The anti-war coalition United for Peace and Justice has announced a massive “mobilizationâ€? to Washington, D.C. this September. I thought the last paragraph from their call was interesting: From every corner of this country, people will travel to Washington to bring our demands directly to the policymakers responsible for this unjust war. These three days […]
Help Town Hall Open in Glover Park
Town Hall, a new restaurant to open in Glover Park, needs the ANC 3B to approve a “Stipulated Licenseâ€? to allow them to serve alcohol until 2 a.m. on weekdays and 3 a.m. on weekends. The city gave them the liquor license from the restaurant formerly in the space, but they need the ANC’s blessing […]
Bill Clinton
I thought Bill Clinton’s speech at yesterday’s Campus Progress conference was the best I’ve ever seen him give. They’ve posted the audio (mp3) and video here. —–
MoveOn Protest in D.C.
What: Protest and Picket to Demand Bush Fire Karl Rove Where: The White House, Pennsylvania Avenue Washington, DC (Metro: Farragut West or McPherson Square) When: 2:30 PM :: Thursday, July 14, 2005 (rain or shine) —–
Portland, Maine
I was there last week. Click for a bigger view, or better yet, see the full sized version. —–
Tariq Ali On Terror
Ever since 9/11, I have been arguing that the ‘war against terror’ is immoral and counterproductive. It sanctions the the use of state terror—-bombing raids, tortures, countless civilian deaths in Afghanistan and Iraq—-against Islamo-anarchists whose numbers are small, but whose reach is deadly. The solution then, as now is political, not military. The British ruling […]
Preserving Detroit
Detroit Free Press architecture writer John Gallagher discusses in a column today what should happen in Detroit to better preserve the city’s architecture. He writes: “Preservation seems more like a secondary option in Detroit, to be abandoned if a developer prefers tearing something down and starting anew. That’s not making use of our best assets,â€? […]