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McPherson Madness Reveals Struggle Between Mother and Revolutionary
In McPherson Madness, playwright Kelly Canavan revisits a moment in recent history and shows how the drama of revolutionary movements can draw out the drama in one’s personal life. When she joined the...
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Miranda case shows, anti-terrorism laws used against us, not terrorists
Journalist Glenn Greenwald’s partner, David Miranda, was held on August 19 for nine hours of questioning at London’s Heathrow Airport under Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act. Although it was clear that...
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Silent deterrent to war, Peace Vigil keeps watch over White House
The White House Peace Vigil takes up only a little sidewalk space on Pennsylvania Ave. but leaves a big footprint. For 32 years, two six-foot yellow signs with a white tarp between them have warned us...
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Occupy Wall Street Turns Two
Sunday marked the return of Occupy Wall Street to New York City as preparations got underway to celebrate its second birthday on September 17. There were free teach-ins at Washington Square Park in...
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Dispatch from Federal Workers’ Protest: Government Shutdown Day 1
On October 1, the first day of the government shutdown, I joined 50 federal workers in an impromptu all-day protest at the U.S. Capitol. Just hours before, we were indefinitely suspended from our jobs....
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Dispatch from Federal Workers’ Protest: Government Shutdown Day 2
We returned to the Capitol steps for the second day of the government shutdown. We carried the same signs and spoke the same message, but there were changes from the previous day. Some Capitol Police...
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Dispatch from Federal Workers’ Protest: All Hell Breaks Loose at the Capitol
Thursday was the third day of our U.S. Federal Government shutdown protest, which drew far more protestors and media than before. But the peace at our protest ended abruptly at 2:20 pm. I heard sirens...
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Dispatch from Federal Workers’ Protest: Government Shutdown Day 4
On the morning of the fourth day of the U.S. government shutdown, Members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and hundreds of union and non-union federal workers came to the Capitol to protest....
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JFK Gave Baby Boomers Responsibility to Protect Our Freedom. They Failed.
The Eternal Flame has burned continuously since Jackie Kennedy lit it in Arlington Cemetery on November 25, 1963 during her husband’s state funeral. Today, fifty years to the day after it was lit,...
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Long Battle Fought for Keystone XL Rejection
Environmentalists celebrated a major victory over Big Oil on Friday night at the White House after President Obama officially announced he would not approve the Northern leg of the Keystone XL...
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