Paul Christensen: Rain
It’s raining out, a cold, soaking rain that has been mumbling in the rain gutters all morning and afternoon. The light is full of polished steel gleams, though flat and … Continue reading
Video: War/No More Trouble | Playing for Change | Song Around The World
Playing For Change is a movement created to inspire and connect the world through music. The idea for this project came from a common belief that music has the power … Continue reading
Christine Cusick: Earth Justice and the Inescapable Network of Mutuality
In the early 1970s, ecologist Barry Commoner defined as a ‘law of ecology’ the simple precept ‘everything is connected to everything else.’ Implicit in his definition and in the evolution … Continue reading
Marc Jampole: The Best of Times
People at our Seder were too busy enjoying the moment to take photos & that’s a good thing. A very strange thing happened at our family Passover Seder dinner, which … Continue reading
Mike James: In Another Life
he wanted to be a desperado like in movies from the 1930’s whole world dusty, black and white he even loved the word desperado how it rhymes with bandelero how … Continue reading
Tom Engelhardt: The Real Meaning of Donald Trump
He’s a Sign of American Decline (Just Not in the Way You Think). “Low-energy Jeb.” “Little Marco.” “Lyin’ Ted.” “Crooked Hillary.” Give Donald Trump credit. He has a memorable way … Continue reading
Indiana University School of Medicine: Pesticides In Water Linked To Birth Defects And Developmental Problems
A study published in the medical journal Acta Pædiatrica reports that birth defect rates in the United States were highest for women conceiving in the spring and summer. The researchers also … Continue reading
Mayo Clinic: Why Choose Organic Foods?
Many factors influence the decision to choose organic food. Some people choose organic food because they prefer the taste. Yet others opt for organic because of concerns such as: Pesticides. … Continue reading
Abby Zimet: The Judge and the Veteran
Here’s how it’s done: A North Carolina judge – and veteran – who sentenced a three-tour, PTSD-afflicted veteran to 24 hours in jail for a DUI offense, and noted how … Continue reading
Arlene Weiner: Indecision 2016
Bernie’s an idealist—I am too. I’m another liberal New York Jew. I won’t blame him for the worst Bernie Bros And I won’t blame Clinton for her work at Rose. … Continue reading
Pratap Chatterjee: Drone Whistleblowers Step Out of the Shadows
In Washington’s Drone Wars, Collateral Damage Comes Home In a trio of recent action-packed movies, good guys watch terrorists mingling with innocent women and children via real-time video feeds from … Continue reading
Timons Esaias: It Only Takes One
It only takes one really good lie to get the truth off your back. Just insist, for instance, that the Earth is merely an over-elaborate metaphor. Just … Continue reading
How the Christian Right Changed American Politics
Before Ronald Reagan merged the Christian Right with a pro-business agenda to revitalize the Republican Party in the late 1970’s, no one thought of religion as a major part of … Continue reading
Video: John Brown’s Body
During the Civil War, northern soldiers sang this song as they marched off to battle. The song is of unknown origin although a number of people claimed authorship. After Julia … Continue reading
