Seth in CA (for the summer)

I bowled a 132. And then a 166. But I still miss Derech (a bowling alley near OSRUI).

Run Edwards, run!

If you only have a minute, please sign this petition, End Impunity – Support the Spanish Investigative Commission in Guatemala. If you’re confused, read to the end. This is really exciting news. Over spring break I went to Fundación Nueva Esperanza, a school for the indigenous Maya Achi in Rabinal, Guatemala with Hillel and American […]

Good: The Presbyterian Church (USA), which previously had called for divestment from companies profiting from the occupation of Palestine, adopted a different strategy of engagement in the Middle East today with a decision to back selective investment in companies committed to peace in the conflict between Israel and their Palestinian neighbors. The General Assembly of […]

Look, I’m no fan of NAFTA, but what world do these people live in? Author Jerome Corsi filed a Freedom of Information Act request yesterday asking for full disclosure of the activities of an office implementing a trilateral agreement with Mexico and Canada that apparently could lead to a North American union, despite having no […]

“Until the lions can tell their own story, tales of the hunt will always glorify the hunter.” — African proverb Which is to say, media consolidation matters (excerpt from a United Church of Christ pamphlet For faith groups [PDF]): They had had enough. No longer would an ecumenical group of ministers from Arizona be lumped […]

I just don’t know what to make of this chapter of Plamegate.

Sderot shuts down in protest of Qassam attacks Vice premier Shimon Peres (Kadima) on Monday voiced skepticism over the reaction of the government and the citizens of Israel to Qassam rockets. “We have to stop the hysteria we are all rousing. Instead, we must say: ‘We will get through this, we won’t leave here.’ What […]

(Cross-posted at Daily Kos, Calitics, and MyDD) The short version: I’m going to go interview Cynthia Rodriguez Matthews, the Democratic candidate for Congress who’s challenging David Dreier in CA-26. I’d like to encourage her to become involved with the netroots, and as a start I want to reach out to her with your questions. Please […]

I’ve got a bunch of LA pictures to post later. Consider this a prologue. I met this guy in Santa Monica but forgot to take his picture. Thanks to Google and Flickr, here’s someone else’s picture of Jerry Rubin, selling his peace stickers. Photo Credit: scurvesahead. Jerry “Peace Activist” Rubin legally changed his name so […]