A Lightworker is a person who enjoys helping others; enjoys seeing people smile; enjoys seeing the light of realization on people's faces.
Derrick Jensen In Los Angeles: A review of an evening in reality (tags)
Thoughts on Derrick Jensen's speaking engagement last Saturday at Sandpaper Books.
A minority view: the problem with liberals (tags)
The problem lies in the inherent mind-set of any organization as liberal as The Times. For minorities, this produces what I call paternalistic condescension: paternalistic because the liberal feels that only he knows what is good for the minorities, since the minorities cannot take care of themselves; and condescension because he feels good by lowering himself to help those he feels are below him.
General Strike on MLK Day (tags)
An effective way to stop the war.
Muslim Public Affairs Council's Profiles of California Candidates (tags)
MPAC cannot endorse candidates, but it will provide a profile of the candidates running for constitutional offices in the state of California. The profiles include races for Governor, Lt. Governor, Attorney General, and Superintendent for Public Instruction. MPAC analysts took a close look on the candidates' stands on civil liberties, education, homelessness, and labor:
The Battle Hymn of the Republicans (tags)
Everyone else is writing bad song parodies, so I couldn't hold out any longer.
Open Letter to Ted Hayes from an Anarchist (tags)
One anarchist feels that Ted Hayes has taken it upon himself to slam anarchists in front of the corporate media as well as do everything possible to disrupt and cause dissent within anarchist ranks. Hayes seems to find it necessary to videotape fellow activists presumably to turn them into the police.