Category Archives: Features
News To Make You Furious- The Climate Change Denial Machine
Science does not promise truth, and it never has. Science gives the best possible explanation of reality, though that explanation is always subject to revision. On climate change, there is a scientific consensus that it is real, human-caused, and increasing. … Continue reading
Table Scraps
I’m Tom Dwyer, The vision of our country as a banquet for the Rich, where Poor and Working Class people squabble beneath the table over fallen scraps, has a name. It’s the very definition of a “trickle down” economy. Our … Continue reading
Labor Day 2011
I’m Tom Dwyer, Commercialization diminishes the real purpose of what should be Labor Day’s commemoration. U S Labor’s 300-year history struggling for better working conditions continues today. It’s always been more than just a civil debate; in the 1800’s … Continue reading
Illahee- Elinor Ostrum
I’m Tom Dwyer, Don’t miss the final event from the folks at the Illahee Lecture Series, they’ve been quietly building to the big finish of their 2011 season with Nobel Prize winner Elinor Ostrum. “The Commons” are the parts of … Continue reading
Moving Planet- Portland… a climate action fest!
350ppm (parts per million) is the level determined by scientists to be the maximum safe level of carbon in the earth’s atmosphere for maintaining life. We are currently at 390ppm and rising- not safe! The international organization 350.org was created to highlight this … Continue reading
Free Fun in Sellwood- 5th Annual “Passport to Sellwood” Event
Our Sellwood/Westmoreland neighborhood is a wonderful place to live and do business. Even in a city known for its strong neighborhoods there’s a special warmth and vibrancy that sets Sellwood apart, but this weekend, August 6th, you can expect even … Continue reading
Participation in Power
I’m Tom Dwyer, Hypocrites of the Right love to portray themselves as fiscal conservatives and defenders of freedom. They claim to stand against overreaching government policies they say are killing job creation and turning us into economic slaves. Sure, there … Continue reading
New Allegiance
I’m Tom Dwyer, As a kid, my school days started with the robotic recitation of the pledge of allegiance. The original Pledge was written in eighteen ninety two by socialist, Francis Bellamy to be used by any nation. It was … Continue reading
Loyalty to Wealth
I’m Tom Dwyer, RepubliCons,… the corporate enabled masters of media spin,… claim an election “mandate” to slash government spending, gut government power, and balance the budget to save us from fiscal Armageddon. I remember it differently. I heard promises of … Continue reading
News To Make You Furious- ALEC (American Legislative Exchange Council)
Most people have heard the “I’m Just A Bill” song on Schoolhouse Rock on Saturdays. In this somewhat simplified version of the legislative process, we learned that laws originate with citizens who contact their elected representatives to help them solve … Continue reading