Who are we really? To answer that question is the truth-telling mission of SuspiciousAngels— exploring history, (i.e. the Howard Zinn and Walter Karp version), debunking plans and priorities of the elites and illuminating the wisdom of the revolutionary left. Cutting through the noise of the mainstream media to the “facts on the ground,” the answer […]
Crass Commercialism and Corporate Greed in the Age of Infomercials Welcome to the wacky world of infomercials. Part product and message tester, part venue for new product introduction and jumping off point for retail hook-ups, this lengthy commercial (normally 30 minutes) usually airs between 1 a.m. and 6 a.m. (In media circles the graveyard shift […]
“The Gray Lady” has her pantyhose in a knot. The “lady” in question? The New York Times, “regarded by many in the world…as the world’s greatest newspaper…generally hail[ed] as …gray by way of acknowledging its traditional special marks: starch conservatism and circumspection.” This encomium appeared in Life magazine in 1951, celebrating the Times’ 100th birthday. The […]
Beware the doting father defending his daughter from naysayers. Remember the kerfuffle stirred up a while ago when President Trump took to Twitter to excoriate Nordstrom’s department store for their decision to drop his daughter, Ivanka’s, clothing line. “My daughter has been treated unfairly by Nordstrom’s. She is a great person —always pushing me to […]
Be Careful What You Wish For: More Magical Thinking in the Age of Trump/Gorsuch A word of caution to those zany conservatives, far-right zealots and self-described Alt-Righters. Planning a super-bowl sized celebration over President Trump’s nominee, Neil Gorsuch, to the Supreme Court? Heaving a sigh of relief finally your big moment has come. Traveling too […]
“Double, Double Toil and Trouble…” The January Issue Welcome to SA’s January issue. A potpourri of the latest goings on in Washington D.C., home of elites and neo-liberals whose voices are virtually the only ones heard in Washington these past eight — no make that these past seventy years. For this month’s menu: In “Legacy and […]
Introduction to “Legacy and All That Jazz” In “Legacy and All that Jazz,” we look at why “the Russians did it” meme is becoming the stuff of story and song all over Washington DC. After all mutual hacking between Russia and the US and among the US and every other country on earth (even our […]
Legacy and All that Jazz The Obama administration has finally hit the mother lode. Searching for a high note to end his presidency on, Obama’s quest for long-lasting greatness not subject to reality was fulfilled in a time-tested (by most previous occupants of the White house) maneuver — blame it on the Russians. You might […]
Two Party Dilemma As 2016 beats a merciful retreat and 2017 hoves into view, we look back on the 2016 election as a study in opposites — more “same old, same old,” than radical departure. One of the two wings of the war/business party won (expected) but it was the wrong party (unexpected). Faced with […]
We Must March My Darlings (Right Into the White House) November 8th was the beginning —a shorter lived facsimile erupted six weeks later when the electoral college made Trump’s inauguration inevitable — spilling out from left and right coasts and soon the howls of dismay could be heard in the heartland where the media, mainstream […]
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