James Thompson

Opinion

Blues: Oxygen for working people

January 7, 2009 By James Thompson

I went to see Cadillac Records with two of my movie buddies on the night after opening in Houston. This great movie is an exceptional attempt to portray the genius of African-American music.

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Hurricane Ike: Dj vu all over again

December 13, 2008 By James Thompson

GALVESTON, Texas — After Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, many speculated that if a similar disaster hit Texas, the Bush administration would respond more positively. Over two months after Hurricane Ike struck, the evidence suggests otherwise.

U.S.

Hurricane Ike: Dj vu all over again

December 10, 2008 By James Thompson

GALVESTON, Texas — After Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, many people speculated that if a similar disaster hit Texas, the Bush administration would respond more positively. Over two months after Hurricane Ike hit, the evidence suggests...

U.S.

Voters in Houston poised to boot out the right wing

October 28, 2008 By James Thompson

HOUSTON — Deep in the intellectual and financial heart of Texas, voters are turning out in record numbers in early voting here. According to Harris County Clerk Beverly Kaufman, a Republican, the numbers are up 106...

U.S.

Black Panther Party photo exhibition clarifies history

October 14, 2008 By James Thompson

HOUSTON — There’s another knock your socks off exhibition at the University Museum of Texas Southern University. Entitled “The Black Panthers: Making Sense of History” this is a display of 47 photographs of the Panthers by...

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Texans struggle with Ike

September 18, 2008 By James Thompson

HOUSTON — As the death toll rose to 47 from Hurricane Ike, the Bush administration attempts seem like a re-run of the disaster relief efforts for Hurricane Katrina survivors. Already stories abound of poor FEMA response...

Opinion

Justice for immigrants is a united effort

July 18, 2008 By James Thompson

As I left the theater after watching “The Visitor” I started thinking about all the things we have lost in the last eight years. Loss of civil liberties and justice are a couple of the main...

World

A story of greed vs. love

June 7, 2008 By James Thompson

The movie “Before the Rains” could be used as an example to illustrate the main points of Frederick Engels’ “Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State.” Set in 1930s India during the uprising of...

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