I have spent a considerable amount of time the last few weeks interviewing people who are activists for nonviolence. Bill Corrigan, who is a deacon at St. Colman’s Church in Cleveland, saw the horror of war first-hand in World … Continue reading
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For the past several days, I continue to work on Vote Smart’s “2008 Presidential Candidate Political Courage Test.” Part of the test calls for 100 word essays on various topics. The following is another of those answers per: … Continue reading
We are in Rome, Georgia, on the next campaign stop. I was interviewed by WGAR radio yesterday. And the following is a blog entry my wife wrote last night: “I am conscious today of the privilege in … Continue reading
Our family attended a prayer vigil/protest at an inner city church in Cleveland today. The protest is against the “School of the Americas” in Ft. Benning, Georgia, where it is purported that military from around the world are trained … Continue reading
Yesterday I wrote an entry about breaking the 5th Commandment (“Thou shalt not kill.”) within the context of America’s poor environmental track record and it’s ongoing fatal ramifications. Today the theme continues… San Francisco Chronicle reporter James Sterngold wrote a … Continue reading
An Associated Press article last week reported on a missile that blasted more than 100 miles into the atmosphere from Alaska’s Kodiak Island in the first of several tests planned this year for the National Missile Defense System. It is … Continue reading
New Years day I talked with Kingsport, Tennessee’s John Andrivilli about an idea we propose about taxes. That is, we believe each citizen should be able to designate where at least 25% of their tax money should go (to environmental … Continue reading
Recap: Interviewed Dan Schwankl who is a Catholic Worker at the Silk Hope Community in Siler City, North Carolina. In an act of civil disobedience (with a good number of other protesters) several years ago, Schwankl ‘crossed the line’ at … Continue reading
After a brief stop in McComb, Ohio, we headed south to Adams County, Ohio, in the foothills of Appalachia. Adams County is the second poorest county in Ohio. One thing you notice when you’re here is a lot of “Support … Continue reading
Met with an activists from the country of Columbia, who is on a speaking tour in America. Jenry Nermi is the Director of the Christian Center for Justice and Non-Violent Action in Columbia. She said Columbia has been in the … Continue reading