American Fascism Descends and We Resist: Letter to a Japanese Friend
Things are not well here, but the good, if not happy, news is that millions here have not rolled over and played dead.
Defending Democracy
Joseph Gerson’s Thanksgiving Day Sermon, Plymouth, Ma. 1984
Forty years ago, when the City Fathers and Mothers of Plymouth, Massachusetts, wanted to add their weight to nationwide demands for peace and disarmament, they invited Joseph Gerson to give the annual holiday sermon. He recently stumbled across the text and thought it as applicable today as it was 40 years ago. Joseph held his audience … Read more
Who Is Kamala Harris? Her Context, Ascent, and Economic and Social Commitments
Between Biden’s withdrawal and election day, there has been little time for either the Democratic Party or former President Donald Trump to define the current vice president.
McPhearson speaks at Rising Up for a Livable Future conference
On Saturday, November 9th, more than 200 peace and social justice activists gathered in Cambridge for the Rising Up for a Livable Future conference, themed around intersectional organizing. Michael McPhearson of Veterans For Peace, spoke about the historic trajectory between slavery in America’s past and systemic military violence today. You can read his full remarks … Read more
Black Thought
Reece Chenault Black Thought Speech at May 4 Growing Nuclear Danger Conference Thanks so much to AFSC, my fellow panelists, and the organizations that put this together. I also want to see and recognize family that reached out this morning from Portage County, Ohio. I see you and love you and we remember Kent State. … Read more