Category: News

Speechless About Gaza

Screenshot from Twin Peaks - skinny man standing on stage facing a crowd saying "It is happening again."

“It is happening again.” A distressed old man on a mysterious stage speaks these words slowly and painfully in the climactic episodes of David Lynch’s brilliant “Twin Peaks”.

Genocide is happening again in more than one region of planet earth today. We talk about Israel’s violence in Palestine on the … Read the rest

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November 2016: Our Fight Begins

I saw the Trump victory coming. I hoped with all my heart it wouldn’t happen, but I’ve known since the day he was nominated that my beloved country had fallen prey to a sickness that would not be easily cured.

I spent election night in New York City, hoping to … Read the rest

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Reaching

Ah, but a man’s reach should exceed his grasp, Or what’s a heaven for? — Robert Browning

My first Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign has been an eye-opener. We aimed for $10,000 and got 57% of the way by the end of the declared 60 day interval, which is pretty good but … Read the rest

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Like This House Needs More Fire …

Paris and Beirut were brutally attacked by ISIL terrorists on Friday, and people are talking about how France and the world should respond. French President Francois Hollande has declared that “this is an act of war”, which is a disturbing echo to anybody who remembers how eagerly US President George … Read the rest

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