A Friendly Letter

An Overdue Blow at the Roots of White Minority Rule in The Deep, Deep South

The Guardian — Fri 4 Aug 2023 The fight for democracy Kira Lerner Mississippi’s Jim Crow-era voting law struck down by federal appeals court 2-1 ruling on policy that revoked voting rights for certain people with felony convictions is surprise victory from conservative court A federal appeals court on August 4 struck down Mississippi’s Jim … Continue reading An Overdue Blow at the Roots of White Minority Rule in The Deep, Deep South →

Sun Ray Kelley: Elfin Eco-Architect

The forested lower slopes of the Cascade Mountains in Washington State are dense and not much inhabited. But, venturing there in recent decades, walkers might well believe they had discovered an Old Man of the Woods. He wore a brown peaked cap, like an elf’s, on white dreadlocked hair that fell to his shoulders. His … Continue reading Sun Ray Kelley: Elfin Eco-Architect →

Let’s Eat! Fat, Chocolate, Eggs, Dairy, Meat, Butter: Everything You Thought You Knew Is (Possibly) Wrong; Or At Least More Complicated

[NOTE: I’ve followed the Graedons and their People’s Pharmacy articles for some years. I’ve also cited them to various doctors, who mostly scoffed; The Graedons are not “members of the club.” But they know the fields, cite sources for everything, and while they support home remedies with track records, are not antivaxxers or suchlike. This … Continue reading Let’s Eat! Fat, Chocolate, Eggs, Dairy, Meat, Butter: Everything You Thought You Knew Is (Possibly) Wrong; Or At Least More Complicated →

A Limerick for This Week

Gwynne Dyer: The End of Israeli Democracy?

[NOTE: Gwynne Dyer make an important, and unnerving point in the column below: the changes in Israel’s judicial structure & policy voted in the Israeli Knesset last week were supported by a rightwing coalition that does numerically represent the current majority of the Israeli voting public. Public opinion in Israel was once much more supportive … Continue reading Gwynne Dyer: The End of Israeli Democracy? →