Radical right: School no place for peace
Educators face blowback for protesting Iraq war in schools Just over three years ago, as the nation readied for war with Iraq, elementary school teacher Deb Mayer stood in front …
Crawford update
As explained in my previous post about my pending visit to the Bush ranch, I needed money to help me get there and back. I got some donations tonight, enough …
A visit from Camilo
Tonight I attended a potluck dinner followed by a talk by Camilo Mejia, the conscientious objector who was imprisoned for nine months here in Oklahoma for following his conscience and …
Help an Okie shake up Texas!
Well, I just swallowed my pride and made a mass appeal for donations via email to the greater activist community in OKC. I’ve needed to do it just to get …
Bridging the GDI divide
Ken Sain, partly due to the prominence of his blog in the Green world and partly due to his experience as a professional journalist, has taken the lead in trying …
Vets for Peace Convention in Dallas
“What Have We Done?”, a question that will ever haunt those who have gone to Iraq on our behalf, due to the greed and corruption of this administration. This story …
Murrow lives
This sounds exciting: a new movie about the McCarthy era, with Edward R. Murrow as the hero. Back when journalists were still able to be heroes, before money corrupted news …
SCOTUS blogs – Updated
Independent Court.org TPM Cafe’s Supreme Court Watch Campaign for the Court Think Progress’ Supreme Court Extra Update: The Supreme Court Guide for Activists (a project of The American Prospect) Feel …
Political fashion statement
Oklahoma’s red flag waves again, thanks to my friends and OK Greens co-conspirators, Rachel Jackson and James Branum. They have developed and are selling t-shirts (maybe later other products?) that …