Richard Estes

Sacramento-based writer and host of Speaking in Tongues on KDVS 90.3 FM, a public affairs program covering liberal-to-left issues from an anti-authoritarian perspective.

California Rust Belt? Contraction of Sacramento Valley

Credit: commons.wikimedia.org Shock waves reverberated through Sacramento with the recently announced closure of a Comcast call center and an iconic Campbell’s Soup plant that has employed lower

By Richard Estes

/ October 5, 2012

California Rust Belt? Contraction of Sacramento Valley

Gore Vidal: A Remembrance

Credit: commons.wikimedia.org Born into privilege, Gore Vidal lived 5 lives simultaneously. I can barely get to work everyday, raise my son and emotionally participate in my family, while

By Richard Estes

/ August 12, 2012

Mitt Romney's Overseas Tour Calculated to Rally US Voters

Credit: images.wikimedia.org Much has been made of Mitt Romney's purported gaffes during his recent trip abroad. Press coverage of his trip to Israel, Poland, and the

By Richard Estes

/ August 1, 2012

Mitt Romney's Overseas Tour Calculated to Rally US Voters

An Appreciation of Alexander Cockburn

Credit: wikimedia.org On Saturday, I was shocked to learn that Alexander Cockburn, founder of the influential hard left political website Counterpunch, had died of cancer. Despite my disagreement with

By Richard Estes

/ July 25, 2012

The US Constitution Rightly Considered

Yesterday was July 4th, that fateful day in 1776 when John Hancock stepped forward to be the first to sign the Declaration of Independence, and oddly enough, it induces many

By Richard Estes

/ July 5, 2012