Bill Ayres: The Very Best of Us.
Our friend died this week. He marched with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., in 1963; befriended singer Harry Chapin and they founded an anti-hunger organization still saving lives, 51 years later.
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In Healdsburg, There are “Two Trains Running,” and on Matters of Humane, Affordable Housing, and Economic Justice, the Choices are Clear.
The question for Healdsburg residents, enthusiastic about making the wealthy community more economically accessible, is, as it’s always been, “Which Side Are You On?’”
The White Supremacists' Sport: Watch those Brown and Black Boys Writhe in Pain...
In "Invisible Man," Ralph Ellison foresaw ICE's "Electric Shock Gloves," and the newest version of the White Man's sport of Electrocuting Black & Brown Boys.
Augustus Trump Gloop, the Nincompoop.
It was the perfect, fitting ending for Trump. In order to hide from imaginary threats against him, he hid in a tiny kitchen galley, and His Corpulence got stuck, unable to eat or poop. RIP Gloop.
Only One Nation Has Used Nuclear Weapons Against Innocent Civilians, and It Wasn't Iran, or a Communist Country, or a "Terrorist" State.
This week is the anniversary of the United States dropping TWO ATOMIC BOMBS on non-combatant Japanese civilians in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. No other nation in world history has done so.
Don't Cry for Pirro, White Rosina...
Things have gotten so bad in the Trump Mob family, that on the day the Soprano's "Big Pussy" died, actor BD Wong--the fascinating White Rose in "Mr. Robot," --expressed sympathy for Jeanine Pirro.
Fauci Uses the Force, & the Fifth, to Fight the Frauds, Flim-Flam Phonies & Failures.
Dr. Fauci used the force of his intellect, his integrity, his honesty and his devotion to the truth just like someone else we know, love and trust.
A Legacy of Art, Music, Life, Love and Activism.
Generations of past and present family members of singer/songwriter/citizen activist Harry Chapin dedicated their lives--and still do-- to repairing our world, and to creating more beauty in it.
In Another Life, He'd Have Been A Chef.
My brother Michael would have been 86 years old this week. He had many talents, including as a creative cook and an engineer; he lives on in my book as a gentle & loving man, who lost his way.
45 Years After His Death, Harry Chapin Matters More Than Ever.
Singer/Songwriter/Citizen Activist Harry Chapin died in a car crash 45 years ago. In the documentary "When In Doubt, Do Something," which I worked on with Rick Korn, we examined Harry's life.
JFK, Jr. & Harry Chapin: Lovers of Life; Brothers in Death.
Each used his celebrity to improve peoples lives; Each died in a terrible accident on July 16, at 38 years old, 18 years apart, which was their age difference.