Tuesday, November 23, 2004
Hollywood on Trial
"Of course for Democratic campaign consultants and their friends in the media it's much better to point fingers at a tiny minority of Democratic celebrities who raised money than to question the competence of the supposed experts who spent the money on the losing campaign ...
The most Orwellian element in the conventional wisdom that bashes Hollywood liberals is the way that actors magically become wise political leaders as soon as they become Republicans. Arnold Schwarzenegger is to be treated as a political phenomenon and potential president. Ron Silver, who supported Bush, was given a speaking spot at the Republican convention. One can't help but think that if Silver were against the war and Tim Robbins favored it that the same people who now treat Silver as a sage would be making fun of him and the same people who belittle Robbins would be posing for pictures with him."
AlterNet: Election 2004: Hollywood on Trial
posted by Jimbo Trout @ Tuesday, November 23, 2004
The Spirit of Derrida
"An audience member stood up and recounted the scene from The Wizard of Oz in which Dorothy and her friends finally meet the wizard, who is powerful and overwhelming until Toto pulls away the curtain to reveal a very small man. "Professor Derrida, are you like that?" the audience member asked. Derrida paused before replying, "You mean like the dog?"
The Village Voice: Features: The Essay: Of Spirit by Leland de la Durantaye
posted by Jimbo Trout @ Tuesday, November 23, 2004
Sunday, November 21, 2004
Forced Off-the-Clock Workers Fight Back
"To keep costs down ... the manager often ordered her and the two other stylists to engage in a practice, long hidden, that appears to have spread to many companies: working off the clock ...
What angered her most was her paltry paycheck, which she said often came to just $200 for two weeks, even after 80 hours at work ...
Off-the-clock work can take many forms. Employees are sometimes told that it is the way people advance in a company, and other times they are forced to show up early or stay late under threat of losing their jobs ... "
The New York Times > National > Forced to Work Off the Clock, Some Fight Back
posted by Jimbo Trout @ Sunday, November 21, 2004
