Month: November 2011

Some More Moments Of Occupy

Mickey Friedman November 22, 2011 Remember the mythic and mystical friendly neighborhood policeman. He is alive and well in the form of Retired Police Captain Ray Lewis of the Philadelphia Police Department. Captain Lewis was recently arrested as part of…

UC Davis & Some Teachable Moments

Mickey Friedman November 21, 2011 It’s been quite awhile since I dwelled in academia. So I’m out of practice. No longer speak the language. Maybe you do. Maybe you know what Chancellor Katehi is saying. Maybe it’s the wax in…

The Power of Silence – Occupy UC Davis

By Mickey Friedman November 20, 2011 Red Crow’s Bill Shein has written and spoken often of the power of nonviolent protest. The students at University of California, Davis have offered a new and inspirational example. Take a moment to review…

When Green Is All About The Green

Mickey Friedman November 18, 2011 You’re not going to want to read this if you’re paying an extra penny or two a kilowatt hour to buy green electricity. Or you think we should sacrifice our mountaintops for wind turbines because…

Who are the 99% and what’s bothering them?

The mainstream media in the United States keeps asking about the 99% – and about the Occupy Movement – wondering who they are and what they want. Well thanks to the smart folks across the water at the UK Guardian…

A Million Faces

By Mickey Friedman November 7, 2011 This Sunday morning, after an hour of serious shoveling, I was able to get my car to Fuel for my Sunday latte. My deepest sympathies to our Great Barrington pear trees which fell overnight,…