A talk given by Nancy Kricorian at a Celebration of Grace Paley: Speaking Truth to Power, Barnard Center for Research on Women and Gender, 12/11/09 * I met Grace Paley in the early 80’s when I was an undergraduate at Dartmouth College. At the time Grace and I were both members of the Upper Valley [...]
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Here is a letter that Fortune Small Business didn’t publish…. To the Editor of Fortune Small Business, In her article “Turning Dead Sea Mud Into Money” (12/10/09), Michal Lev-Ram states, “…Ahava won’t say whether its merchandise has ever been officially boycotted in the U.S.” While Ahava may not have wanted to answer Ms. Lev-Ram’s question, [...]
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Dear President Barack Obama, When you spoke in North Dakota last April, I was the one boo-ing as you called the Afghanistan war “the good war.” Writing today, I feel some compunction to apologize. The trouble is, I don't know how else to be heard by my leaders.
Monday, December 7, 2009
By Ann Wright British Army Lance Corporal Joe Glenton faces court martial for refusing to return to Afghanistan. He defied a direct order by his commanding officer to not participate in the in the Saturday, October 24, 2009, Stop the War march in London. Challenging his military command, Glenton told the 10,000 gathered for the [...]
Friday, December 4, 2009
Here lie the dashed hopes, concerns, crushed dreams and disappointments of nearly 2,000 Americans. They made it to the inbox of White House officials through our handy dandy tool. 30 minutes after sending the alert we received a call from the White House. Read Jodie Evans’ report of it here. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ My daughter (15) and [...]
Monday, December 14, 2009
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