Another World Is Possible
Why has Venezuela been a problem for the US? It’s not just the oil. It’s that Venezuela was a threat of a good example. When I ran for state office as a Green Party candidate, I wanted desperately to show some hope, that things can turn around, in the areas of healthcare, education, housing, citizen […]
Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay Venezuela. I think the most concise and yet complete and useful statement I can make about Venezuela is this: Whatever the source,if the information you get about Venezueladoes not mention US sanctions,then immediately doubt all of their accusationsagainst Venezuela and its government. US sanctions (“unilateral coercive measures” prohibited by […]
Image by kalhh from Pixabay My wish for the new year is that we might … What might get in the way? “El pueblo unido jamás será vencido.”“The people united will never be defeated.” BUT, the people divided WILL be defeated. This haiku came to me last week: Divide and conquer,a device that hurts us […]
Photo from World Without Exploitation I don’t think the women will shut up. It’s so wrong, and the women want to do what they can so that other young women are not used the way they were. “Courage is contagious” is a phrase that has stayed with me since I heard it in this Democracy […]
I wish I could prove to you the truth behind all of the lies told about other countries in the Americas, but I cannot, it’s too vast. It is painful to see the false information that gets inside people’s heads — put there by politicians from across the political spectrum and across media outlets from […]
PHOTO: Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro: UN can end genocide I believe the group of People Who Want A Better World includes just about everybody I know. And we all have different issues that call to our hearts. Which issue is most important? I’ve long thought that, in fact, “every issue is the most important issue.” […]
March 31 is the anniversary of the birth of César Chávez (1927-1993). Alongside his wife Helen and many others, in the 1960s he organized a successful grape strike and co-founded United Farm Workers. I was delighted to be reminded of this holiday, which is celebrated in California and several other states. Because of our troubling […]
This fall we seem to be at a crossroads, especially those of us in the US, the most powerful nation the world has ever known, militarily and economically. How is the US government handling this power? We’ll touch on Latin America, Ukraine, and Palestine. Juan González, co-host with Amy Goodman of Democracy Now!, is a […]
A friend and I have been debating Ukraine, and struggling to be respectful of our differing opinions. He asked me, “What would the Green Party — or you yourself — do about Ukraine if you were in power?” I’ll present this as my own perspective, which has certainly been clarified during three decades of Green […]
Ten years ago on March 5, 2013, Hugo Chávez, president of Venezuela, died. A piece I wrote called “Ten Things I Learned from Hugo Chávez” is below and HERE. Presente! is a word used in Latin America to affirm that those who have passed are still a part of the living, and remain in our […]