As we were setting up for an early Last Sunday gathering, a longtime participant in local progressive politics asked me, bluntly, “What’s…
[Remarks to the final “Last Sunday” community gathering in Austin, TX, April 29, 2007. For a PDF of all five of the…
[A speech delivered to the “Impeachment: Our Right, Our Duty” rally in Houston, TX, April 9, 2007.] Whether one believes the impeachment…
In a political culture defined by a centrist-to-reactionary political spectrum, Paul Wellstone was a breath of fresh air when he brought his…
After the initial “Last Sunday” gathering in November, many people made the observation that it was a mostly white audience, and then…
At a progressive media reform conference dedicated to resisting corporate control of mass media, where many of the participants focus on…
By Robert Jensen Ever since the movie “Fargo” came out a decade ago, my ability to mimic the Scandinavian-inflected accent of…
In a world of spin, no one expects truth from corporate executives or the politicians who serve them, but many of…
[Remarks to the first in a series of “Last Sunday” community gatherings in Austin, TX, November 26, 2006.] We billed Last Sunday…
One of the most devastating consequences of unearned privilege — both for those of us on top and, for very different reasons,…
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