In DC: Sir! No Sir! antiwar film and discussion

Anti-war event in D.C. Hat/tip to John Judge for the info: “Sir! No Sir!” A Film About The GI Movement Against The War In Vietnam Movie night in Mt. Pleasant! Friday  October 12th 6-9pm Lamont Park (corner of Lamont and Mt Pleasant sts., NW) 4 blocks from Columbia Hts Metro (Green/yellow Lines) S2, S4, 42, […]

X-Rays: A naive celebration on Google’s front page graphic

Have you seen the graphic du jour at Google today? It is a whimsical collage of x-ray images, with the note “115th Anniversary of the Discovery of X-rays”. X-rays are one of those scientific inventions which have been used with more celebration, and much less caution, than needed. It is ironic that Google is celebrating […]

We need a passenger/tourist revolt against full body scanners

Update: Several groups are calling for an Opt-Out day on the day before Thanksgiving, Wednesday, November 24, 2010. More information is at wewontfly.com ____________________ Kimberly writes: I am serious. I would never, ever expose myself to radiation in order to go on some vacation, or even a trip to see a relative. And, as a […]

socialists and professors at hofstra

more live blogging from the hofstra campus – walking from the end, slow down of peace demo and public area we went west towards our alumni viewing on south campus. over there, on the tip of where peace demo had been permited as night fell, a different crowd gathered – or maybe they had stayed. […]