Look here, people. I got into political writing and away from music journalism because I wanted to write about something that mattered. Something that could change the world. (Never mind that music can do that, on its best days, and besides, I had other reasons, not the least of which was that I was getting [...]
For those of you who haven’t read my bio at the bottom of my blog posts, let me state up front that I am gainfully employed by Florida Atlantic University. Because of this, and because I write heavily opinionated articles here at Salty Eggs, I haven’t had a lot to say about some notable local [...]
On March 19, 2003, President George W. Bush announced, “At this hour, American and coalition forces are in the early stages of military operations to disarm Iraq, to free its people and to defend the world from grave danger.” It was the culmination of a months-long propaganda campaign to gin up the war. More accurately, [...]
The White House Press Secretary who helped sell the Iraq War and keep the country living in fear called the new report “blunt.” The Wall Street Journal wrote that it was a “scathing self-analysis.” But when you actually go in and read the report issued by the Republican National Committee yesterday, which was supposed to [...]
In October 2012, members of One Struggle met in Port-au-Prince with members of SOTA (Union of Textile and Apparel Workers) and SOKOWA (Union of Workers at CODEVI Free Trade Zone in Ouanaminthe) — autonomous trade unions organized through Batay Ouvriye (Worker’s Struggle). What follows is a glimpse into the garment assembly industry, its expansion in [...]
Our worst nightmares reverberate with the prediction of respected scientist James Hansen: if we don’t stop TransCanada’s Keystone XL pipeline, then it’s “game over” for stabilizing the climate. With final US governmental approval (or not) to complete the pipeline looming, struggle over it is intensifying. In late January, representatives from more than 25 First Nations [...]
So, I’m sitting watching the State of the Union last night, and the response of course. I’m tweeting out all sorts of quasi-funny nuggets, like: As he grows older, Mitch McConnell just looks more and more like a turtle. It’s starting to get eerie. #SOTU Or: “We must do more to combat climate change.” Yeah, [...]
What do you see when you gaze into the rippling, babbling, lush-and-beefy orange pectoral muscles of Carlos Alvarez? Earlier this week, when Miami New Times broke the story of his participation (and victory!) in a bodybuilding competition last November, I was hypnotized by the former, infamously recalled mayor of Miami-Dade County and his Herculean torso. [...]
Look, I don’t ask much of you, America. And I certainly don’t have a whole lot of faith in our nation’s government to do the right thing anymore. The administration and Congress can’t seem to get their act together on some of the most basic functions of governance, much less sticky, contentious problems like gun [...]
You already know this: while earning your college degree was informative and pleasant enough, plenty of us head in a different direction. Or maybe the experience wasn’t so awesome or helpful, but we’re sticking, steadfast and stubborn, to what we set out for in the first place. Joshua Miller, the executive director and founder of [...]
Venezuela has been in the media lately: following the death of Hugo Chávez, his chosen successor, Nicolas Maduro, beat challenger Henrique Capriles in the current election for presidency. It was a miniscule margin of a win—about 50.7%–and as of this write-up, a contested verdict. But if you’re the average United Statesian, you are less aware [...]
