What's in a name? When You Are Patriot Daily, A Lot!
I am honored to be joining a team of bloggers in this fundraiser to support Patriot Daily as she battles for her life. Please read previous posts in this series for background on the...
View ArticleIn the end, if we don't all hang together, we will all die alone
In the end, if we don’t all hang together, we will all die alone. At the end of the day, this really is the story of my party, the Democratic Party. This is for all who are willing to hang together....
View ArticleMaine Propane Company Tells Trump Voters to Freeze This Winter
In our justifiable outrage against the (so far) 1094 documented sore winner incidents perpetrated by Trump voters, do we have any outrage to spare for a gas company in Maine threatening to withhold...
View ArticleWe won't stay throwed - Stronger Together - Village Under the Bus - 12.23.16
friday afternoon, and the “social justice” bar is open. all participants welcome, but please no pie. our objective is to keep abreast of the destruction that the gop plans, and to plan ways to stop...
View ArticleWar of Words
What are some of the phrases, words, that divide Conservatives (Republicans) from Liberals (largely Democrats):Public Trust Doctrine.Assaults on this doctrine by Republican Governor Scott Walker of...
View ArticleSurviving and resisting fascism reading list: organized opposition in Trump's...
The first version of this diary, Surviving and resisting fascism reading list: proposals for organized opposition in Trump's America, begins with some basic premises, outlined in diaries I’ve written...
View ArticleWe won't stay throwed - Stronger Together - 12.30.16
friday afternoon (the last one of this wretched year, thank ceiling cat), and the “social justice” bar is open. all participants welcome, but please no pie. our objective is to keep abreast of the...
View ArticleThis Week in the War on Women: 2017 Action is the Antidote to 2016 Despair
You already know about the past year — some of our achievements and losses. We worry that the 2016 election denouement might undo much of what we’ve achieved and impede further progress. Thus, I don’t...
View ArticleBREAKING: Schumer to oppose Sessions for AG - we need to call our senators now!
Important news breaking that Senator Schumer (D-NY) will oppose Senator Sessions for the Attorney General post — see report here (warning — NYT paywall).This is the time, my friends, to mobilize on...
View ArticleArizona politicians are at it again, now they want to extend ethnic studies...
If this feels like deja vu all over again, you’re not mistaken, except now Arizona’s right-wing legislature is taking its hatred of minority studies to the collegiate level. Back in 2011, the Arizona...
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"Not Going Down" a song by Alison Pipitone
If there’s one thing that the (gag) Presidency of Donald Trump might turn out to be good for it’s songs of protest. Here is one that I believe this community can relate to, and I hope you will listen...
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A Second Chance to Hear This Great Song - Alison Pipitone's “Not Going Down”
Earlier, intrepid user Kloberdanz posted this kick-ass protest song by Alison Pipitone of Buffalo, New York. Sadly his diary is slipping off the recent list without much recognition so I thought I’d...
View ArticleAn Open Letter to Paul Ryan
(Note: If you hate Catholics and/or the Catholic Church, please pass over this diary. It is intended to challenge the dissonance between Paul Ryan’s statements about his Catholic faith and what the...
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“We do not exaggerate when we say this is the most critical moment for the United States since politics failed in the 1850s and the thunderclouds of civil war spread north and south until the nation...
View ArticleThe Eye of Sauron is Upon Us
“We do not exaggerate when we say this is the most critical moment for the United States since politics failed in the 1850s and the thunderclouds of civil war spread north and south until the nation...
View ArticleReporting from the ground: before the DC Women's March
I’m a doctor not a journalist … but since I’m always grateful to read first-hand accounts, I’ll try to contribute to the collection. Here’s the update from DC, having arrived from Philadelphia this...
View Article60,000 March for Social Justice and Women in Atlanta
Undeterred by an early afternoon downpour, at least 60,000 people turned out to show their support for social justice and women, as well as their opposition to incoming President Donald Trump and his...
View ArticleHow Some Whites Justify Their Racism: "We're Victims Too"
The other day, I wrote a diary where I introduced you to my aunt: The 63-year-old New York native who co-owns a home with my parents and who called her home insurance company to complain about a black...
View ArticleEnergized by the March? Rallies to stop the #swampcabinet TODAY
A short and simple diary about actions you can join TODAY.I attended the March in DC — and was amazed and heartened by the crowds, the energy, the incredibly kind and sincere people I met. Like many...
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Kitchen Table Kibitzing: People's Climate March Redux
The coalition of climate activists associated with the huge 2014 NYC People’s Climate March yesterday launched a major promotion of the April 29 Washington, D.C. People’s Climate March. The march...
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