On Democracy, Did Our Highest Court Ignore Its Strongest Argument?
Free speech… if you can afford the megaphone! (Image: Mike Keefe InToon.com ) Originally published on Common Dreams, March 1, 2019 ...
Mar 1, 20193 min read
The People’s Publisher Who Changed My Life Forever
Publisher Betty Ballantine--she believed in the power of ideas, and was willing to take risks to bring new ones to light. (Credit:...
Feb 12, 20193 min read
NY Book Launch: Eating Tomorrow
On February 6, 2019 some 200 students, faculty, activists, and community members crowded into Tishman Auditorium at The New School in...
Feb 6, 20193 min read
Antidotes to Brutal Capitalism? Some Hidden in Plain Sight
Cooperative Home Care Associates (CHCA) honored by NYC Dominican Parade Association and CHCA workers march in the parade (8/14/16) In...
Feb 4, 20194 min read
What Could the French “Yellow Vests” Teach Us about Ourselves?
French protesters wear yellow vests as they march in Paris against rising oil prices and living costs near the Arc de Triomphe on the...
Jan 7, 20193 min read
UN Backs Seed Sovereignty in Landmark Peasants’ Rights Declaration
Mary Tembo displays her homegrown organic seeds at her farm in Chongwe, Zambia. (Timothy A. Wise) Originally Published on Food Tank,...
Jan 4, 20195 min read