Fe Bongolan

Planet Waves writer Fe Bongolan lives in Oakland, California. Her column "Fe-911," has been featured on Planet Waves since 2008. As an actor and dramaturge, Fe is a core member of Cultural Odyssey's "The Medea Project -- Theater for Incarcerated Women," producing work that empowers the voices of all women in trouble, from ex-offenders, women with HIV-AIDS, to young girls and women at risk. A Planet Waves fan from almost the beginning of Eric's astrology career, Fe is a public sector employee who describes herself as a "mystical public servant." When it comes to art, culture and politics, she loves reading between the lines.

As Congress approaches conclusion on the deal to end the government shutdown and we are once again taken from the brink of global economic collapse, now is a good time to focus less on the players of this strange play and more on the producers: Charles and David Koch, principal bankrollers of the Tea Party Movement, masterminds of this onslaught on our government and threat to the economic stability of the world. There ought to be a law to stop these guys from doing what they’ve done. According to this article in PoliticusUSA, there is. — fb

The Koch Brothers Seditious Shutdown Conspiracy Should Get Them 20 Years in Prison
by Rmuse for PoliticusUSA

“The Koch brothers’ letter claimed they had no part or took no position “on the legislative tactic of tying the continuing resolution to defunding ObamaCare nor have we lobbied on legislative provisions defunding ObamaCare,” but like their Republican lackeys; they are filthy liars. The Koch-funded FreedomWorks issued a letter in February that said, “Conservatives should not approve a CR unless it defunds Obamacare. This includes Obamacare’s unworkable exchanges, unsustainable Medicaid expansion, and attack on life and religious liberty.”