So, at the Women’s March in LA, I stumbled upon Jesse Lee Peterson, who most recently defended Rep. Steve King…
Jackie Goldberg for School Board: The Fight Over Control of Los Angeles Unified School District
On the eve of a historic teachers strike, Jackie Goldberg, speaking at the United Teachers of Los Angeles union headquarters,…
The Wall Is Falling: Criminal Justice Reform in Chicago and LA
A wave of outrage against America’s ‘Carceral State’ of mass incarceration has made the promise of community reinvestment, demilitarization, and…
Toni Preckwinkle and the Chicago Austerity Machine
First in a series. By Daniel Lichtenstein-Boris, Research Director of Service Employees International Union Local 73 from 2012-2017 For many…
The Maze of Mojave (Part 2)
Read Part One Here http://thewordaliveandactive.com/2018/11/20/the-maze-of-mojave-part-1/ It makes one wonder, whether you could really take it, to be able to handle…
An Incident On the Train Heading to the Teachers’ Rally Downtown
We too, white men, together with everyone, have a responsibility to fight sexism, racism, and injustice, whether in everyday public…
From Fire Comes Life
Across the barren landscape, the charred and wrecked hillsides, blackened and disfigured by a firestorm that swept across California in…
UTLA is #Strikeready
50,000 Los Angeles Teachers and Community Supporters Rally for Public Education 12/15/18
A Vigil at the Adelanto Immigrant Detention Facility in San Bernardino
Southern California’s diverse communities are standing up for the immigrants and refugees amongst us. This weekend, inland empire faith communities … More
The “Deport Trump” Disconnect
I entered the fast food falafel and kabob restaurant. It was raining. A man sat, a black man with long…