The Eagle Flies with the Dove
Welcome to a preview of the Eagle Bone Whistle, the rebirth of San Antonio's first alternative newspaper. MORE >>
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 San
Antonio Speaks Out
San Antonians have strong opinions and are willing
to take their ideas to the streets. .
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Naomi Shihab Nye
Naomi Shihab Nye is a poet, Essayist, Author, and a Songwriter.
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Susan Bright
Susan Bright is a poet, publisher of Plain View Press, author of 18
collections of poetry, peace and environmental activist and parent.
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The Media and Democracy
The mass media is moving to the right and freedom
of speach is endangered. To learn MORE
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 The
Tri-Faith Dialogue
edited by Barbie Gorlick, these pages will explore the differences
and similiarities between the these three great faiths.
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// ARTICLES
Feb. 24
Saving Democracy
"This week I visited for the first time the Museum of the Presidio in San Francisco. From there American troops shipped out to combat in the Pacific. Many never came back. On the walls of one corridor are photographs of some of those troops, a long way from home. Looking at them, I wondered: Is this what those Marines died for on the Marianas - for sweatshops, the plunder of our public trust, the corruption of democracy? Government of the Abramoffs, by the DeLays, and for the people who bribe them?
"I don't think so." Bill Moyers
You can go to Public Campaign and download a PDF of this important speach. Make a few copies and leave them in some of your favorite gathering spots. - - - EBW
Oct. 26
Iraq War Dead
For those who opposed the invasion, it's a moment to mourn our impotence: millions of us around the world did our best to stop this bloody disaster before it started, but we failed.
Aug. 20
"Hypocrites and Liars"
by Cindy Sheehan
The media are wrong. The people who have come out to Camp Casey to help coordinate the press and events with me are not putting words in my mouth, they are taking words out of my mouth. I have been known for sometime as a person who speaks the truth and speaks it strongly. I have always called a liar a liar and a hypocrite a hypocrite. Now I am urged to use softer language to appeal to a wider audience. Why do my friends at Camp Casey think they are there? Why did such a big movement occur from such a small action on August 6, 2005? - t r u t h o u t | Letter
Aug. 09
update of 23 psalm
"Bush is my shepherd; I dwell in want. He maketh logs to be cut down in
national forests. He leadeth trucks into the still wilderness. He restoreth my
fears. He leadeth me in the paths of international disgrace for his ego's sake.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of pollution and war, I will find no
exit, for thou art in office. Thy tax cuts for the rich and thy media control,
they discomfort me. Thou preparest an agenda of deception in the presence of
thy religion. Thou anointest my head with foreign oil. My health insurance
runneth out. Surely megalomania and false patriotism shall follow me all the
days of thy term... and my jobless child shall dwell in my basement forever."
Jun. 24
fair and balanced
One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes
on inside people.
He said, "My son, the battle is between 2 "wolves" inside us all.
One is Evil. It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed,
arrogance, self- pity, guilt, resentment,
pride, superiority, and ego.
The other is Good. It is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility,
kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and
faith."
The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his
grandfather: "Which wolf wins?"
The old Cherokee simply replied, "The one you feed."
Jan. 25
Death in Texas
George W. Bush during his six years as governor of Texas presided over 152 executions, more than any other governor in the recent history of the United States.
Jan. 17
Dr. King on Vietnam in 1967
I knew that I could never raise my voice against the violence of the oppressed in the ghettos without having first spoken clearly to the greatest purveyor of violence in the world today, my own government.
Jan. 11
How the Earthquake affected Earth
The Dec. 26th Indonesian megathrust earthquake quickened Earth's rotation and changed our planet's shape.
Jan. 02
An Open Letter From Martha Stewart
Millions have followed Martha's advice when it comes to recipes. I hope some of them will listen to her call for a makeover of the criminal justice system. - Katrina vanden Heuvel - The Nation
Dec. 28
Emergent Occasions
No man is an island,
entire of itself;
every man is a piece of the continent,
a part of the
main.
If a clod be washed away by the sea,
Europe is the less,
as well as if a promontory
were,
as well as if a manor of thy friend's or
of thine own were:
any man's death diminishes
me,
because I am involved in mankind,
and
therefore never send to know for whom the bells
tolls;
it tolls for thee.
John Donne
Devotions upon
Emergent Occasions, no. 17
(Meditation)
1624 (published)
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