2013 February

Untitled Untitled, by Christina Kouvaras, Greece 2012. Oil on canvas, 45 x 45 cm No responses 0 min read February 4, 2013
Choices CHOICES by Toni Fagerhaugh There he is. I’ve seen him before, standing on the corner under the street light looking at our house. “Who is he?” I ask my mother. She answers, “He’s a bad man. Stay away from him.” I am afraid. My father has gone. It has been months. We do meet him […] No responses 3 min read February 3, 2013
The Role of Unions in Today’s Economic and Political Climate THE ROLE OF UNIONS IN TODAY’S ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL CLIMATE Observations from John Benedict y involvement in the Occupy movement became direct and personal when I married my wife, Carol, who is involved in Occupy Saint Paul’s Media Working Group. In addition to my liberal thinking, I am a drummer in a blues band and […] No responses 7 min read February 2, 2013
Ditched on the Road to Progress DITCHED ON THE ROAD TO PROGRESS by Carol Benedict knew the risks. I knew my name would be smeared, that I would be blamed for it. I knew the minute the investigator leaned across the desk and asked, “What were you wearing?” But I reported my rape anyway. That was in 1977. That was when […] No responses 7 min read February 1, 2013