Us vs Them: The Sinister Techniques of ‘Othering’ – and How to Avoid Them
Rapid social change causes all humans anxiety – but our response to this need not be negative, despite the best efforts of our politicians and media
OPINION
Opinion: Defund 413 Condemns Councilors Hanneke, Steinberg, Ross, and Ryan For Their Failure To Support Racial Justice
By Defund 413 Amherst Note this statement is not an endorsement of any candidate. Rather...
Opinion: Amherst Forward Presumes To Speak For BIPOC People While Simultaneously Silencing And Oppressing Those Voices
When candidates run for local office in Amherst, they have the opportunity to be endorsed...
Opinion: Jones Library – A Better Path Is Possible
The Jones Library Trustees are trying to convince us that if we don’t agree to...
Opinion: Checks And Balances In Amherst Town Government. Reflections By A Soon-To-Be-Former-Councilor On How This Town Council Fails To Meet The Promises Of The Charter, Democracy, Transparency, And Public Participation (#3)
Checks and balances are a cornerstone of democracy. The point of providing checks and balances...
Opinion: Love Justice And Climate Change – What’s A “Fair Share” And Who Should Pay It?
President Biden told the United Nations recently that by 2024 the U.S. will provide $11.4...
Opinion: Outrage Over The Selling Of Our Future
This column also appeared in The Daily Hampshire Gazette. Although I was a radical in...
Opinion: In Response To Being Mischaracterized As “Anti-development”
The following is a response to a blog post, “Downtown Businesses Seek Renaissance.” It seems...
Opinion: Reflections By A Soon To Be Former Councilor On How This Town Council Fails To Meet The Promises Of The Charter, Democracy, Transparency, And Public Participation (#2)
This is the second in a series of columns on the failure of democracy, transparency...
Opinion: Why I Will Vote No On The Library Referendum
I will vote “NO” on November 2 on the library referendum. It would be easy...
Opinion: Reflections Of A Soon-To-Be-Former Councilor On How This Town Council Fails To Meet The Promises Of The Charter, Democracy, Transparency, And Public Participation
I am not running for Town Council in the upcoming election based on reasons related...
Opinion: Love, Justice And Climate Change. People vs. Fossil Fuels – Action Coming Up
This past week I watched a recording of the kick-off call for an action called “People vs....