A Quaker friend sent this message, by an unidentified author, for Martin Luther King Day. I am not a Christian, I have not yet become a pacifist (although I am rather sure that is the most rational path), and my perspective on King’s achievements is different from that of this writer. The message is well … More Bayard Rustin
Today and tomorrow are excellent days to listen to Why I Am Opposed to the War in Vietnam (1967). Our audio link is from the original speech, made in Atlanta. Here is the text read in New York a few weeks later. And here are some fragments: We must face the sad fact that our … More Martin Luther King
It is time once again to thank Nezua for help with images. This is his proposed modification of my current header image. Its use would enable me to eliminate the text box I have at the right, where I had placed the subtitle of this weblog for the time being – since the template does … More Le Monde Eléctronique III
These are mere notes, from a hectic weekend – hectic for some bad reasons, but also some good ones. My youngest brother and some other friends are in town for the holiday. And there is a cochon de lait far out in the country, where we will sing. Meanwhile: + The current issue of Reconstruction … More Le Monde Eléctronique II
For the last day and more, I have not been able to get sound on YouTube. This evening I have no picture from it, either. I see yawning white spaces in this weblog, where music videos should be. What is the meaning of this outrage? If you have any ideas, I would love to know. … More Le Monde Eléctronique I
Here are Pete Seeger and the Weavers. The semester starts today and we will all be in our places. This one goes out to Slaves of Academe and Dissent, the Blog. My great-uncle Addison was a Wobbly, and he worked as a carpenter. My parents still have his hammer, and I am going to inherit … More Solidarity Forever
At Bitch Ph.D. there is a long thread on the sexism of South American men which is, according to many of the commentators, more severe than that of United States men. I already had reason to disagree, but then I got an e-mail to my professional address, from a man who owns a local store … More On Men
“From its monumental revolution and establishment as the first free Black nation in the Western Hemisphere, to its current crisis, Sak Pasé is a cry for liberty and freedom for a nation that has contributed so much to the world: Haiti. The song is played in Cuban Cha Cha Cha with a touch of Hip … More Sak Pasé
Last night at dinner my colleague and I decided that, rather than attribute our work-related depressions to our own weak characters, it would be more practical to admit that the atmosphere in our department sucks a green one (as my friends in junior high school used to say) and that it is dragging us down. … More Red Monday
The Three Kings arrive today. We will eat a cake reminiscent of rosca de Reyes, although the Louisiana King Cakes are not exactly the same. As a child I ate rosca de Reyes in Madrid, where the Three Kings rode through the city on camels. Now the cabalgata de Reyes is much more multicultural than … More Día de reyes
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