I wasn’t in Chicago for the 1968 DNC disaster. Instead, I was glued to a radio, at a small conference in upstate New York. Yet at moments it felt like I was there, right next to Grant Park, and that rocks or tear gas canisters could crash through a window at any second. The large … Continue reading Will the DNC Repeat Chicago 1968? Or — Charlotte 2012??
This post was delivered as a message in Spring Friends Meeting on Eighth Month (August 11, 2024). Today after meeting, Wendy and I are going to a small family birthday party, for a great-granddaughter who has turned seven. That quiet gathering will be a very modest landmark in what has been a very … Continue reading Rebuilding After the Earthquake, and A Birthday Rainbow
At his August 8 press conference, Donald Trump insisted the size of his crowds broke all records: “Nobody has spoken to crowds bigger than me,” Trump told the audience at a press conference in Mar-a-Lago . . . . “If you look at Martin Luther King, when he did his speech, his great speech, and … Continue reading A (Faked Crowd) Picture Is Worth a Thousand (Lies)
79th anniversary of Nagasaki bombing August 9, 2024 The event commemorates those killed when the US dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city. This year’s event was boycotted by the US and UK after organizers decided not to invite the Israeli ambassador. The bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki still evoke strong feelings in Japanese … Continue reading Nagasaki Atom Bombing: 79th Anniversary: Anybody Listening?
Richard Nixon resigned 50 years ago. The political world has never been the same. David Jackson USA TODAY August 8, 2024 WASHINGTON – Exactly 50 years ago, a beleaguered President Richard M. Nixon entered the Oval Office, stared into a television camera and performed an act that still echoes in today’s very different political … Continue reading OMG! Nixon Resigned 50 Years Ago! A Great American/Quaker Nostalgia Read