The real problem lies not within communism but within capitalism. Many people equate capitalism with democracy. But they are not synonymous. The truth is: democracy can thrive without capitalism. Capitalism gives corporations more power than the people and results in oligarchies, which are governments ruled by a few like big business and those who line their pockets. This is precisely why the U.S., for example, is stuck in a two-party…

     I’ve tried, I really have. Years of being the shy and boring black haired, brown eyed boy took their toll and awhile back I decided I wanted to be interesting. Having a natural tendency towards paranoid delusions seemed such a gift in light of that, but as the title of this post implies, I’m too lazy to make use of my talent.

     Typical me; I don’t practice the harmonica or write much anymore. I’ll grudgingly admit that I have a few wee talents knocking about but I’m…

     In a recent forum, someone asked what are our favorite mind rape movies?  What came into my mind was a film that not only shaped the person I came to be but also made me question the reality that is around us and brought the truth that was hidden within. In Chuck Palahniuk’s “Fight Club,” the character Tyler Durden taught us that “advertising has us chasing cars and clothes, working jobs we hate so we can buy shit we don’t need.”  Even though the character itself turns out to be an…