We seem to be in the midst of a widening crack in the edifice that supports US ideology – denial. Even the…
The United States did not invent the concept of bombing civilians ā that tradition originated with the Luftwaffe of Herman Goering and…
Northampton District Court Judge, Mary Beth Ogulewicz, put her neck bravely within the noose of potential political and corporate retribution when she…
Courtrooms create great theater. We recognize the dramatic tension between static, formal systems of protocol that protect vested interests, and the contrary…
During Trumpās first term it became something of a meme to compare Trumpās inner circle to theĀ collection of grotesque villains portrayed…
This is the time when everyone has a choice to make – actually a series of choices all premised on a single…
I heard from a former client of mine that he abruptly learned of the government shutdown from the checkout person at the…
I worked my ass off on the local mayoral race, walking about 15 miles a day passing out homemade leaflets detailing the…
We have two colliding forces – āend-of-the-world fascismā (EWF) and mass civil disobedience. Clearly, one will defeat the other. Right now the…
I attended the downtown local No Kings Day festivities in Northampton, Massachusetts, and estimate that some 1,500 people came out. I liked…
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