JessibirdIt is a good day to remember Chilean folksinger and poet Victor Jara. Jara was murdered by the Pinochet regime 35 years ago. One of his murderers has finally been convicted. Jara’s memory and music live on. I can’t write more movingly than has already been done, so go read, see, and listen.
Posts Tagged: politics
A Wave of the Watch List, and Speech Disappears
An English travel agent’s Web site that sells trips to Cuba was shut down due to American domain registrars’ willingness to honor a little-known Treasury Department blacklist.
Luminous cavern of power
My favorite Tom Tomorrow cartoons are the ones with these aliens.
No economic incentive for peace?
There’s a very insightful interview with Naomi Klein over at Democracy Now. In so many words, she says that privatism and profiteering are looting not just natural resources, but the resources created by the state – the country’s infrastructure itself. Iraq is a very clear example. Unfortunately, war itself has been privatized to the extent… Read more »
I'm so happy to hear from you, Pamela! Your uncle added such joy to my childhood, too. I still sing…
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Great, although I have severely neglected this blog for many years! Maybe now I will have to write a new…
Jessi, a church friend who also appreciates Remy Charlie posted this on Facebook! I hadn't seen all of this content…
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