REAL ART (and politics and culture)

Royal rip-off From the Houston Chronicle editorial board: For about a year, officials at Halliburton have insisted that the purchase...

ROCK IS DEAD IN HOUSTON KLOL suddenly speaking Spanish From the Houston Chronicle: In a clear signal of the growing media clout of...

INSIDE THE AMERICAN EMPIRE: Confessions of an Economic Hitman From Democracy Now : AMY GOODMAN: You're actually called economi...

Arafat Died Years Ago From CounterPunch , courtesy of J. Orlin Grabbe , longtime British Middle East correspondent Robert Fisk on the in...

THE TRAGEDY OF TODAY'S GAYS: An address to the gay community An excerpt from a recent speech by the most radical and outspoken gay...

NOAM CHOMSKY ON THE ELECTION From his blog : As to fraud, etc. I don’t think it is a major issue, even if true. The election had abo...

LIBERAL DESPAIR I'm continuing to notice a lot of left-wing blogger depression in cyberspace this week. For some reason, the outcome...

Fundamentalists and free-marketeers make unholy allies From WorkingForChange : Jim Wallis, an evangelical Christian activist, editor...

ENVIRONMENTAL CATASTROPHE From the AP via the Houston Chronicle: Bush steadfast on rejection of global warming President Bush is...

AMERICAN CULTURAL DIVIDE: A Very Old Story Courtesy of Emphasis Added , Digby over at Hullabaloo tries to figure out what the hell'...

VOTESCAM 2004: Two From Common Dreams Both by author Thom Hartmann , courtesy of Dr. Menlo . The Ultimate Felony Against Democracy ...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY REAL ART! Mood music . Today, November 7th, is Real Art's second birthday. It's hard to believe that I've ...

WHY DO I BLOG? My wife's best friend's husband is a photojournalist who spent many years working for the New York Times. Current...

STOLEN ELECTION 2004 Still think I'm crazy? From Wired courtesy of J. Orlin Grabbe : E-Vote Glitch Inflates Bush Total An...

MY OLD SCHOOL BEATS MY OLD SCHOOL Baytown Sterling 28, Kingwood 25 This is only significant because I attended Kingwood as a student ...

Kerry Won. Here Are the Facts. I've been waiting for this. From the man who broke real story of how Bush stole the 2000 election, Gr...

HOW THE DEMOCRATS BLEW IT A left-wing round up. First, from ZNet , an analysis of Kerry's lackluster campaign: Why Kerry Los...

ELECTORAL HANGOVER Lots of gnashing of teeth on the left side of the blogosphere today. I'm not quite sure what Rob Salkowitz is get...

BIDING ELECTORAL TIME Real Art Big Geek Edition I just heard on PBS' News Hour that the Ohio polls may very well be open until mid...