Michael Gene Sullivan

This letter is in response to an article in The New York Times, by Ben Brantley: "When Political Theater Feels Truly Dangerous," in which he asked for examples of engaging political theater in America.

"(Posibilidad, or Death of the Worker) ... is a brilliant work, combining tragedy and...

"In combat, spontaneity rules; rote performance of technique perishes." -- Bruce Lee

Back when President Obama was Candidate Obama one of his most commented on talents was his style of dealing with seemingly impossible political situations. Turning negatives into positives, political traps into triumphs, pundits called it mojo, Birthers called...

This is how a Senator sounds, this is what a Senator says. When you talk to your children about these difficult times in the future, and they ask what was our government doing, didn't anyone stand pin the Senate and speak for the working people, you can say yes...

Imagine you're in a room with 10 people. 2 of them decide that they constitute a majority, with a mandate for change. You wouldn't call them a political tsunami.

You'd call them nuts.

Out of every 100 Americans of voting age in this past election, about 42 voted. That's 4...

This whole BP leak -- watching the oily mess wash up on our shores, while also watching the equally oily petroleum company execs use their slick Washington influence to once again slip responsibility and regulations -- brings something else up.

We all know that much of America's policy -- foreign...

Around the world, on May 1st, millions of men, women, and children will flood the streets of towns and cities, waving flags and joyously hurling songs to the sky. Laughing, marching, chanting, cheering. All over the globe masses of people will join for one day across national, racial, religious, and...

Dateline - Washington D.C.

In an unforeseen fulfillment of President Obama's pledge to bring Americans together, conservative groups across the country are reaching out to former political foes to fulfill their own pledge to free Americans from the oppression of being brought together.

"And this is not about race!" says...

That President Obama always seems surprised the right wing will do anything to destroy him reminds me of an old story.

A Prince, in torn and tattered clothes, falls at the feet of an old, wise man.

"Wise Man," he says, "my enemies have destroyed me! And...

Part Four in a finally ending series with which Michael puts the final nail in the coffin containing any hopes of being Facebook Friends with Larry Summers.

Part One: Most Americans are not capitalists. They might want to be capitalists, but no matter how much you, or that hardworking...

Part two of a four-part series in which Michael guarantees he will never work for a Fortune 500 company.

From Part One:

Most Americans are not capitalists. They might want to be capitalists, but no matter how much you, or that hardworking barista, that well-paid techno-nerd, small...

Capitalism - The Gift That Keeps On Giving: Part Three

Part three of a four part series in which Michael makes sure his in-laws' hopes of him finally landing a good, well paying job with a big company are totally squashed.

From Part Two:

"Every bust is proceeded by...

Part one of a four-part series in which Michael makes it clear why he's never been invited to a corporate brunch -- but he's not bitter.

What exactly is capitalism?

Some say it's the highest, most elegant economic structure upon which robust wealth for all can be built. Others...

Dateline. Washington, D.C.

Bigfoot. The Loch Ness Monster. Batboy. Throughout time there have always been those who insist they have seen mythical creatures, people who swear to the existence of phenomenon for which scientists say there is no tangible evidence, only hearsay, fable, legend.

But unlike the Abominable Snowman,...

The following is my speech to the Theater Bay Area Annual Conference in San Francisco, Oct 6, 2008:

700 billion dollars. 700 billion dollars... billion.... There are fewer than 7 billion people on Earth. So 700 billion means more than $100 for every man, woman and child on the planet.

A calm day. A sunny, day, for San Francisco - which means really foggy with what will ultimately be an unfulfilled promise of sun later. A nice day, when exposing the unfathomable idiocy that emanates from the Oval Office, or condemning the brutal criminality of corporate privateers ravaging our nation...

Racist Rejection Revives Dark Questions of Electability

Dateline - Lynchburg, Virginia

In a surprising move, which some are calling a deathblow to his candidacy, the Ku Klux Klan today decided to not endorse Senator Barack Obama in his bid for the Presidency of the United States. Seeming to validate Hillary...

Laconic, I'm not. Oh, I try, but get me started on politics, and how our proto-Fascistic overlords are trying to squeeze the last drops of worth from the working class as we blindly and passionately fight about God, gays, guns, and which millionaire we will elect to crush our dreams...

Longtime advocates of failure panic as polls indicate possible success

With the increasing likelihood that, whether Senator Barack Obama or Senator Hillary Clinton secure the Democratic nomination for the presidency, the Democrats have an excellent chance of winning in a head-to-head match up with presumptive Republican nominee John McCain, the...

"When morality comes up against profit, it is seldom that profit loses."
- Rep. Shirley Chisholm

There is an idea in our land. It is an idea that has been gaining traction since the 1980s, since the Great Communicator convinced so many that the New Deal had been...

Dateline - New York

In a long anticipated agreement lawyers of the holiday Christmas and those representing Jesus Christ yesterday announced the signing of a seven year, $180 million deal that will make the Prince of Peace the official face for the annual hellish winter celebration.

"We've been...