http://open.salon.com/user.php?uid=22943Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:06:04 -0400part one of a transcript of my interview with one of the best investigative reporters in the world, Greg Palast, about his newest book, Billionaires and Ballot Bandits. And we got into something very interesting-- that there's a war between two kinds of billionaires-- The vampire squids and the Vultures. And yes, this affects the elections and the nine ways they are going to be stolen and corrupted.http://open.salon.com/blog/robkall/2012/11/05/interview_transcript_greg_palast_the_war_between_the_billionaires_and_election_thefthttp://open.salon.com/blog/robkall/2012/11/05/interview_transcript_greg_palast_the_war_between_the_billionaires_and_election_theftMon, 5 Nov 2012 14:11:42 -0500Thomas Frank observes, "The only honest way for progressives to assess the experience of these past four years is by coming unflinchingly to terms with our own futility and irrelevance." We can make a difference and we can do it with small acts. In fact, small acts are almost always the way things get done.http://open.salon.com/blog/robkall/2012/11/04/marginalized_progressives_small_acts_and_making_a_differencehttp://open.salon.com/blog/robkall/2012/11/04/marginalized_progressives_small_acts_and_making_a_differenceSun, 4 Nov 2012 09:11:47 -0500Read "Presidential Puppetry: Obama, Romney and Their Masters," a book just published this week by OpedNews contributor Andrew Kreig. and you'll learn a lot more than you could have imagined, and you'll start seeing the world, politics, and the justice system in a very different, clearer, smarter way. This book exposes the puppet masters who pull the strings of leading officials in both major U.S. parties, including Obamahttp://open.salon.com/blog/robkall/2012/11/02/book_review_presidential_puppetry_obama_romney_and_their_masters_by_andrew_kreighttp://open.salon.com/blog/robkall/2012/11/02/book_review_presidential_puppetry_obama_romney_and_their_masters_by_andrew_kreigFri, 2 Nov 2012 11:11:03 -0400some notes from my experience after the frankenstorm.http://open.salon.com/blog/robkall/2012/11/01/life_in_pa_after_frankenstorm_and_a_climate_change_theoryhttp://open.salon.com/blog/robkall/2012/11/01/life_in_pa_after_frankenstorm_and_a_climate_change_theoryThu, 1 Nov 2012 14:11:22 -0400Cloud Atlas is an extraordinary, revolutionary movie, the best one I've seen since Avatar, a truly different approach to movie-making. And the message it sends could make the right wing hate it, so don't be surprised to see really negative reviews. Some will be based on politics. Strictly entertainment-wise, it had me literally sitting on and gripping the edge of my seat.http://open.salon.com/blog/robkall/2012/10/29/movie_review_cloud_atlas--_superb_movie_with_strong_political_values_messagehttp://open.salon.com/blog/robkall/2012/10/29/movie_review_cloud_atlas--_superb_movie_with_strong_political_values_messageMon, 29 Oct 2012 11:10:08 -0400