In person, Dar is as warm, gracious, and lovely as her music. More>>
Category: People
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Meet Novella Carpenter, Writer, Farmer, Eater.
Novella has grown lettuce for the Black Panthers, dumpster dived gourmet restaurants to feed her pigs, and lived for an entire month on what she produced on a vacant lot in downtown Oakland. More>>
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A Cuppa Coffee with Voter ID Whistleblower Todd Allbaugh
Delivering a sandwich to a young man at the table behind me, Todd Allbaugh explains that, in the grilling process, “it got turned up a little higher than normal.” The same might be said for Allbaugh. His life has been cranked to eleven. More>>
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Avery Case Defense Lawyer Dean Strang Speaks Out
“Wherever you live, whether that’s in Iceland or Maryland, there are courts fiddling with the liberty of your fellow citizens every day, right down the street from you.” More>>
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“I refuse to be a victim”
In his new book “Empty Playground,” author Callen Harty shares his painful story of childhood sexual abuse. He wants laws changed to punish abusers and for other survivors to speak out sooner. More>>
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Penny Brummer’s fight for justice
Which brings us to Penny Brummer, convicted of the March 1994 murder of Sarah Gonstead, the best friend of Penny’s female ex-lover, after a night of barhopping. The case has all the hallmarks of wrongful conviction: No prior criminal history on Brummer’s part. No physical evidence tying her to the crime. No credible eyewitnesses, and one manifestly non-credible one. – See more at: http://isthmus.com/opinion/opinion/penny-brummer-wrongful-conviction/#sthash.iDIcQLys.dpufMore>>
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Curb Capitalism, Save the Planet: An Interview With Naomi Klein
Naomi Klein may be the most hopeful person on earth. Despite her shattering assessment of the mostly inevitable consequences of global climate change in her 2014 book, This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate, the Canadian author and activist believes in humanity’s ability to change course. >>More
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In the “cubby hole” with Doug La Follette
Doug La Follette, Wisconsin’s secretary of state, has had his office moved into a basement “cubby hole” and had his staff cut. La Follette argues Wisconsinites are suffering as he doesn’t have the resources to perform his official duties. >>more
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Donald Trump, Campaign Finance Reformer?
Perhaps the oddest component of Donald Trump’s thoroughly bizarre quest for the Presidency is his emergence as a national champion of campaign finance reform. >>more
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For the love of a pen
Arrayed on the desk are eight fountain pens and one dip pen. Brad Bodart looks at his customer, then at the pens, and makes an offer: “We’re looking at $1,000.” >>More