Houston, we have a problem
354227
If you are buying this CD with your mind tacked to
'this is the dream of evan and chan' - you might be
dissapointed...
The synergy witnessed on Dntel's possibilities just
doesn't hit the mark for me on Give up. Gibbard comes
across as more whiney emoesque than I can handle. I
found the lyrics to be a little too pop-floaty and
meloncholy, and Tamborello's production to take an
(even without the vocals) uninspired back seat to
Gibbard.
Not horrible, but nothing fresh, and for anyone who
has followed Gibbard or Tamborello - a possible dissapointment.
2808934
We orginally had a problem but I used a car adapter from a previous set and fixed the problem.
2480526
This documentary is almost completely focused on the Army Corps of Engineers (ACoE) and the Katrina disaster. Blames all of our infrastructural collapse solely on ACoE and their crooked deals. Really? Going to blame all of our infrastructural problems on the ACoE and their corruption? If we didn't have an economy based on greed and monetary profit, and instead one of a scientific and humanitarian root, the problem would be eliminated. Don't blame an essential part of our national defense, blame the disease: Free-trade.
4778050
This is a great read. It deals with a real problem that the world is facing, which makes it a little alarming.
4208387
The problem is stated succinctly.  It is huge. We are acting as if there is no cost to us as a population.  Thenhe States the solution as a bigger version of the same thing we have been doing.  In fact there is no solution but delaying the worst impacts of the ultimate destruction of the wild.
4103141
A little disappointing.  I have a much better version by the Houston Symphony.  On another note, I would like to see the 1959  movie again.  I understand that it was attacked by some so-called civil rights group and as a result has been suppressed.  I think that this group has violated my 1st Amendment rights by this suppression.
1242414
The problem discussed in this book is extremely common and the adverse consequences are far reaching. Everyone must read this book to understand the problem so we can stop perpetuating the issue. We're all involved in this and the solution is outlined. A great read especially when you see how the topic hits home.
4808870
Having visited Hue while on vacation this year, It is hard to believe this wonderful city was the scene of such destruction. America's Marines once again get the toughest jobs in this house to house street fight. Outnumbered, it once again come down to small unit leadership of young Sergeants and below. A great read that covers some if the politics involved that puts America's finest at a disadvantage. Would have been a five star book with more maps, more pictures.
3226452
And that problem is Arista overlord Clive Davis. Ms. Houston SHOULD have let Davis sit this one out so she could make an edgier, more honest record out of her well-publicized troubles, but instead she plays it safe, belting out cliche after cliche and adhering to the standard Davis playbook every step of the way. Still, "Million Dollar Bill," "Nothin' But Love," and the bitchy closer, "Salute," have just enough spice to justify a purchase.
2975693
This book goes to the heart of why we have an environmental crisis.  The rabid drive for captialist profit--regardless of the environmental consequences---has created what the author calls a "Polluter-Industrial Complex".  So, thanks to the ONE PERCENT and Corporate greed---as exemplified by the Mitt Romney types of the world, we are all suffering.
1892997
This book provides a unique perspective on why racial inequality has barely improved since 1968. However, it doesnt adequately acknowledge that the primary cause of this inequality is our federal drug policies.

The purpose of the 1971 War on Drugs was to marginalize blacks as revealed in the memoir by Nixons Chief of Staff, John Erlichman.
The Nixon campaign in 1968, and the Nixon White House after that, had two enemies the anti-war left and black people. You understand what Im saying? We knew we couldn't make it illegal to be either against the war or black  but getting the public to associate hippies with marijuana and blacks with heroin, and then criminalizing both heavily, we could disrupt those communities, we could arrest their leaders, raid their homes, break up their meetings and vilify them night after night on the evening news. Did we know we were lying about drugs, of course we did.

Shifting the responsibility of drug abuse from criminal justice to public health would alleviate racial inequality and a host of other social problems. This premise in no way justifies drug use but this problem could be better addressed by public health.  Several countries, such as Portugal and Uruguay, have reduced many social problems through decriminalizing drug use.

As was demonstrated in the 1920s, prohibition not only failed to decrease alcohol use but created an underground economy supported by the mafia. The prohibition of drugs has not decreased drug use, but strengthened gangs, increased crime and consequently the prison population.  Most crime is conducted between gangs involved with territorial drug sales. The primarily minority prison population has increased from 300,000 in 1970 to 2,200,000 in 2010.

The criminal justice approach has also exacerbated the animosity between law enforcement and minority populations. Enforcing drug laws justifies law enforcements excessive traffic stops and arbitrary hassling of minorities in their neighborhoods.

The $40 billion spent by federal/state governments for drug related arrests and incarceration, not to mention the estimated $70 billion tax revenue from drug sales could be shifted to addressing education, poverty and mental health. Drug addiction and related health problems are better addressed by public health than incarceration.

The colony nation analogy is novel, but our misguided drug laws are a more accurate explanation for our countrys racial inequality.
1756081
A sad look into the plight of our urban centers.
436900
I think Parker hit the nail on the head with most of his book.  I moved from PA to El Paso in January, 1975, and just loved the 70 degree blue sky day when I arrived 4 days later.  My wife and I loved the people and the city.  My career caused us to move to Albuquerque in 1987, but I always preferred El Paso.  We retired to Boerne, TX, just outside San Antonio in 2008, and see an entirely different part of Texas than El Paso.  There is uncontrolled growth causing horrible traffic jams.  Texas counties cannot control growth, so developers are getting rich. Water does not seem to be a consideration. I am observing the same things Parker describes, both with Texas politics and Texan attitudes of "Me First" and "In your Face."  El Paso was not like this.  I remember the actor playing Don Haskins (Texas Western basketball coach who coached a primarily all black team to the NCAA Championship in 1967) in "Glory Road" telling his black recruits that El Paso was different than the rest of Texas, and they shouldn't be afraid to come there.  I agree with Coach Haskins.  Parker doesn't mention the need for light rail, but I think commuter lines in the large cities and train service between the major cities in the triangle Parker describes would be a great benefit.  San Antonio voted down a proposed light rail project.  People just do not want to get out of their cars and trucks, even though they are so much less efficient in many cases.  I guess it is the fierce independence felt by so many Texans.  Texas Monthly had an article stating that for a Texan, getting in their car/truck and driving 300 miles to a Friday night football game is nothing.  Evidently Parker lives in Wimberly on the Blanco River.  This was where the horrible flood occurred about 3 weeks ago, carrying houses away and sweeping about 13 people to their deaths.  I just hope he and his property were kept safe.  He will certainly have something more to write about in his next edition.  By the way, I am a Republican.
3466483
In this day and age, this was a frightening story ...... but something to consider.  A story for our times.
4835499
Real issues bought out by the man himself Mr. Tyler Perry. You have opened the eyes of many that deal with this very real issue. The grass is not always green on the other side.
2509341
Good read but it jumped from problem to problem. I would have like to have seen more development of the problems.
488823
While some heavy reading for sure, this is an important book to se how we as a country have gotten into the mess we are in today. Progressives are on both sides of the isle have and still exist, and both sides have contributed to our current situation. One thing is clear Progressives are not the road map to solving any of the problems we face today.......in short Progressives are the problem.