Steve wrote: Going into our last weekend of performing Big Voice in New York, we were curious to see if anyone would notice. The reaction to the show was explosive from the very first word. In fact, all three shows over the weekend were like this. But, probably because it was such a special occasion, …
We can’t deny it any longer. There’s no point in hiding it, no point in trying to explain it away. Yes, it’s true: We progressives are angry. And we no longer care if the centrist, moderate guardians of the establishment scold us for it. Our anger is not just some vague feeling whose source we …
Actor Mike Farrell, best known for his role as Captain B.J. Hunnicutt in the popular TV-series M.A.S.H., reflects on his path from fame to progressive activism. The following is an excerpt from Mike Farrell’s memoir, Just Call Me Mike: A Journey from Actor to Activist (Akashic: 2007). and Where do I fit in? becomes the …
Harry Belafonte, the first African-American to win an Emmy, is a living library of the civil-rights movement and liberation struggles worldwide. He enters his ninth decade as fearless as ever. and President Bill Clinton crashed Belafonte’s birthday party, which was taking place as the Democratic presidential contenders battled for the African-American vote. Sens. Hillary Clinton …
It is well known that the ranks of the uninsured have been swelling; federal figures show an increase of 6.8 million since 2000. But the surprise is that the uninsured are not necessarily the poor, the unemployed and the undocumented. Solidly middle-class people like Ms. Readling are one of the fastest growing subgroups. And that …
On Tuesday February 20th I posted that I was home and recovering from a seizure.After that I started having tight chest pain and at first thought it might be heartburn, which I hadn’t had in years. But taking antacid didn’t do a thing. Then I thought I had injured myself during the seizure or had …
The dance company Pilobolus was on the Academy Awards tonight. I first saw them years ago when I discovered Moses Pendleton back when we lived in Mississippi. He was of the founding members of Pilobolus Dance Theater in 1971, and then he formed his own company Momix in the early 1980’s and has been its …