Mozart’s Music of Forgiveness
Mozart’s Music of Forgiveness Plough Music Series Colin Fields WN: Absolutely beautiful in every measure! Commentary and Text: Mozart’s opera The Magic Flute whimsically portrays a cosmic contest between two forces: one of light, enlightenment, and love, represented by Sarastro, priest of the sun, and the other of darkness, craft, and vindictiveness, represented by the […]
A Killer Cop Gets Fired, and Somehow the Cops Are Angry
Daniel Pantaleo suffered the absolute minimal consequence for killing Eric Garner. The fact that the police union is throwing a tantrum is sick and outrageous. By Elie Mystal August 21, 2019 photo above: Police Benevolent Association President Patrick J. Lynch, left, speaks during a press conference at PBA headquarters following a decision to terminate Daniel […]
We must call the El Paso shooting what it is: Trump-inspired terrorism
It is staggering to imagine how much more violence this president may motivate if he continues down this deeply disturbing path photo above: Trump’s rhetoric is infused with notions of violence and dehumanization’. Photograph: Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images by David Schanzer WN: While I do not believe anyone is pure evil, manifestations of such are arguably […]