The Exaltation of Ego and a Coup, January 20, 2025
Friends, I just watched the second inauguration of Donald Trump. I suspect many of you declined to watch what you knew would be a spectacle of
January 22, 2025
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Let’s Be Clear
Friends, Donald Trump has promised that his first official act as president will be as a dictator. My first act – waking up on November
November 14, 2024
News Flash! U.S. Loses World War II!
Here we are, nearly 80 years after the seeming end of WWII, the war Americans like to call the Good War, the war that left much
November 4, 2024
How a small town becomes toxic
Chaos Comes Calling: The Battle Against the Far-Right takeover of Small Town Americaby Sasha Abramsky, Bold Type Books 2024 I was talking recently with a
October 22, 2024
Arrested Again
Yesterday, July 27, 2024, on a beautiful, hot summer day, I was arrested along with eight other peace activists while blocking the entrance to the
July 28, 2024
On Presidential Immunity
Artist Robert Shetterly confronts his fears about the recent Supreme Court decisions on presidential immunity and the powers of administrative agencies.
July 5, 2024
Bernard Lown Unveiling
On Friday evening, June 7th, 2024, in the atrium of the Bates Mill in Lewiston, Maine, we honored Dr. Bernard Lown by unveiling his new AWTT portrait on what would have been his 103rd birthday.
June 11, 2024
Who’s the Teacher Now?
I’m thinking about the students on college campuses today protesting the Israeli violence in Gaza. I’m thinking about what it means to be a teacher and a student.
May 17, 2024
Student Protests Over Gaza
It warms my heart and stirs my sense of righteous rebellion to see the proliferation of student protests on college campuses and in city streets,
May 2, 2024