Almost cut my grass. It happened just the other day. It’s getting kind of long. I could’ve said it was in my way. But I didn’t, and I wonder why … Well, I did eventually cut my grass, but not…
Almost Cut My Grass
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Year: 2011
1.3 Million Signers, 6000 Marchers and a Semi-Truck Bring Referendum on Ohio SB5
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On the last day of March, Ohio governor John Kasich signed the Republicans’ anti-democratic law, Senate Bill 5 (SB5). Soon after, a citizens alliance began using the state’s democratic public referendum law to repeal it.1 9 With 40-some clauses that…
Human Rights for Non-Human Entities: Nature and the Corporation
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Pacha Mama Some countries in the Western Hemisphere have given constitutional rights to non-human entities — with opposite effects on their democracies. While Ecuador and Bolivia stand to strengthen their democracies by declaring human-like rights for Pacha Mama, that is,…
My Old Pappy versus AT&T
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My 85-year-old father, whom we call “Pappy,” has his land line telephone service with AT&T. Last spring, AT&T sent Pappy a DSL modem and a brochure with a cheery welcome to its internet service. But he hadn’t ordered it. And…
Billionaire-Backed Politicos Charge Public Workers with ‘Extravagance’
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Rally in Madison, Feb. 26th (Andy Manis / AP) “Extravagant pension and health benefits” is a charge made against public service workers by the billionaire-backed political group, Americans for Prosperity (AFP).1 The charge is one of several on the web…