Had a great time tonight going to the Amy Goodman talk in Lawton, sponsored by KCCU. Drove down with a vanful of interesting activists of various backgrounds and experiences, had a rushed dinner at Garfields (because the burgers were way overdone, not ‘carefully cooked to perfect medium well’ or whatever the b.s. was from the … read more »
On April 14, 1939, The Grapes of Wrath was released, to immediate public and critical success. And to immediate controversy. In Oklahoma, the book was sometimes misunderstood, or perhaps understood all too well, and thus maligned for craven political purposes. Anyone who reads the book with even a scintilla of awareness can recognize that the … read more »
The summer peace camps program offered by The Peace Education Institute is now in its third year of providing young people an opportunity to explore ideas and issues, to expand their knowledge of history, and to develop cooperative, community-building skills that will serve them throughout life.
* Peace Challenge Camp (for rising 5th & 6th graders) … read more »
It’s Darwin Day, and time to celebrate science and the beauty of observable, provable reality. But, yet, old myths, and bad policy on based on them, seem as strong as ever — at least in my neck of the woods.
Though I love science, I’m tired and uninspired at the moment, so just some interesting notes … read more »
Seriously, who deserves that baby more than Pete Seeger, who has literally taught the world to sing, and created much harmony, tonal and otherwise.
The goal is to get the American Friends Service Committee, which is a rad outfit that won the prize in 1918 or so, to nominate him, because they are one of … read more »
Seeing the (banned on YouTube) video of Pete Seeger singing on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial Sunday made me think about how I first heard about him. It’s a pretty weird way, I think.
I was a typical 60s teenybopper — I loved the Monkees and read Tiger Beat and 16. My favorite Monkee … read more »
Bill lived in Austin, but I believe he was from Oklahoma. He was very active with the Texas Green Party, and I met him in Crawford in August 2006, where this photo was taken.
Kat Swift, of the Texas Greens, sent out this statement.
The Passing of Green Party Leader Bill Holloway
The Green Party … read more »
The award is presented to Rachel Maddow.
I think Rachel is eclipsed only by Obama in meteoric rise from relative obscurity during 2008. She first got national attention in 2004 on Air America Radio. In 2005, she started providing occasional commentary on Tucker Carlson’s old show (the only good thing that ever came from that), and … read more »
In 1963 (a year after Nelson Mandela was imprisoned), she testified before the UN and asked them to intervene, give black South Africans rights in their own country, release political prisoners. The UN did nothing and for her trouble, the white minority government stripped her of her South African citizenship.
She finally went back to … read more »
