Articles
Lawrence Ferlinghetti: A Veteran For Peace
World-renowned poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti, a true Renaissance man and the original Veteran For Peace, dies at age 101.
Monsanto, Bayer and Two Wars
Recent exposés of Monsanto products causing cancer have caused stocks to plunge, and new owner Bayer no longer wants to use the brand name.
He Had a Hammer: Henry Aaron Presente
As an icon passes away at 86, let’s remember more than his home runs. He wore scars borne of racism with defiance and pride.
The Rubble of Empire
How can you tell when your empire is crumbling? Some signs are actually visible from my own front window here in San Francisco.
Reflections on the American War in Southeast Asia in the Middle of a Pandemic
Sometime ago, the official death toll for Americans due to COVID-19 surpassed the number of Americans killed in Southeast...
Where the Antelope Bird Is Found
We bought Charlie almost 15 years ago. We hadn’t intended to buy a bird. It was supposed to be a zoo visit.
From Mississippi to Gaza — Dorothy Zellner Reflects on 50 Years of Struggle
A Jewish activists describes her journey from SNCC and the Freedom Summer in 1964 to Palestinian solidarity today.