Social Action Radical Ideas October 11, 2026 / October 11, 2026 by Terry SoRelle | Leave a Comment Naomi Klien and Astra Taylor in The Guardian I want to alert you to an important and stimulating new interview with Naomi Klien and Astra Taylor that appears in The Guardian this morning as a first episode of a new video series called “Radical Ideas”. You can view it on the Guardian Website or on […] Read more »
Social Action Love Your Librarian October 3, 2026 / October 3, 2026 by Terry SoRelle | Leave a Comment FOR THE LOVE OF LIBRARIES A poem sent to us by Thom Woodruff, The World Poet.Currently traveling in Queensland, Australia As meeting placesRepositories of KnowledgeAs sanctuaries of silencesFor Communities /CommunicationAs voting spaces /Poetry readingsFor Clubs and SocietiesIndividual researchFor humanity of all agesFor their intrinsic worth Children in a Public Library in Anambra State Nigeria. Photo […] Read more »
Social Action L’État, c’est Trump September 30, 2026 / September 30, 2026 by Terry SoRelle | Leave a Comment Read more »
AI and Internet Social Action To Fatalistic Fascism, we say F..Off! September 26, 2026 / September 28, 2026 by Terry SoRelle | 3 Comments on To Fatalistic Fascism, we say F..Off! Fascism can be a tricky word, and some would banish it from political discourse. One persuasive argument is that listeners will perceive that calling someone like Donald Trump or Elon Musk a fascist is to make a direct comparison with Hitler. These comparisons may not hold up historically or philosophically. On the other hand, a […] Read more »
Social Action End the terror – Abolish ICE September 26, 2026 / September 26, 2026 by Terry SoRelle | Leave a Comment We are saddened and horrified by the shooting of Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez in North Austin by ICE officers. Wilber was denied proper medical care, held in isolation, and forced to sleep on the floor and a non-medical bed at the for-profit Pearsall Detention Center, about 130 miles southwest of Austin away from his wife, […] Read more »
Social Action Registered? Bugs! Bugs! September 15, 2026 by Terry SoRelle | 3 Comments on Registered? Bugs! Bugs! This morning i had a disturbing encounter with the Texas Secretary of State personal voter portal. We all would be well advised to check the status of our voter registration in good time before the November election. That’s what I was doing. I went to the page on Texas.gov and clicked the “Check if you’re […] Read more »
AI and Internet Social Action Go Go Gregorio September 12, 2026 / September 15, 2026 by Terry SoRelle | 1 Comment on Go Go Gregorio It is a delight to see a guy you used to hob-nob with at the local neighborhood association rise to national prominence. And even better when he is moving forward a critically important policy initiative. Our own local hero Greg Casar is joining forces with Bernie Sanders sponsoring a bill to ban the big tech […] Read more »