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It’s up to us not to heed the call-up

June 22, 2021 Leave a Comment

This article was written as a companion piece to an article by Mike Morgan under the shared title of “Shoot Out at the Fantasy Factory.“ In 1980, the great English punk band, The Clash, recorded a powerful anti-war song titled “The Call-up.” While the call-up initially refers to the drafting of soldiers into the armed […]

Vaccine Miseries

June 22, 2021 Leave a Comment

This article was originally published in January of 2021. It all seemed so very hopeful when the cable channels were breathlessly reporting on the initial shipments of the Pfizer vaccine in the middle of December. Remember the reports of the big UPS and FedEx trucks pulling away from the Pfizer manufacturing plant: https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/coronavirus-pandemic-vaccine-updates-12-13-20/h_f0424176ec5cb9c89fed282b6a735ef0. In the […]

They Lost My COVID Test

June 22, 2021 Leave a Comment

This article was originally published in December of 2020. Almost two weeks ago, I thought that I might have been exposed to someone with the COVID infection. I waited for a week and then my wife, Laurene, and I went to a nearby testing site—consisting of a dozen trailers in what had been an empty […]

I have been a political activist for more than fifty years. Soon after college, I began driving a taxi in New York City and became an active member of the Taxi Rank and File Coalition. That experience profoundly shaped my views and I remain friends with many of my taxi comrades.

In 1978, I stopped driving and entered into education work–which I then did for more than thirty years–almost all of it at the City University of New York. That also profoundly shaped my views.

At the same time, I continued my political activities–most importantly as an editor of Race Traitor, an editor of Insurgent Notes and part of the editorial group of Hard Crackers.

The writings collected here reflect all those experiences. My intention is to regularly post new things that I’ve written.

However you found your way here, I hope that you find something of value. I would really like hearing from you about your thoughts and reactions. Write me here.