The concepts “anarchism” and “anarchist” became household terms during the Republican National Convention this fall. The reporting on the protests that occurred at the convention, made it clear that any crime commited could be attributed to so-called “anarchists”.
Will Barack Obama Embrace Nonviolence?
Barack Obama looks back to Lincoln, and in doing so identifies with a President regarded as our greatest. Lincoln presided over one of the most brutal conflicts in history. Barack also looks back to that preacher from Atlanta who sang We Shall Overcome and espoused nonviolence.
The Bush Legacy
Recently reported in the news, President George W. Bush asserted that the global financial crisis is “not a failure of the free market,” despite heavy evidence to the contrary. Upon hearing this, it occurred to me that before Bush clears out of Washington
All options on the table?
NUCLEAR threats and counter-threats are a subtext of our times, steadily, it seems, becoming more insistent. The July meeting in Geneva between Iran and six major world powers on Iran’s nuclear programme ended with no progress.
The Power of the Political Button
Another Presidential election year is upon us, and I have just enough time to get ready so I can avoid the pitfalls from my 2004 experience.
This is how it went down. I was standing in line at a post office in Pittsburgh in the Fall of the 2004 when I noticed a woman behind me [...]
“White Cloud’s” Racial History (Part 1 of 3)
World peace must represent universal efforts. Anti-war priorities are first. However, since oppression is similarly destructive, informed and purposeful, some of us believe oppressors must be exposed and humiliated, if not punished.
Vote Obama*
I feel uncomfortable telling people to vote for Barack Obama without tacking an asterisk onto the end of my plea. I feel disingenuous assuring my friends and family that Barack Obama is different than the other candidates and that once in office
Government: Friend or Foe?
The government is a big, bureaucratic, bullying monster that wants to take your hard earned money and give it to that panhandling drunk so he can go buy more booze. Conservatives are the heroes who want to chop off its tentacles before it consumes us all, while liberals are the conspirators who want to keep [...]