Today I was at the Martin Luther King Demonstration at Lockheed Martin, the world’s largest war profiteer and nuclear weapons manufacturer. I was attempting to read King’s Riverside Church speech to employees and police in their driveway. — but as pictures show, only got partway. Here is a sample of what they don’t want to hear at Lockheed Martin: “I knew that I could never again (more…)
January 10, 2015
September 18, 2014
Multinational corporations pay/bribe/finagle other corporations to not compete, and so they lay off workers.
I noticed in Macy’s recently that almost all of their furniture is imported from the Far East. On-line investigation showed that this is representative of American furniture sellers today. Whatever happened to all those manufacturers in our South? Mostly gone. CORRECTION, they are not hiring or manufacturing but many of those corporations still exist, often collecting money from China for NOT manufacturing. As this Washington Post article points out, (more…)
August 6, 2014
Hiroshima Day Civil Disobedience, 2014
Today was the usual Hiroshima Day demonstration at Lockheed Martin, the world’s largest war profiteer and nuclear weapons’ manufacturer. Did my usual Civil Disobedience, although a bit different this time. FIRST, instead of (more…)
May 23, 2014
What was (and is, and will be) Occupy?
In one sense, it was an exercise by members of the 99% for generating solidarity, strength, and public recognition during fall of 2011. Particular areas of concern were (more…)
April 5, 2014
Ethics of War conference at Villanova (and Paul speaks out)
The United States Military Academy at West Point and Villanova University jointly sponsored this two-day Ethics of War conference. The largest group in attendance were West Point cadets.
There were a number of presentations, followed by Q&As. After one presentation in which a cadet said that she had freely given up her autonomous rights when she promised to serve the military in an instrumental capacity, I questioned whether a promise to serve means that you can never change your mind, even if you gain new insights. I noted that military personnel can apply for conscientious objector status, even though (more…)
February 21, 2014
Conscientious Objectors and soldiers both can die in wartime.
Both Conscientious Objectors and soldiers die in wartime. I believe that COs’ sacrifice is the more meaningful. I respect the memory of the many COs I have known, (more…)
January 21, 2014
My biggest accomplishment on Martin Luther King Day? I helped a 94-year-old woman get arrested
Our home in Media is near Annie Geers’ retirement community, so I was able to drive her and be her accompaniment at the Brandywine Peace Community civil disobedience. She fell (from a sitting position), and the police did not want to arrest her (more…)
January 11, 2014
Profits before poison – 300,000 Americans suddenly without safe drinking water.
“Authorities struggled to determine how much danger the little-known chemical, MCHM, or 4-methylcyclohexane methanol, posed. ‘The only appropriate use for this water is toilet flushing.'” (New York Times)
November 30, 2013
Big Brother on wheels — watching you but ultimately protecting whom/what?
Coming Soon (?) — Big Brother may have watchmen on patrol on your street and my street, as well as your workplace and other destinations, his ever-watching eyes keeping you (or maybe just Big Brother) safe. (more…)
November 29, 2013
Take Testosterone Drugs — be the Manly Man at any age. No thank you, BigPharma
My Comment on this NYTimes article: Big-pharma marketing is both a health calamity and a financial calamity. Disease-mongering at its worst. But what can you expect as long as folks take the lazy-way out and tolerate government by corporate America? (more…)