A strong, responsible press is fundamental to a functioning democracy. It is more important than Wall Street, or the banks, or the auto industry, folks. I believe the demise of newspapers is far more devastating than just about any other single ingredient in this economic meltdown. TV news, in its increasingly sound byte and info-tainment … Read more
As you know, on Saturdays and Sundays, I offer the words and visions of others. Today I give you Part One of a very important essay by Starhawk. As you consider the upcoming elections (including the Congressional ones), I hope you’ll consider carefully your priorities. We know this may be the most important election of … Read more
You have to love a nation that celebrates its independence every July 4th, not with a parade of guns, tanks, and soldiers who file by the White House in a show of strength and muscle, but with family picnics where kids throw Frisbees, the potato salad gets iffy, and the flies die from happiness. You … Read more
The Power and the Gloryby Phil Ochs Come and take a walk with me through this green and growing landWalk through the meadows and the mountains and the sandWalk through the valleys and the rivers and the plainsWalk through the sun and walk through the rain This is a land full of power and gloryBeauty … Read more
Frank Fools Crow In the presence of this house, Grandfather, Wakan-Tanka, and fromthe directions where the sun sets,and from the direction of cleansing power,and from the direction of the rising un,and from the direction of the middle of the day.Grandfather, Wakan-Tanka,Grandmother, the Earth who hears everything,Grandmother, because you are woman, for this reason you are … Read more
An error does not become truth by reason of multiplied propagation, nor does truth become error because nobody will see it. — Mahatma GandhiThe ruby is July’s sacred stone. It is a gem that is associated with the base chakra, the vortex of energy that is at the base of our spine and relates to … Read more