remembering Joe Bageant

I was very saddened to hear the news that Joe Bageant passed away yesterday, after a four month battle with cancer. In the fall of 2005 I was lucky enough to hear him speak at a small gathering when I lived in Denton, and converse with him briefly. While I realize it's a commonly expressed standard sentiment, I have to believe everybody who met him and got to know him was pretty lucky. I think you get a sense of that just reading him.

December 2010, "AMERICA: Y UR PEEPS B SO DUM?"

October 2010, "Algorithms and red wine"

July 2008, "Life in a post-political age"

February 2008, "Nine billion little feet"

January 2006, "Revenge of the mutt people"