Tag Archives: war

Protests and Repression in Russia

Posted on September 22, 2022 by David S. Meyer

The Russian army needs more soldiers for its war in Ukraine than its leaders promised at the outset, to fight a war that has already gone longer than they expected. Vladimir Putin has announced enhanced “mobilization,” which means drafting young … Continue reading →

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Kent State Anniversary (repost)

Posted on May 4, 2022 by David S. Meyer

(This is a repost of a report on the Kent State shootings, on occasion of the 52nd anniversary. It’s almost hard to remember a moment when students were present on college campuses, much less assembled together in groups. At the … Continue reading →

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Alyssa Milano, Lysistrata, and the sex strike for reproductive rights

Posted on May 15, 2019 by David S. Meyer

Actress/activist and Twitter master, Alyssa Milano, is rightly concerned about the contagion of new state laws restricting access to abortion. Sniffing the prospects of a conservative Catholic majority on the Supreme Court eager to overrule Roe v. Wade, Republican state legislators … Continue reading →

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Updates: Martin Luther King Day 2015

Posted on January 19, 2015 by David S. Meyer

We try to take control of the past with current struggles in mind.  Martin Luther King, killed less than a half-century ago is a prize for contemporary activists.  The civil rights movement isn’t quite a wispy memory from the era … Continue reading →

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Peace movement anyone?

Posted on September 12, 2014 by David S. Meyer

Strong social movements are hard to start and end all too easily.  It’s just about exactly the opposite of wars. President Obama’s speech last night (September 10) was emphatic about a couple of things: his determination to use American military … Continue reading →

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The Activists: documentary available on-line

Posted on November 5, 2012 by David S. Meyer

Michael Heaney, prolific political scientist and peace activist, who was last seen as a dancing vagina at the Democratic national convention, has announced the completion of a documentary he helped make. The Activists: War, Peace, and Politics in the Streets,  … Continue reading →

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Code Pink takes outdoor politics inside the convention

Posted on August 30, 2012 by David S. Meyer

Two members of Code Pink, the feminist antiwar group, somehow got inside the Republican convention, and aired their grievances with the Romney/Ryan ticket. They only had a few moments to battle for prime time attention with Vice Presidential nominee Paul … Continue reading →

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Rights and facts on the ground

Posted on June 29, 2012 by David S. Meyer

The Supreme Court’s ruling to uphold the Affordable Care Act means that Governor Mitt Romney, by campaigning to repeal the Act, is promising to take health insurance away from 30 million people, none in Massachusetts.  This is far tougher than … Continue reading →

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Resistance in the Military

Posted on December 16, 2010 by David S. Meyer

Governments fall when their leaders lose control of the armed forces.   When the soldiers lay down their swords and shields and take the hands of the people in the streets, their leaders get on planes and look for somewhere else … Continue reading →

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