Chilling and Stopping Protest

            Marble Falls        Constitutional are charter rights are foundational safeguards in principle, but state power is fundamental in reality.  This is especially true when it comes to freedoms of speech and assembly, both here and abroad. ACORN Canada mourned the passage of an anti-protest ordinance that was passed by the Toronto City Council, historically …

Stealing from Poor Countries

            New Orleans        The Trump 2.0 administration has choked off aid to other countries, especially poor countries where the United States Agency for International Development (US-AID) was a lifesaver in combating disease, mitigating disasters, and assisting in economic development.  Legal action has left the agency on a lifeline, but money is still not moving. …

Radio Campesina and the Enduring Power of Radio

            Pearl River      In helping various communities apply for low power FM radio stations eighteen months ago, many colleagues we contacted asked us a surprising question, which was essentially, “why bother with radio?”  In the contemporary obsession with social media, the internet, and technology in general, I would have thought the answer to that question …