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London concert celebrates Peggy Seegers 70th
July 15, 2005The Queen Elizabeth Hall on London’s South Bank was packed on May 29 as legendary folk performers from both Britain and the U.S. gathered to celebrate the 70th birthday of legendary folk singer-songwriter Peggy Seeger. Coming...
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Whats behind the Student Bill of Rights?
July 15, 2005An older generation of teachers may remember the days of California’s loyalty oaths and red scares. During the cold-war, McCarthyite era of the early 1950s, educators accused of being Communists or harboring left-wing views were driven...
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Supremes stand up for big business
July 15, 2005On June 27, the Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision, illegalized peer-to-peer file sharing networks — P2P for short. Motion Picture Association (MPA) moguls, Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) giants and other capitalists, who fought...
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A speech about nothing
July 15, 2005To those who advocate a swift end to the disastrous, illegal U.S. war and occupation of Iraq, here’s the good news — we are winning the struggle for public opinion. Yes, the latest polls bear this...
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Can war end terrorism?
July 15, 2005My father called me after the bombings. A World War II “Greatest Generation” veteran, he was shaken by the terrorist attacks on London.
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