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The Eric Garner march in Staten Island
So back in August, I became part of the Staten Island protest march to mark the murder of Eric Garner at the hands of the NYPD and call for justice. I had posted an article about the march and the still-simmering problems in Ferguson on Planet POV, a new blogsite for progressive types about political […]
Happy May Day!
May Day has arrived. If you’re in New York and you want to know what’s going on, there are worse places to look for information than here. I realize Huffington Post posted a eulogy for the Occupy Movement yesterday, and the movement obviously doesn’t have the energy it did a year ago at this time. […]
A great show on Sex and Politics!
We had a helluva time tonight on Sex and Politics–hope you were listening, but if you weren’t, here are the highlights! We spoke to Rachel Schragis of People’s Puppets of Occupy Wall Street. Lots of big events planned for May first, and a history of the colorful giant puppets you see at demonstrations. Their work […]
Big Weekend for the Empire Play
So… it looks like I’m performing my play HOW TO STOP THE EMPIRE WHILE KEEPING YOUR DAY JOB at least three times in the coming weekend. Once will be on radio this Thursday, through Sex and Politics on WBCR. Phil Rosenberg and I will also be talking about my other work, including my play about […]
The Brooklyn Culture Jam 
HOLY FRACK! An LNG port off Jones Beach?? (updated)
THE PODCAST HAS BEEN PUT UP ON THE SEX AND POLITICS SITE. CLICK HERE. Last night on Sex and Politics, I spoke to two different people about Fracking, natural gas, and the protests around it. First up was Sean Dixon from Clean Ocean Action, which has been in the fight over fracking owing to the […]