I was thinking about you the other day, Maria. Not sure how that happened. People briefly flit across each other’s life paths all the time and leave no residue. Especially at “the […]
Maria’s Talisman
The Invisible Power of Being
Recent pieces by Chaun Webster and Guante, in this editorial space (refers to Opine season where some of these posts originally appeared – rlm), eloquently raised the issue of male responsibility in […]
What Interstate 80 Taught Me About Fighting for Justice
What I learned on the highways of North America made me a good organizer. It would set the tone for how I would grow into a being a movement strategist and community […]
The Marriage Amendment as decoy and how to fight the real danger
Minnesota voters face two regressive constitutional amendments this fall. One would prevent future legalization of same-sex marriage and one would suppress voter turnout with cumbersome ID requirements. They are part of a […]
An open letter to the One Percent
Dear One Percenters, Hi there. I’m writing you from down here in the 99%. I’m sure you know what I’m talking about. Even though this is a young movement, I’ve been […]
Let’s Not Take America Back!
The Madison worker uprising shook up the US political landscape. State governments that were peacefully going about their business forcing workers and communities to pay for upper class gluttony are facing […]
Big Brother and the Holding Company
Turning repression into resistance The cold winds of political repression have begun to blow a little colder. The widening FBI probe of the anti-war and solidarity movements–launched with coordinated raids in […]
Float Like a Butterfly, Sting Like a Bee: a political ecology of change
Don’t fight the riptide. It’ll wear you down. A riptide occurs when water at high tide gets pooled behind reefs or sand bars so when the sea goes out again, the trapped […]
Revolution in the Time of the Hamsters
“I don’t think we’re in Kansas anymore, Toto,” Dorothy shared her suspicion with her little dog as they peered out onto an unfamiliar landscape. Still reeling from her own climate crisis, […]
Remembering Chairman Fred
Note: Every year at this time I like to re-post this memorial piece to Fred Hampton and Mark Clark. Stories get passed on through repetition. It was first published in the Minneapolis […]
Ricardo Levins Morales
Ricardo Levins Morales Art Studio 