have an even wider audience now that you're at Truthout. Congratulations! Onward and upward. <br /><br />Can you somehow let us know when you have a piece running there? That would be much appreciated. <br /><br />Keep up the great writing.annenigmanoreply@blogger.com