OKC Impact! rally update – location change and more
Update to my earlier announcement about the Oklahoma City rally planned in conjunction with the nationwide action on Saturday 11/15. The Saturday rally has been moved to the OKC City …
OKC Impact! rally for LGBTQ rights, Saturday 11/15
Important update – change of location for OKC event: The Saturday rally has been moved to the OKC City Hall, 200 N. Walker, just west of the County Courthouse, or …
Prop 8 produces new wave of queer activism
The backlash against the Proposition 8 campaign in California has only just begun. Americablog and Pam’s House Blend are two blogs that are keeping up with the fast moving story. …
Number of Women in Oklahoma Legislature Drops
Well, this news sucks. In 2008 Oklahoma ranked 49th in the nation in the number of women elected to the Legislature. I think we have a good chance of ranking …
Joe Lieberman's last stand
I didn’t vote for Al Gore in 2000 and Joe Lieberman, Al’s stupendously stupid VP pick, is why. He was a whiny sanctimonious prick then, and he’s gotten worse every …
New Progressive Oklahoma Journal from Red Flag Press
I got a email today from my friend, writer and Oklahoma firebrand extraordinaire, Rachel Jackson: I have some important news I’d like to share with you. The first issue of …
Can one mad Englishman save the world with pomegranates?
I firmly believe that one person can change the world, and this story illustrates how it can happen. James Brett took a business trip to Pakistan in 1999 and, as …
Oklahoma election post mortems
The whole world is trying to figure out what’s up with us here in Red Dirt land. Last Tuesday, for good or bad, we certainly took a different tack, and …
A night to remember
The political seismic shift that occurred Tuesday night, compressed into ten minutes. I still tear up watching it. Thanks to Jed via Daily Kos.