The Guardian, Jan 14, 2026 [The Guardian/Reuters] US civil rights pioneer Claudette Colvin, arrested at age 15 for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white woman in Montgomery, Alabama, nine months before Rosa Parks’s similar but more famous act of defiance, died on Tuesday at age 86. Although she remained a largely... Continue Reading →
Robert Reich on Substack, Oct 06, 2025 Friends, The direction we’re going is either martial law or civil war. Americans from so-called “red” states, with the backing of their Republican governors and legislatures, are on the brink of using lethal force against Americans in so-called “blue” states, whose Democratic governors and legislatures strongly oppose the... Continue Reading →
A stylized black and white image of the U.S. Capitol building beneath cloud-dotted skies. Photo by Nicolas Raymond, Creative Commons licensed. SPOILER ALERT — Long, but worth a careful read. In the words of Gilbert and Sullivan: “Never, say never.” Reposted from The Tyee -- Crawford Kilian is a contributing editor of The Tyee. We... Continue Reading →
Take Note - Reflections on life, music, politics, retirement and more by Ken Gray 