Museums and Social Justice
My wife, Barbara Beitch, and I are museum junkies, frustrated by (among other things) the inability to visit local and distant museums, large and small (we have been known to…
My wife, Barbara Beitch, and I are museum junkies, frustrated by (among other things) the inability to visit local and distant museums, large and small (we have been known to…
I fear this isn't obvious: Given the long history of antisemitism across demographic groups, it is hardly surprising to see it cropping up (or rather, re-cropping up) today among some…
POST 1 (accompanying this link): Bernie-only supporters: How do you handle his endorsement of Biden and attempt to work with him? Is he imperfect but still worthy of support? Has…
It appears that before proceeding with comments relating to Biden, it is obligatory on Turn Left to reassure readers that one is not happy he will be the nominee. I…
I saw an approving post of this image: MY COMMENT: I returned to this site several minutes ago to check if I’d been removed from this group as I requested…
Today is my first day in this group. For what it’s worth, I’ve made a few comments, but I’m increasingly dubious that whatever I say will actually contribute to conversations,…
“Mickie Coppa” posted a claim using the Washington Times as a source. I wrote that this was an unreliable source. He and I then exchanged the following comments. Mickie Coppa…
Originally posted November 22, 2008 [I doubt the composition had anything to do with JFK] During the Vietnam War I was a draft dodger--that is, I determined to avoid getting…
February 4, 2020 Since the 2016 election, I have worked so hard to minimize belief in long-term effects of the Trump administration—to view these four(!) years as an agonizing hiatus…
As a graying radical who often voted for a 3rd-party candidate (Nader in 2000 was the last) and is still sympathetic to that principle, for the current election I must…