Mercury is in retrograde, which may explain why everything is scattered and black right now. (A painful back injury has left me prone and miserable of late.) Happily, that depressing period should be coming to an end Oct. 9. That means perhaps there…
Say what you will about Bernie Sanders and his perceived flaws: He walks the progressive walk -- pro-equality, anti-Vietnam War, pro-We The People -- and he's been on the right side of history on many societal issues for four decades. Alternet is shining…
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On Aug. 16, Nashville mayoral runoff candidates Megan Barry and David Fox squared off at The Temple Church in a forum put on by Nashville Organized for Action and Hope, a coalition of 45 congregations, labor unions, and other community-focused organizations. More…
Between shooting for Nashville and newly driving for Uber (gotta buy groceries!), had almost no time last week; apologies. Hoping this week will be less stressful and more forgiving. We'll see. In the meantime, here's what's happening through Thursday in Music City, and…
Our sister blog has an assignment for you: Tell lawmakers on Capitol Hill to strengthen accountability and provide support for closing the educational opportunity gap for underserved students. A reworked No Child Left Behind without these provisions absolutely abandons the nation's poorest and…
Get busy: Tell lawmakers to strengthen accountability and provide support for closing the educational opportunity gap for underserved students. A reworked No Child Left Behind without these provisions absolutely abandons the nation’s poorest and neediest children and increases rather than narrows the unconscionable…
Things are pretty quiet on Friday — go out and support local musicians! — but plenty is happening on the Music City prog front Saturday and Sunday. And don’t forget: If you want to vote early for the 2015 Metro Nashville election, you’ve…
MoveOn needs petition signatures calling on the US Department of Justice to intervene and launch an immediate and independent federal investigation into Bland’s traffic stop, arrest, and death. This case may provide one more example of how African-Americans are treated by law enforcement…
The right wing in many ways is no longer top dog in the US, and it appears Republicans in leadership are all too willing to scorch the nation to continue its violent, polluting, discriminatory, We The People be damned agenda.
About 100 men, women, and children turned up the heat for justice and love in the July 18 March Against Fear at the Tennessee State Capitol in downtown Nashville.
The marchers, who came from Nashville, Chattanooga, and other Tennessee towns, united in the steamy temperatures to walk…