Henry David Thoreau: Bright glows the pond
Like all giants of the past, Henry David Thoreau writes in a different period of time but speaks to us today.
Black history celebration: Up close and personal
"We have to use the vote, because it can be a deciding factor in electing someone who will stand with us."
GOP stopped being the 'party of Lincoln' long before Trump
Trump shocks Republicans because he is cruder than most, but dog whistle racial signaling is not new to today's GOP.
Have you “turned around”? Reflections on my generation’s political evolution
Did I "rapidly burn out?" Did most of my friends in "the movement" follow that course? I rather think not.
“We were here first”: Occupied Oregon land still belongs to Paiute tribe
The forcible removal of the Paiute people from the Malheur Reservation brings to mind the failure of the U.S. to live up to its treaty obligations.
Oscar-winning cinematographer Haskell Wexler dies at 93
"An amazing life has ended but his lifelong commitment to fight the good fight, for peace, for all humanity, will carry on."
Everyone’s talking about socialism, but what is it?
Bernie Sanders may or may not win the Democratic presidential nomination, but he has already put socialism into the mainstream political debate in the U.S.
Remembering Sequim’s perennial Postmaster, Mary Brown
Mary Brown was the living embodiment of the "fighting Irish," a "never give up, never give in" spirit of independence and progressivism.
Thank you, Rosalyn Baxandall: socialist-feminist pioneer
She cared deeply about connections: between teaching and activism, art and labor, history and practice, and above all, between people.
Julian Bond: in the footsteps of Robeson, Du Bois
Julian had faith in the courage of people to fight for justice and equality, and was pleased to do his bit, but he never saw himself as a great leader; that made him one.
