Author Archives: Thom Prentice


About Thom Prentice

Pro-Democracy Advocate and Global Warming Activist. Facebook Page: Thomas Prentice***** WhiteGuy, Intellecty'all, Symbologist [for those who like Dan Brown and The DaVinci Code], Deconstructioneer, Scribbler, Scrivener, Authentic Journalist, Reader, Thinker, 14 year cancer survivor just finishing yet another year of chemo, high school teacher, editor, and college prof, Ph.D. - UT-Austin - 1995. "Dr. Democracy", Return to 'The Customer Is Always Right' Capitalism Advocate. Shameless flirt ***** Asker of awkward and inconvenient questions, what they do NOT tell you is far more important than what they DO tell you. Dog person. Failed parallel parking. ***** There is no conscience in Capitalism. Democracy should rule Capitalism but Capitalism should NEVER rule Democracy. Without Economic Democracy, political democracy is useless and worthless. GWM. ***** Prone to telling off people who need to be told off in the fine tradition of my grandfather. I'm waiting for a face-to-face with the Michele Bachman/google Santorum/Eric Cantor and Paul Ryan types. Also with Vichy Democrats and oil-funded enviro groups. Gay Incorporated is useless. Post-partisan and post-ideological. Used to dance with his shirt off. ***** Not necessarily post-Capitalist in the Authentic Adam Smith way but certainly post-Capitalist in the THATCHER/REAGAN/MILTON FRIEDMAN/AYN RAND way.. Our economic and social arrangements need to be changed but not just from one ideology to another. Let talk about and create new options for social arrangements. Les Miserables. ***** Karl Marx was wrong about a lot of things but he was spot-on about how Industrial Capitalism causes people to become alienated and about his 'labor theory of value' which shows why/how Capitalist thieves steal the value of a person's labor. A person works so many hours or days for s/himself and the rest of the labor is "free" and therefore the value goes to the Capitalist One Per Centers as profit. Mars Attacks. ***** Just documenting signs of the looming apocalypse -- or rather, apocalypsii / TURN OFF THE TV.

This Week’s Gem fromThe Onion: Teen Pregnancy Rate Prompting More High Schools To Eliminate ‘Fuck Your Brains Out’ Program

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WASHINGTON—A 150 percent increase in teen pregnancy rates over the past decade has led more high schools to eliminate “Fuck Your Brains Out,” a national sexual education program that encourages adolescents to have sex frequently and with as many partners … Continue reading →

When Black News Disappears: White Holds on Black Intellectuals’ Minds and Misinforming the Black Public — from Racism Review via TruthOut

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By Dr Tommy J Curry, Racism Review As an historical entity, the Black press has not only offered critical commentaries and political critiques of the sempiternal racism of the modern world, but correctives as to how white newspapers, opinion-makers, legislators, … Continue reading →

Illinois: Two Arrested So Far in Sit-in at Governor’s Office to Ban Fracking — from OccupyWashingtonDC/October2011.org

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Day Two of Sit-In at Governor Quinn’s Office to Demand a Moratorium on Fracking brings a Second Arrest By Margaret Flowers Springfield, IL– An anti-fracking sit-in at Governor Quinn’s office Tuesday continued Wednesday and resulted in another arrest. To date, … Continue reading →

Bangladesh Factory Safety Accord: The 14 North American Retailers Who Refuse to Sign — from OccupyDemocrats via FilmsForAction

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Here are their names, spread their shame: Walmart Gap Macy’s Sears/Kmart JCPenney VF Corp. Target Kohl’s Cato Fashions Carter’s Nordstrom American Eagle Outfitters The Children’s Place Foot Locker By Omar Rivero Ignoring the memory of the over 1,100 factory workers … Continue reading →