The Fury of the Unhinged
"Kibbutz, why do you do this to yourself?", an online friend asked when I was sharing some comments and "news" from a right wing site.I'm not a masochist, truly I'm not. I monitor right wing sites...
View ArticleThe Wit and Wisdom of the Freepers
I like reading taglines. There are some great ones here on DKos. They are often inspiring, funny, revealing, creative. For example, Kossack Yameneko2 has this:"Politics should be the part-time...
View ArticlePursuing Justice, seeking help
It's a pretty old story. The fact that I was surprised by it speaks only to my naivete, much as I realized that only a white person could be shocked that votes were not being counted in Florida in...
View ArticleYou've got three minutes....
That's what the Illinois state representative told me when I pleaded to be included on the crowded speaker's list for the Illinois General Assembly House committee hearing on the abuse and neglect of...
View ArticleThy Kingdom Come....
I don't want to get into the reasons this child of secular Jews, with no interest in patriarchal religions ended up in a Christian homeschooling group. I've talked about it elsewhere. It happened,...
View ArticleAnti-Capitalist Meetup: And the eyes of the world are watching now
"When the union's inspiration through the workers' blood shall run /There can be no power greater anywhere beneath the sun / Yet what force on earth is weaker than the feeble strength of one / But the...
View ArticleThe Coop: a haven for the very, very nervous
Do other Kossacks imply you are a concern troll? Do you find your "but what about voter suppression!" posts being scorned? Do you remember going to sleep on that Tuesday night in November 2000...
View ArticleWhich side are you on?
Two Americas, John Edwards said, though he was hardly the first to say it. And while Edwards turned out to be a tragic disappointment, it was refreshing to hear a prominent national Democratic...
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The 3 a.m phone call: A uniquely American Story
The juxtaposition of the gun violence debate and my sister’s birthday occurs this April 10th. That's her birthday. Well – it would have been her birthday, if she had lived longer than 27 years. On...
View ArticleMy son needs a bone marrow transplant - I need your help (please read update!)
My son is 29. He has overcome significant learning disabilities to graduate cum laude from Chicago's Columbia College and to find work in a very difficult field, video editing. He was just about to...
View ArticleLonging for home..
I used to participate a lot on Daily Kos. I joined a long, long time ago, and found many wonderful online friends through this blog.I used to be an activist. I used to be a student at DePaul...
View ArticleFeel so near....
Most of the time, the atomization of our society makes us feel isolated, far apart from each other. Cyber friends are scoffed at, labeled "not real," while "meat" friends often disappear at the first...
View ArticleThe Fury of the Unhinged
"Kibbutz, why do you do this to yourself?", an online friend asked when I was sharing some comments and "news" from a right wing site.I'm not a masochist, truly I'm not. I monitor right wing sites...
View ArticleThe Wit and Wisdom of the Freepers
I like reading taglines. There are some great ones here on DKos. They are often inspiring, funny, revealing, creative. For example, Kossack Yameneko2 has this:"Politics should be the part-time...
View ArticlePursuing Justice, seeking help
It's a pretty old story. The fact that I was surprised by it speaks only to my naivete, much as I realized that only a white person could be shocked that votes were not being counted in Florida in...
View ArticleYou've got three minutes....
That's what the Illinois state representative told me when I pleaded to be included on the crowded speaker's list for the Illinois General Assembly House committee hearing on the abuse and neglect of...
View ArticleThy Kingdom Come....
I don't want to get into the reasons this child of secular Jews, with no interest in patriarchal religions ended up in a Christian homeschooling group. I've talked about it elsewhere. It happened,...
View ArticleAnti-Capitalist Meetup: And the eyes of the world are watching now
"When the union's inspiration through the workers' blood shall run /There can be no power greater anywhere beneath the sun / Yet what force on earth is weaker than the feeble strength of one / But the...
View ArticleThe Coop: a haven for the very, very nervous
Do other Kossacks imply you are a concern troll? Do you find your "but what about voter suppression!" posts being scorned? Do you remember going to sleep on that Tuesday night in November 2000...
View ArticleWhich side are you on?
Two Americas, John Edwards said, though he was hardly the first to say it. And while Edwards turned out to be a tragic disappointment, it was refreshing to hear a prominent national Democratic...
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