http://petergbourne.co.uk/blog Just another WordPress weblog Sun, 27 Jun 2010 17:50:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en When I was in the White House I arranged a meeting between President Carter and progressive activist Tom Hayden (and one-time husband of Jane Fonda). The meeting in the Oval Office started with the usual pleasantries. Hayden then launched into an attack on the power of international corporations and the damage ... http://petergbourne.co.uk/blog/?p=12 There is a fundamental truth about health and social problems that we in America seem completely unwilling to face up to. It is that the magnitude of the disparity between the income of the wealthiest twenty per cent and that of the poorest twenty per cent in a nation correlates ... http://petergbourne.co.uk/blog/?p=11         In the nineteen sixties I was working on a project at the Atlanta city jail looking at how the thousands arrested for public drunkenness each year could be better handled. Periodically I gave a presentation and progress report to the all-white members of the city council and their staff. I ... http://petergbourne.co.uk/blog/?p=10 John McCain's comments that what mattered in Iraq was not when the troops come home but reducing casualties was dismissed as at worst an insensitive slip. In fact it was a profound statement about what kind of America we might have in the future. He does not see Iraq as ... http://petergbourne.co.uk/blog/?p=9 After Hillary's speech this weekend I was sitting in a sushi bar in Manhattan (Hatsuhana at 48th and Madison, which I highly recommend) reflecting, with the help of excellent saki, on her failed campaign. I had misgivings about her from the start, because I believed her main problem was not misogyny, ... http://petergbourne.co.uk/blog/?p=7           Mary and I spent the last two weeks in Wales. When I arrived I found a new baby llama (female that is largely white with a brown tail) born since while I was away. This time of year is always physically demanding. The grass and hedges are growing at a ferocious rate, ... http://petergbourne.co.uk/blog/?p=6            When Americans vote for president they are electing someone to fill two jobs, head of state and head of government. In most countries these positions, because the functions are quite different, are filled by two separate individuals. It is a lens through which journalists or other pundits commenting on the presidential race ... http://petergbourne.co.uk/blog/?p=5 This is a special message to all my friends inaugurating my blog site. Beginning next week I plan to start writing about my life, current events, and whatever else takes my fancy. I will look forward to your comments and feedback. Welcome to you all Peter Bourne   http://petergbourne.co.uk/blog/?p=4 Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging! http://petergbourne.co.uk/blog/?p=1