IN THE TUBES: OUR FRIEND MARTIN
On this auspicious day we have the opportunity to look back on the legacy of a man who changed millions of lives. Who kicked the ass of prejudice and body-checked the forces of hate. This guy went...
View ArticleLEANING LEFT: THE WEEK THE SUPREME COURT WAS GAY
Our nation’s capital was a-flutter this week as two landmark cases were heard by the Supreme Court: one regarding the constitutionality of Proposition 8 from California, and the other, a challenge to...
View ArticleTHREE DEAD IN A BASEMENT: HOW THE CAMPBELL BROTHERS KILLED THE CIVIL RIGHTS...
The following is an excerpt from Gangsters of Boston by George Hassett, available now from Strategic Media Books. NOVEMBER 13, 1968. 370 BLUE HILL AVENUE. OFFICE OF N.E.G.R.O. (NEW ENGLAND GRASS ROOTS...
View ArticleBOOK ‘EM: COURTHOUSE DEMOCRACY AND MINORITY RIGHTS + BENDING TOWARD JUSTICE
This past June, the Supreme Court of the United States issued major rulings on the constitutionality of the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and a crucial section of the 1965 Voting Rights Act....
View ArticlePREVIEW: ALL THE WAY
After recently commemorating the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, it’s understandable that we’re all feeling nostalgic for a time when politicians wanted to change the world for the better....
View ArticleDIG THIS: WEDNESDAY 3.12.14 – WEDNESDAY 3.19.14
mixed media by enamel kingdom (ryan lombardi) show at distillery gallery. reception 3.15. WED 3.12 Carousel stripped-down Traditionally a performance fit for spectacle, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s...
View ArticleSCOTUS DECISION MARKS END OF CURRENT MASS BUFFER ZONE, NOT CIVIL RIGHTS
Last Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Massachusetts’ 35-foot protest “buffer zone” around abortion clinics on grounds that they pose an unconstitutional limit on free speech. The unanimous...
View ArticleFREE RADICAL: THE LINE WILL NOT SAVE US
I felt the same gut reaction as so many others when I heard the SCOTUS had erased the line around Planned Parenthood that keeps anti-choicers 35 feet from the door. The “buffer zone” was meant to...
View ArticleFREE RADICAL: WHAT’S NEW ABOUT THE ‘NEW’ BUFFER ZONE
Less than a month ago, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that the “buffer zone” that kept protesters 35 feet away from abortion clinic entrances violated First Amendment protections. Since...
View ArticleTHE I-93 SHUTDOWN CHANGED A LOT, BUT NOT THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO CARE ABOUT...
The last few days have been a coming out party for closeted Archie Bunkers.
View ArticleTHE I-93 SHUTDOWN CHANGED A LOT, BUT NOT THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO CARE ABOUT...
The last few days have been a coming out party for closeted Archie Bunkers.
View ArticleTHE SUBMISSION: ZEITGEIST STAGE’S SPRING CLOSER MEDIATES ON BIG ISSUES
It casts a critical eye on the state of equality within America, and the systems of oppression that keep many down in order to raise others up.
View ArticleTHE I-93 SHUTDOWN CHANGED A LOT, BUT NOT THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO CARE ABOUT...
The last few days have been a coming out party for closeted Archie Bunkers.
View ArticleTHE SUBMISSION: ZEITGEIST STAGE’S SPRING CLOSER MEDIATES ON BIG ISSUES
It casts a critical eye on the state of equality within America, and the systems of oppression that keep many down in order to raise others up.
View ArticleGUEST OP-ED: THE PARADOX
Photo by Ernesto ‘Eroc’ Arroyo-Montano Lessons and questions for the movement The paradox of education is precisely this – that as one begins to become conscious one begins to examine the society...
View ArticleTHE I-93 SHUTDOWN CHANGED A LOT, BUT NOT THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO CARE ABOUT...
The last few days have been a coming out party for closeted Archie Bunkers.
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