Although long in the brewing, today Gail and I finally pulled the plug on DirecTV altogether. The main reason is that cable news coverage in general and that of election 2016 in particular has deteriorated to a point that it has become literally unwatchable.
Read moreRadical Upheavals in the 60s and Since: Illusion and Reality
[A talk given at the Conference on Politics without Illusion, Revolution Without Violence, International Jacques Ellul Society, Berkeley July 6, 2016]
Read moreThoughts on Operation Wetback
As a central coastal California native, the presence of "migrant workers" was a fact of my childhood. During the worst winter storms, our church in San Luis Obispo would gather and deliver canned goods and other necessities for workers who couldn't go to the flooded fields to earn a living.
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