Helen H. Moore's Blog, page 1055
July 15, 2015
Dreading Woody Allen’s “Irrational Man”?: Joaquin Phoenix almost saves Allen’s latest older man-younger woman opus
Really, Emma Stone? Again? But Joaquin Phoenix and Parker Posey partly redeem a twisty tale of campus intrigue
Call out the neocons: The Iran deal gives Democrats an opportunity — but they may be too timid to seize it
Democrats might try taking the fight to the GOP in favor of Iran diplomacy, rather than fearfully ducking the issue
Obama’s disappointing criminal justice reform speech: The movement will need more than this
It's great to hear the president advocate for reform. Pity that he does so with such conservative language
July 14, 2015
“Citizenfour” director sues U.S. government for “years of Kafkaesque harassment at the borders”
Laura Poitras wants to know why she was repeatedly targeted at U.S. borders over a six year period
Must-see morning clip: Boy George & Jack Black join Robby Krieger for a glorious tribute to The Doors
The fan-duo delivers some convincing yell-singing in Jim Morrison's absence
Conservative heads explode over Iran nuclear deal: “A lot of innocent people will die because of this deal”
A win for diplomacy is a loss for conservatives
Paul Krugman throws down: GOP base loves Trump because he’s “a belligerent, loudmouthed racist” just like them
"He’s exactly the kind of person the Republican base consists of and identifies with," the economist said
Geraldo Rivera and Eric Bolling nearly come to blows over Bill O’Reilly’s exploitation of Kate Steinle’s murder
"Are you talking about me?" Rivera asked. "You're lucky that you're my friend. I'd knock you out right now."
The plot to marginalize Bernie Sanders: The shared agenda that links Fox News and Hillary Clinton surrogates
Both parties are owned by plutocrats. Sanders' challenge threatens them both, and their responses are oddly similar
Hillary Clinton is no neoliberal ideologue: She knows the 1990s are over, and her economic platform proves it
The Democratic front-runner's speech on the economy is more proof that she's ready to move beyond Third Way-ism
