Government
Six years since the invasion of Iraq and still protesting
Jo Freeman writes,
"What began with a bang is ending with a whimper. But the groups that
organized the Iraq invasion protests aren’t going out of business;
they're expanding their agenda." more »
Sightings, Victory Gardens
Tam Gray writes: "Tennis Ball lettuce, Moon and Stars watermelon and Telephone peas in
1943; Ernest's garden in Garden City, LI; the First Lady's kale,
shallots and fennel and a culinary historian's theory, ""The more
democratic our Pre… more »
Inaugural Journal, Waiting to Party
Jo Freeman writes, " I did have my Obama moment. It was late at night on a dark DC street, but I didn’t have to wait for hours in the cold, or be crushed by a crowd, or even buy a ticket." more »
Amha Goes to the Inauguration
John Malone writes: Born in a remote Ethiopian village, Amha had been sold by his father to a traveling trader, survived in the mean streets of Addis Ababa and now stood with his adopted father witnessing a historic event on the Mall. more »
