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Protests & DemonstrationsUSA

Take a Knee

To those of you in the US who can’t stop pontificating about the ‘flag protest’ and ‘anthem protest’, can you... Read More
Jefferson, the Declaration of Independence and the Slovenian connection - plaque in Cleveland, Ohio
Pic du JourUSA

Slovenia, Cleveland, Thomas Jefferson and the Declaration of Independence

On a little known 'consent of the governed' ceremony in the medieval Duchy of Carantania. Read More
BahamasTravelUSAWindow Seats

Nassau to Miami, from the Air

And a brief Miami airport rant. Read More
Community of Rhythm, Cleveland
Pic du JourUSA

Community of Rhythm, Cleveland

Two Suitcases, Two Crying Kids and Two Hundred Dollars. Read More
Miami Airport, 18 Feb 2015
TravelUSA

Can Customs and Border Officials Search Your Phone? These Are Your Rights

On the powers that US border officials have over you and your devices. Read More
Pic du JourUSA

A Cabinet of Deplorables

Hillary Clinton was clearly wrong with her use of the term ‘deplorables’. It’s more fitting to describe the people Donald... Read More
Silent Eye by DJ Lu, Bogota
Pic du JourUrban CanvasesUSA

Trump’s Rise: ‘A product of democracy already in crisis.’

That’s how Guardian reporter Gary Younge describes the foundation of the rise of right wing populism in the west. Here... Read More
Pic du JourUSA

President Trump – Now What?

About 59 million Americans voted to give the most powerful office on the planet to a self-proclaimed billionaire endorsed by members of the Ku Klu Klan. Read More
Zizek Trump Endorsement
USA

Zizek’s Trump Endorsement. Kind of.

That is, if saying that a Trump victory as "a means of disrupting the American center-left consensus" is your "desperate, very desperate" hope from this year's election. Read More
USA

Who Should Bernie Voters Support Now? Robert Reich vs. Chris Hedges on Tackling the Neoliberal Order

This debate broadcast a few days ago on Democracy Now mirrors my personal politics and echoes my frustrations with this year's US election campaign more closely than anything else I've listened to recently. Read More
Pic du JourUSA

‘I, Racist’ Revisited – Thoughts on a Conversation Americans Don’t Know How to Have

Facebook reminded me this morning that I shared this insightful piece by John Metta from Medium “I, Racist,” a year... Read More
Silent Eye by DJ Lu, Bogota
Pic du JourUSA

The Myth of Trump’s Self-Financed Campaign

For the "Lies, Half Truths and Electioneering Deceptions that Become true if Repeated Often Enough" file, because I know we all keep such lists Read More
USA

Longform Podcast: In Conversation With Nikole Hannah-Jones

Another excellent podcast from Longform, this time in conversation with Nikole Hannah-Jones who covers civil rights for The New York... Read More
Former CIA officer Amaryllis Fox
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Former CIA Officer Amaryllis Fox on Learning to Listen to Your Enemy

Food for thought from a former CAI officer who last week spoke publicly for the first time about her undercover work as a counterterrorism and intelligence specialist. Read More
Pic du JourUSA

Orlando, AR-15s, ISIS and Homophobia

Before everyone's attention returns to cat pictures on Facebook, some rambling thoughts on Sunday morning’s slaughter in Orlando. Read More
Lincoln monument in Cleveland Ohio
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Abraham Lincoln Monument, Cleveland, Ohio

A monument to Lincoln in Cleveland funded by children's pennies and nickels. Read More
Reflection of Mt Hood on Trillium Lake 1
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Reflection of Mt. Hood on Trillium Lake

The start of my List of Things to do After the New Year. Read More
Pic du JourUSA

Tamir Rice, One Year Later

A year has passed since the 12-year-old was shot and killed by a police officer in Cleveland, Ohio. The case has yet to be resolved. Read More
Pic du JourUSA

On UNESCO World Heritage and Jade Helm 15 – More of the Texas New Normal

More of the crazy that's the new normal in Texas. Read More
USA

Entrapped: On the Manufactured Case Against the “Fort Dix Five”

A case that set the tone for the FBI's brazen entrapment methods used in the War on Terror. Read More
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