Gabi Clayton The United States has seen a series of astonishing gay advances in the past three weeks. When Connecticut state Rep. Beth Bye’s turn came to speak about the need for her legislature to approve gay marriage, she tearfully recalled her devout Catholic father’s loving participation in her civil union ceremony, then described the pain of …
Energy efficiency is the smartest step towards dealing with global warming. There are many ways that you as a private citizen can be part of the solution. Carpooling, using mass transit, bicycling, walking, buying a hybrid car, turning your thermostat down a degree in the winter, and up a degree in summer, turning off lights, …
In times of universal deceit telling the truth will be a revolutionary act. ~ George Orwell Watch this director’s final cut authorized version of America: Freedom To Fascism (AFTF) a 1 hr 49 min documentary by Aaron Russo. And be sure to read the biography of this amazing man. Aaron has listened to everyone’s feedback …
How did the mainstream press get it so wrong? How did the evidence disputing the existence of weapons of mass destruction and the link between Saddam Hussein to 9-11 continue to go largely unreported? “What the conservative media did was easy to fathom; they had been cheerleaders for the White House from the beginning and …
In my limited understanding of Jewish tradition this quote relates to what is below it: Questioning-asking has not only long been seen as a central component of Jewish educational practice but has also been thought to be part of a broader culture of Judaism. from: Beyond Questioning: Inquiry Strategies and Cognitive and Affective Elements of …
During my 23 years with The Times’ sports department, I have held a wide variety of roles and titles. Tennis writer. Angels beat reporter. Olympics writer. Essayist. Sports media critic. NFL columnist. Recent keeper of the Morning Briefing flame. Today I leave for a few weeks’ vacation, and when I return, I will come back …
Yesterday Alec and I went to Seattle to see Gem of the Ocean by Pulitzer Prize winner August Wilson, directed by Phylicia Rashad, at Seattle Repertory’s Bagley Wright Theatre. It will be there until May 6th. ~ See it if you can ~ it’s excellent, very powerful! More on Gem of the Ocean in Wikipedia. …
“The Gesundheit Institute is a pie in the face of greed – by taking the most expensive thing in America, health care, and giving it away for free.” and We [Gesundheit Institute] represent possibly the only model in this country really addressing the problems of care delivery in an active model. We are now culminating …
From April 26th through 29th, the Seattle Repertory Theatre production of My Name is Rachel Corrie will be performed at The Evergreen State College in Olympia, brought by Evergreen Expressions. The Rachel Corrie Foundation is organizing talkbacks, post-play discussions by those who attend the play, and educational outreach to local high school and college students. …
An interview with two of America’s leading dissidents on how the highest act of patriotism would be opposing the war in Iraq and calling for a withdrawal of our troops. Democracy Now! was broadcasted from Boston on April 16, Patriots Day in Massachusetts — a state holiday to mark the start of the Revolutionary War. …