Mar 05
Lots of sound and fury about Ukraine, with a pre-war atmosphere to it. Political posturing setting new heights of ridicule and hypocrisy. Tons of garbage in the press. Among the clearer, more rational voices is this piece from the Guardian by Seumas Milne: Diplomatic pronouncements are renowned for hypocrisy and double standards. But western denunciations …
Feb 07
Robert Reich sums up the gist of recent Republican electoral politics (while omitting mention of the Democratic complacency) in this short video:
Feb 05
Short video on the XL Pipeline by Van Jones, courtesy of rebuildthedream.com. He’s a sharp communicator, wastes no words, makes his points clear and memorable, and speaks with appropriate emotion.
Feb 05
It isn’t every day that an unreconstructed sixties radical gets to say something positive about a megabillion corporation. But CVS’ s decision to stop selling tobacco products definitely deserves a few words of praise. The rationale — that selling tobacco products contradicts the store’s mission of promoting health — is certainly solid, and the corporation’s …
Feb 04
Monday evening began with a combined Tax the Rich and Stop the Keystone XL Pipeline rally on upper Solano Avenue, Berkeley. Then the crowd lined up outside the Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse in downtown Berkeley, where Holly Near organized and MC-ed a two-hour memorial for Pete Seeger. This video contains a few short samples. The …
Jan 28
Pete Seeger is dead at 94. He set a shining example of life as an artist and activist and a warm, loving human being. I weep for him, and because of him I’ll go out on the street again and sing the good songs. Good bye, Pete Seeger. You’re missed.
Jan 25
Bicycling Under the Influence (BUI) is not one of the brightest behaviors. On two wheels, we need all of our reflexes, our balance, and our judgment as sharp as possible, maybe even more so than on four. You’d think, then, that an organization dedicated to promoting safe bicycling would steer clear of promoting tippling while …
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