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(Praying mantises in Kahramanmaras, Turkey; taken by Mehmet Karaca)   After my mother died at age 56 and my father’s next hasty rem...

Margot just sent me an MP3 of a new Allison Krauss tune, "Dust Bowl Children". I am moved to tears by memories. My Great-uncle...

The O'odham Solidarity Across Borders Collective , whose members participated last Friday's occupation of Arizona Border Patrol Head...

Dr. Omi Osun Joni L. Jones gave 6 rules for allies (cross race/ gender/ sexuality/ nationality/  religion etc) in her keynote speech giv...

(Dale Robertson, a Tea Party activist, holding his sign at the Feb. 27, 2009 Tea Party in Houston) The conservatism which took hold in Am...

("Drinking melted snow water in Richmond, Vermont", photo by Oak LoGalbo) A day with physical limits at the forefront, so I will...

Samuel Mordecai Turner, circa 1885, Montague County, Texas -- my mother's mother's father I stayed up til 2:00 despite being very t...

(Ant With Acorn from Tugboat Printshop ) I was once friends with someone who is a direct descendant of Edmund Ruffin . For those of you who...

Rick Perlstein absolutely nailed it last month: "In America, crazy is a pre-existing condition." I want to take this extremely use...

When I was in fourth grade, our beloved teacher, Frances Wilmeth, told us about a new program which would provide free school lunches for an...

("I Remember Mama" by Xavier Viramontes ) The National Council of La Raza (NCLR) are fighting back against the Right Wing racist,...

(Photo by ©Liza Cowan .) Once again, it becomes necessary to do some ABC training on the actual definitions of oppression and "isms...