When The Rolling Stones Crossed Over to Atlantic
The label switch came with a cast of characters: Ahmet Ertegun, Marshall Chess and Prince Rupert Loewenstein. The first meeting...
Author: Andrew Goutman
By Topic: Favorite Websites of One Learned Progressive
There are countless sources of progressive political information on the web. I narrow it down by topic. As you can...
Teachers Inciting ‘Blue Wave’
With midterms looming, Americans can show their overwhelming support for public education. Isn’t it time the largest profession in the...
Aretha Franklin Found Greatness with Atlantic R&B Pioneer
Atlantic Records producer Jerry Wexler’s breakthrough: Let Aretha be herself. As the old saying goes, there are no guarantees in...
VA Update: Are the ‘Mar-a-Lago Three’ VA’s Shadow Rulers?
Trump’s cronies at his Florida country club have no US military or government experience. Well, it seems Donald Trump is...
Remember Helsinki! ‘The Appeasement Summit,’ Revisited.
The following video, 3 minutes, 10 seconds long, was published by Guardian News and shown here courtesy of YouTube. It...
VA Privatization: Conservatives’ Dream, Veterans’ Nightmare
This veteran, along with just about every veterans group out there, oppose this scheme. You know the Trump administration is...
Arena Superstar Billy Joel Looks Back Fondly on Writing and Recording
Joel on long-time producer Phil Ramone: “He was the king.” Among legacy rock stars and bands still performing, Billy Joel...
Is PA Sen. Bob Casey Once Again Courting Presidential Star Power?
Presidential prospect Kamala Harris came to Philly last week to support Casey’s reelection. Twelve years ago, it was Senator Barack...
Trump’s Smears of Immigrants Recall ‘Red Scare’ a Century Ago
It turns out ICE isn’t the only goon squad in American history. Here’s the latest outrage: LinkedIn published a Seattle...
The Fourth of July America’s Oldest Tradition
Our Founding Fathers, immigrants or sons of, made America the land of opportunity. America’s been great ever since. A Founding...
An Early Summer Snapshot of Democrats’ Electoral Prospects
“Civilization as we know it is at risk in this election. We have to win.” Prologue The following quote has...
Private Prisons the Only Winner in Immigrant Children Tragedy
An industry that makes money when more people are imprisoned and imprisoned longer. It is still breaking America’s heart....
Joni Mitchell Is Doing Fine, Thank You
“I sing my sorrow and I paint my joy.” Seven enduring essentials about Joni Mitchell. In a respite from the...
Nilsson, Schmilsson & Lennon: Weighing Another ‘Fifth Beatle’
Harry Nilsson, an unsung singer-songwriter, is perhaps better known for the company he kept. Prologue At a 1968 press conference...
Reality TV Show: Trump vs. North Korea. But What About America?
Nuclear diplomacy is a bit harder than running a hotel or golf course. May I present North Korea’s Supreme leader...
Stone Sculpture by Steve Flom
There’s beauty in those rocks This story starts at the demolition site of the Bulletin building in Philadelphia. As...
How Background Checkers Have the Goods on One of Three Americans
End up on one of their lists and you could be BRANDED for life! You might have heard of a...
Two Beatific Visionaries: Bob Dylan & Marvin Gaye
Groundbreaking albums linked music to social justice movements. Bob Dylan, The Times They Are a-Changing’ Bob Dylan & Woody Guthrie...
Libertarian Millennials: Rand Paul Just Sold His Soul to Donald Trump
Libertarianism isn’t “cool”: Just isolationist conservatism. During the Iraq War, Rand’s father, Ron Paul, got a lot of mileage out...
Health Care Premium Spikes Now Owned by Republicans
It could be prevented but for Donald Trump’s irrational, bigoted hatred for Barack Obama. We see health care as the...
Public Education a Winning Issue for Democrats
“We’ll remember in November,” vowed a striking teacher in West Virginia. Winning back the US Senate in the upcoming midterm elections...
Crafting the Democrats’ Midterm Message
We have a basketful of lethal talking points. But not a peep about impeachment! Take a look at the above...
Bite of the Apple: First iPods, Now iTunes?…All Gone
Is Spotify the spoiler in Apple’s U2 victory dance? $165 per share. That was the opening price for Spotify’s Initial...
Community Radio: Music With That Personal Touch
Good News! Public radio remains viable as it competes with a multitude of platforms Community radio. Also called public radio....
The Beatles’ Rooftop London Serenade
Despite rugged conditions, The Beatles gave it a shot. Abbey Road would follow. It started out as a solution to...
California Gives Middle Finger to Sanctuary City Hypocrisy
States’ Rights backer Jeff Sessions comes to California preaching Federal Supremacy The irony wasn’t subtle. Not at all. In...
Barack Obama, a Nation Turns Its Lonely Eyes to You
A random sampling of what our beloved president has been up to these days As it becomes more and more...
Russia Probe: Paul Manafort’s Secrets are Trump’s Nightmares
“Treason’s just another word for nothing left to lose…” The Grim Reaper seems to be at the White House doorstep,...
Republican Congressman Devin Nunes: Trump’s Chump
Like his mentor in the White House, California House Republican Nunes has some problems with the truth. Here is our...
It Was 50 Years Ago Today! Rock Scaled New Heights in 1968
1968 marked the year when the Beatles topped the charts with a seven minute single, Hendrix exquisitely covered Bob Dylan...
Opioid Crisis: Deadly Fentanyl Justifies Philly’s Safe Injection Sites?
Logical next step in harm reduction: Remember The Wire’s ‘Hamsterdam’? Editor’s note: This is the 7th article published on...
Trump’s Phony Embrace of Dreamers to Come with a Grim Price Tag
White House and Congressional tormentors of Dreamers have their own immigrant baggage At a press briefing on Wednesday, Donald Trump...
Trumpence’s ‘Election Integrity’ Panel Put Out of its Misery
Voting panel conceived out of blind hatred for people of color. A boondoggle to New Hampshire sealed its fate. This...
The Making of Queen’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’
The vision of a shy Indian schoolboy named Bulsara became a pop masterpiece. Here is Queen’s official video of the...
James O’Keefe’s Bad Faith Efforts to Embarrass Liberals Usually Go Down in Flames
Still waiting to hold this fraud accountable for ACORN’s demise. I’m sure you’ve heard of this guy. His specialty is...
A Beatles Merry Christmas
The Fab Four celebrated the holidays with jolly ad-libs for their fan club members. If Christmas is a special time...
Taxing Trump: How Do You Lie to the Face of the American People Like That?
(Video, my title, “The President Tells a Whopper,” courtesy of YouTube.) Trump’s assertion that the tax bill would hurt him...
Tax Scam Will Cost Republicans Big-Time in the 2018 Midterms
Even flagrant GOP lies can’t rescue the poll numbers of this legislative turd. Like thieves in the night, the Republican...
Sinclair Broadcasting: A Much Bigger Threat Than Fox News
Trump TV? Pending television merger would have right wing provocateur Sinclair infiltrate 72% of American households Just when we had...
Have a Rockin’ & Rollin’ Thanksgiving!
I wish everyone a very, very happy Thanksgiving! During my adult life, I have made a ritual of listening to...
The Uranium-to-Russia Uproar Lacked Hillary’s Fingerprints
There’s no ‘there’ there. Republicans have abandoned any allegiance to the truth. Spin Cycle With the Fox News-driven Republican echo...
Overturning Net Neutrality a Solution in Search of a Problem
‘All internet traffic shall be treated equally’ – Trump’s FCC begs to differ What a delightful quirk to the continuing...
The Beatles’ Rubber Soul: Rock’s Last Great Pop Album
The Beatles created a pop masterpiece from scratch…in one month’s time. You don’t know us if you don’t know Rubber...
Muscle Shoals: Musical Mecca in the Sticks
‘The Swampers’ integrated soul, rock and the blues to become sought-after, elite instrumentalists Specialty musicians in certain towns and cities...
GOP Tax Plan: Savaging Medicaid to Transfer Wealth Upward
Trump’s tax scam would enrich himself and fulfill Paul Ryan’s keg party fantasy Ah, the kegger in college. You always...
Who Are the ‘Antifa’?
And why are some people saying such bad things about them? We Go Where They Go Here, in a poetic...
Kansas Loses Jobs, Revenue as Right Runs Amok
What’s the Matter With Kansas? Editor’s Note: This article was originally published on July 17, 2014. I changed the date...
The Battle for Springsteen Tickets Premieres on Broadway
Is Bruce’s ‘Verified Fan’ a scalper-beater, or a windfall for Ticketmaster? We’ve seen this movie before. So you want to...
Liberal Democracy Will Ultimately Prevail
Even with (or because of) a hard-right administration, Americans increasingly prefer liberal policies. There is no turning back. We’ll get...
