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Thinking Like a Human: John Trudell’s Dream
Graffiti Man’s Got Something to Say “We have to really think like human beings. And, just accept the reality of now. And, the reality of now is that the system is unfair, and it’s not gonna be fair....
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John Trudell: Human Being
John Trudell at Alcatraz Occupation. Photo: Richard Drew. “I don’t want to tell people how to remember me. I want people to remember me as they remember me.” —John Trudell “He got a fast horse....
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FLOP21: It’s Survival Time Now
“With the climate talks in Paris now over, the world has set itself a serious goal: limit temperature rise to 1.5C. Or failing that, 2C. Hitting those targets is absolutely necessary: even the...
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The Cowliphate and Poisoned Kids: Twin Assaults on The Commons
When I opened up my Facebook feed today, 90 percent on the items on my feed were equally divided between the Bundy Cowliphate here in Oregon and the poisoning of the water supply in Flint, my hometown....
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Where to Invade Next: Michael Moore’s Latest Examination of American...
The creator of the top two Documentaries of all time – Bowling for Columbine and Fahrenheit 9/11 – is back. Michael Moore and his merry band of co-conspirators have a new documentary out in an...
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“A Legacy Worth Leaving”– The 2016 Public Interest Environmental Law Conference
I had a new strategy for the 34th Annual Public Interest Environmental Law Conference (PIELC) at the University of Oregon Law School. – the grandaddy of all environmental law conferences. This year, I...
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Building the Opal Creek Trail: Saving an Oregon Treasure
Back in 1987, up at the mining camp at Jawbone Flats, we were discussing the Forest Service plan to build 11 miles of roads and clear-cut 1700-acres of Ancient Forest in Opal Creek. Jawbone is at the...
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Gaian Hero Twilly Cannon and the Origins of the Ruckus Society
Back in 1995, things were looking bleak for the Northwest Forests. The pro-logging, exempt from all environmental laws, Salvage Rider was signed by Bill Clinton and tens of thousands of acres of...
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How the Naked Hiker Saved the Forest
I recently wrote about the building of the Opal Creek trail and its crucial part in the successful effort to save the area and Ancient Forests, in general. That effort followed an earlier one that...
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Still Wavy After All These Years: Flower Geezer Turns 80
Wavy Gravy – Counterculture Saint Back in 1976, my pal Stacy seriously injured her back. She was at the Bay Area osteopath’s office waiting room for a pre-operation exam when an odd, rumpled guy also...
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Gaian Champion Calvin Hecocta Walks On
(Calvi Hecocta 12/7/1941 – 8/17/2016) My dad always told me, “The hardest thing about growing old is your friends dying.” Dad was correct (as he was on a lot of things). This has been a hard year for...
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Body Shaming Trump: Statue of Limitations
Dammit. I never thought I’d have to defend Trump or Clinton on anything. I have to weigh in on the Naked Trump statues. Have to, because I have now been told to “Fuck off;” been called “vapid;” been...
View ArticleJumping to the Front of the Occupy Parade
I went with friends to the Occupy Portland event at Pioneer Courthouse Square Portland at Noon last Friday. It was headlined by the band Pink Martini who played a bunch of songs in between a series of...
View ArticleSpringtime for Hoover
Clint Eastwood is one of Hollywood’s top movie directors. He’s directed (and starred in) many movies; from the great, redefining-the-genre western The Outlaw Josey Wales, the Oscar-winning Unforgiven,...
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Here Comes Moore Trouble
Michael Moore is first and foremost a story-teller – in the fine Celtic tradition. Moore has put his heart and soul into a memoir, Here Comes Trouble: Stories from My Life. Moore’s been accused of...
View ArticleWall Street’s Failed 1934 Coup
“In the last few weeks of the committee’s official life it received evidence showing that certain persons had made an attempt to establish a fascist organization in this country…There is no question...
View ArticleWhen Environmentalists Collaborate
Spring is in the air in Oregon’s Willamette Valley. Crocus and daffodil add a splash of late winter color. Trees are budding. Days grow longer, the sun makes a cameo appearance…and, like swallows to...
View ArticleOf Advocates and Activists
The 30th Public Interest Environmental Law Conference (PIELC) was held at the University of Oregon’s William W. Knight (yep, NIKE Phil’s dad) Law Center March 1- 4. The weather was spectacular; the...
View ArticleIs the End of Prohibition at Hand?
Back in 1970, I was part of a group of about thirty protesters who descended upon the Michigan State Capitol to protest the hard-time incarceration of our friend, ally and hero John Sinclair. John, a...
View ArticleHide-and-Seek With Mitt and Barack
“Well, it’s time for Harry to put up or shut up. Harry’s going to have to describe who it is he spoke with because of course, that’s totally and completely wrong.” — Mitt Romney OK, I’ve stopped...
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