I wanted to write this poem
but i keep getting distracted
by the noise in my head
it’s a condition from which I’ve suffered
for a very long time now
it’s become worse in recent years
you can’t go anywhere these days
without being bombarded
without being assaulted, insulted and faulted
you can’t walk down the street
without being slammed, shammed
and spammed by corporate america
without [...]

I don’t know, PattyJo, do you think Trixies really deserve such a fate. Some of them are bad, I know, but such a broad brush!

Militant Vegans, PETA MembersCircle I Limbo
TrixiesCircle II Whirling in a Dark & Stormy Wind
HipstersCircle III Mud, Rain, Cold, Hail & Snow
Bill GatesCircle IV Rolling Weights
LibertariansCircle V Stuck in Mud, Mangled
River Styx
The PopeCircle VI Buried for Eternity
River Phlegyas
CreationistsCircle VII Burning Sands
ScientologistsCircle IIX Immersed in Excrement
George BushCircle IX Frozen in Ice
Design your own hell

I pledge that I will not support any candidate for federal office who does not do the following, which I believe are the minimal actions needed to save this country from corporate dictatorship and to save the planet from economic and ecological collapse:

Foreign Policy:
1. Put forth a clear and specific plan for rapid U.S. departure [...]

Sunday, here in Portland, the sun showed its face with no hint of shyness for the first time in months. No hide-and-seek with the clouds, just pure, glorious, unadulterated sunshine. On such a day you expect life to be good and to be rewarded with further soul-lifting support from the cosmos, so it should have [...]

In Ontario, Canada, an indigenous community called the Grassy Narrows First Nation are being subjected to human rights abuses. Logging companies, Weyerhaeuser and Abitibi are clear-cut logging their land without the community’s consent. This exploitation is poisoning their waters with toxins, robbing the community of economic opportunities, and destroying their way of life.
Sign the [...]

This week was Genocide Awareness Week in Portland, and Friday evening Patty and I attended a cultural program at the Unitarian Church which included Zimbabwean dancers, Native American poet Ed Edmo, and a young African man who was one of the “lost boys of Sudan.” All very informative and entertaining.
Also on tap that evening [...]

This week has marked major demonstrations and strikes in France, Greece, Italy and Germany against neo-liberalism and attacks on workers rights. There has been almost no coverage of these events in the U.S. media. Here is a brief summary:
    •  France - Nearly a million students demonstrated on Tuesday, including 200,000 in Paris, 100,000 in Marseille. By [...]

The Cherokee place a high importance on the concept of “balance” which refers to both balance with Mother Earth, and balance within the tribe, the clan, and the individual. And, of course, these are all related to one another.
Much has been out of balance lately, and I have grappled with how I can keep [...]

by Duane Poncy. The first Gulf War. I wrote this song to perform at a rally in Salem when Desert Storm began. It was an icy January day, and my fingers were bleeding all over my electric guitar. There were about 1500 people there for my very first public performance.

Here is a provocative, well-written site. Thoughtful prose and interesting photographs by David Bonta, a writer living in Pennsylvania.
Link to site via negativa