Author: BostonJoe

Got back from the D.C. trip early this morning (Sunday) and spent the day celebrating my youngest daughter’s fifth birthday.  Good to be home.  But, I have been needing to process the experience. Saw Damnit...

This title was taken from a quote by a European observing the slave trade on the Gold Coast:  “…Such as are allowed good and sound are set on one side… marked on the breast with a red-hot iron, imprinting...

This title is a modified version of an English account of the massacre of Native American children.  The actual quote says children were thrown overboard “and shoteinge owtt their Braynes in the water.” I just...

Mrs. BostonJoe came home today flabbergasted.  She was driving home from shopping and happened upon a “Right To Life” protest that was attempting to block access to a women’s health clinic in our...

This is a call for proposals.  I’ve been running around this week, attending as many progressive/activist organization meetings locally as I can, just trying to get off my butt and get involved. One thing I have...