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Concert review: Last Waltz Tribute
On November 26, 1976, legendary Canadian-American rock group The Band performed their final concert at the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco. In addition to Rick, Robbie, Garth, Richard and Levon, the show featured a who’s who of rock royalty…
Bob Bites Back: We Salute the Resistance
Fascist regimes rely on the oppressive and authoritarian power of the state. The pre-eminent modern fascist was Benito Mussolini, Italy’s World War II dictator. Not only did Mussolini define fascism as “corporatism” and “…
One year of Trump: What have we achieved as a nation?
Achievement is a thing done successfully, typically by effort, courage or skill. Attainment, realization, accomplishment, fulfilment, implementation, execution, performance. As I look back over the year 2017 I find myself thinking about what, if…
Hate to say “We told you so!”
November 15 ended up being the third time since 1946 that an execution in the US was left unfinished. A “failed” execution. Not “botched,” because while it was ugly, the prisoner left on his own power.
Alva Campbell was to be killed in…