Monthly Archives: January 2017

“Our credo must be the exposure of the plunderers, the steerers, the wirepullers, the bosses, the brokers, the campaign givers and takers … So I say: Stew, percolate, pester, track, burrow, besiege, confront, damage, level, care.” — Wayne R. Barrett, 1945-2017, … Continue reading →

[Update below] During the Women’s March on DC last Saturday, as the protesters converged into an ocean at the corner of 14th and Constitution, I managed to make eye contact with this beautiful woman – her loving gaze penetrated my … Continue reading →

Extension of written comment period does not correct defect I demand that the Commission select a civic building with adequate capacity to allow meaningful comment. ~~~ letter to Pinelands Commission, 1/4/17 [Update: 1/30/17 – Janet Tauro has a good Op-Ed … Continue reading →

Trump ramps up repression of dissent from checkpoints to “pre-emptive arrest” [Update: 1/26/17 – As expected, serious repression, but notice how the story is limited to the journalists, and not the protesters: Felony Charges for Journalists Arrested at Inauguration Protests … Continue reading →

Obama listened to the many voices of conscience and commuted the 35 year sentence of Chelsea Manning to 7 years served. Great work by the thousands of people who made this happen. Manning is a hero and person of highest integrity … Continue reading →