Medicine for the Sick
The Dalai Lama: We should have this [compassion] from the depths of our heart, as if it were nailed there. Such compassion is not merely concerned with a few sentient beings such as friends and…
Remembering Alexander Cockburn
Dear Andrew, You and I make frequent reference these delirious days to Alexander Cockburn, who published us in his Counterpunch website back during both the Bush and Obama administrations. A while ago I reread his…
With Gratitude for Reinaldo Arenas
And then, at last, they saw the country and the countercountry – because every country, like all things in this world, has its contrary, and that contrary-to-a-country is its countercountry, the forces of darkness that…
With Gratitude for Amy Schimdt
I am happy to be able to introduce friends to Dipa Ma in our “Facing the Future” class beginning next week: Because Dipa Ma was able literally to see through the stories of the mind,…
Life Is with People
It’s not true that I ask everyone I talk with to do a Share the Wealth. But on Thursday, I did ask Bob Suberi to talk about his time in Venezuela, and just the other…
Q & A in 1952
A meeting held a long time ago, put together by the Mattachine Society, had the distinction of being among the first times homosexual literature was publicly and sympathetically discussed. Held in 1952 or 1953, the…
Entry: Noam Chomsky
Interesting to find an entry for Noam Chomsky in The Newish Jewish Encyclopedia. The brief mention includes, “He rose to even greater prominence for his lifelong pursuit of radical leftist ideas, some mainstream (he opposed…
Entry: Noam Chomsky
Interesting to find an entry for Noam Chomsky in The Newish Jewish Encyclopedia. The brief mention includes, “He rose to even greater prominence for his lifelong pursuit of radical leftist ideas, some mainstream (he opposed…
With Gratitude for Ralph Nader
I’ve recently read several books by Ralph Nader, and I’ve been reminded of his immense contributions to the lives of the U.S. American people. Here’s his latest post on what’s going on… …
Back to the Brothers?
A friend with whom six years ago I did a reading group of Dostoevsky’s novel, The Brothers Karamazov, is serious about returning to it sometime soon. Ah, to be re-acquainted with Mitya, Grushenka, Kolya, Markel,…