Gandhi on Israel and Palestine They should seek to convert the Arab heart. The same God rules the Arab heart who rules the Jewish heart. They can offer satyagraha in front of the Arabs and offer themselves to be shot or thrown into the Dead Sea without raising a little finger against them. Several l[...]
Archive for February, 2016
February 11th, 2016 - 8:09 am § in Israel/Palestine, Misc.
How the Mahatma Would Have Fought the Arabs
February 11th, 2016 - 1:42 am § in Misc.
BUCHENWALD 99: “Where they burn books, at the end they will also burn people”
As a scholar, the conflict in my family over my effort to create a book from my father’s records of the liberation of Buchenwald, is all too reminiscent of a three hundred year old event that was to prove seminal to Jewish history and much of the horror others have faced wherever books h[...]
February 11th, 2016 - 1:18 am § in Misc.
The People Are Invited: Sawant has People’s Assembly!
While Kshama Sawant is meditating on whether to run against Pramila Jayapal for Congress, our council hero is preparing for the 2016 edition of her annual People’s Assembly : People’s Assembly 2016 hosted by Kshama Sawant Saturday, February 27 at 11 AM Seattle City Hall 600 4th Ave Join Ksham[...]
February 10th, 2016 - 7:23 pm § in Misc.
THE Ave Challenge: Is this an ad from Bernie Sanders or Hillary Clinton?
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February 10th, 2016 - 3:21 pm § in Uncategorized
Vermin Supreme wins 4th place in New Hampshire
Vermin Supreme, a veteran politician making his 7th presidential run, got 259 votes in Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary, giving him a strong 4th place finish well ahead of all other Democratic candidates except for Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton, and Martin O’Malley. Supreme promises tha[...]
February 10th, 2016 - 2:54 pm § in Uncategorized
BREAKING – Fiorina drops out
When you’re out of money and have no supporters, you put on a brave face and say something like this: “I’ve said throughout this campaign that I will not sit down and be quiet. I’m not going to start now. While I suspend my candidacy today, I will continue to travel this coun[...]
February 10th, 2016 - 2:03 pm § in Misc.
Coates later clarified that while he would vote for the Vermont senator, he was not endorsing him.
I will need to look for more by Coates on this race ..is it just race? Huff Post Julia CravenPolitics Reporter, The Huffington Post Ta-Nehisi Coates said he’s voting for Bernie Sanders, though he’s not officially endorsing him. Ta-Nehisi Coates thinks Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-[...]
February 10th, 2016 - 1:49 pm § in Misc.
Bernie is no FDR
Bernie’s supporters are calling him a new FDR. That is a terrible analogy. Roosevelt came to office with a nation in deep depression and soon at war. The country did more than elect Roosevelt as President, he was elected as the head of a dominant political party with a coalitions of office[...]
BREAKING — Christie drops out
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie pulled out of the GOP race today, after his weak showing in New Hampshire’s primary yesterday. Now he can resume doing what he loves best (see photo below). “The New Jersey governor made the decision after a conference call with major donors, concluding tha[...]