by Philip Farruggio | Mar 13, 2020 | Blog, CounterPunch
Natural disasters come barreling out of nowhere, unforeseen. Before they occur, cataclysms and catastrophic events of the physical world–tidal wave, earthquake, wildfire, eruption–are inconceivable. They blindside us utterly. Human-caused calamities are quite...
by Philip Farruggio | Mar 4, 2020 | Blog
This writer has watched countless boxing matches over the years, and has seen how in many instances ‘ The Fix is in’. The powers that be want a certain prospect to move up the ranks, they ‘ Fix ‘ it. With boxing all you needed was two judges...
by Philip Farruggio | Mar 4, 2020 | Blog
What are the political ‘takeaways’ from yesterday’s South Carolina primary? In just few words: not many. None that change the fundamental dynamics that have in play throughout the primaries in general thus far to date. Biden bought himself some time, at the expense of...
by Philip Farruggio | Mar 4, 2020 | Blog
sure as hell hope so. I’ve been going through a rough patch these last few years. My search for true love has been disastrous. I suppose this is not unusual, but for it to be concentrated in just a few years has made me quite desperate. I am thinking about embarking...
by Philip Farruggio | Mar 4, 2020 | Blog
Channel surfing yesterday and all the empire’s main ( so called ) media had the same breaking news. The jury came out and finally got the #MeToo movement’s poster boy, fat, dirty Harvey Weinstein. Well, dirty Harvey deserved what he got coming to him, even if half of...
by Philip Farruggio | Mar 4, 2020 | Blog
The Beatles, with an assist on backup vocals by none other than Mick Jagger, had this hit song in 1967 : How does it feel to be One of the beautiful people? Now that you know who you are. What do you want to be? And have you travelled very far? Far as the eyes can...
