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Chopin House Burns to the Ground
Sad news in Cloutierville, Louisiana: The home of Kate Chopin, the author of The Awakening and one of the first major American women fiction writers, burned to the ground early this morning. It was a total loss. Quoting from The Town Talk: History dates construction of the house by slave labor to 1805 to 1809. Alexis Cloutier was the original inhabitant. Oscar Chopin bought it in 1879 and, years later, moved his wife and their six children to the plantation. Oscar Chopin died in 1882. Kate Chopin, known as a free-spirited woman, tried to keep it up but moved away…
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Naomi Klein Interviewed by Crooks and Liars: Shock Doctrine and the Wall Street Bailout
On Thursday, John Amato of Crooks and Liars interviewed Naomi Klein, author of the critically-acclaimed book The Shock Doctrine. Klein and Amato spoke about the proposed $700 billion Wall Street bailout bill and its potential political implications. Klein’s basic thesis, as articulated in her book, is that economic conservatives (particularly those who subscribe to Milton Friedman’s theories) often use the shock of a disaster to implement free market “shock therapy,” which typically involves massive deregulation, large-scale privatization of government services (benefiting the wealthy at the expense of the middle class), and the elimination of social programs. The interview runs a…
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Suspending Fundraising?
By now, everyone has heard of John McCain’s decision to suspend his campaign, cease all advertisements and commercials, and halt his fundraising efforts until after the proposed $700 billion Wall Street bail-out bill is passed. Problem is: Despite what’s being reported on other blogs and The Boston Globe, McCain hasn’t suspended fundraising. Quoting from The Boston Globe: The McCain campaign clarified that in addition to suspending campaign events, it is also putting advertising and fundraising on hold. To be sure, under public financing laws, McCain’s not exactly raising funds directly for his campaign; all donations go to his Campaign Compliance…
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