Protest is Not Terrorism, No Matter What the DOJ Tries to Tell You

 https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/04/17/protest-is-not-terrorism-no-matter-what-the-doj-tries-to-tell-you/

Twentieth Century Rebel Woman

 https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/07/10/twentieth-century-rebel-woman/

Speaking and organizing......

As I get closer to retiring from my full time position as a library worker, I am looking for other ways to supplement my retirement check. One of the things I am hoping to do is talk to groups more. My talks are usually informal presentations/discussions of radical political and cultural history, considerations of the present and potential futures. If your group, class or whatever are interested, please contact me via Messenger. Here is a link to a talk I gave in Boston about 3 1/2 years ago....just an example

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Ron Jacobs presents: Revolution in the Air? The 1960s Become the 1970s and the S**t Hits the Fan

The end of the 1960s saw the intensification of…

R.I.P. John Perry Barlow

https://www.vpnmentor.com/blog/5-lessons-john-barlow-taught-world/

Dylan and Woody: Goin’ Down the Road Feelin’ Bad

https://www.counterpunch.org/2017/07/24/dylan-and-woody-goin-down-the-road-feelin-bad/

Enforcing the Red Scare—From the FBI to the VA

https://www.counterpunch.org/2017/07/14/enforcing-the-red-scare-from-the-fbi-to-the-va/

Hate Speech as Free Speech, How Does That Work Exactly?

http://www.counterpunch.org/2017/04/28/hate-speech-as-free-speech-how-does-that-work-exactly/

Music is Love, Music is Politics

http://www.counterpunch.org/2017/03/24/music-is-love-music-is-politics/

The Realist: Irreverence was Their Only Sacred Cow

http://www.counterpunch.org/2017/02/24/the-realist-irreverence-was-their-only-sacred-cow/

The Monstrous, the Sublime and the Plainly Wondrous

http://www.counterpunch.org/2016/11/25/the-monstrous-the-sublime-and-the-plainly-wondrous/

Opposing the Lies Military Recruiters Tell

http://www.counterpunch.org/2016/05/13/opposing-military-recruiters-lies/

Management: Your Friend Until They Aren’t

http://www.counterpunch.org/2016/04/22/management-your-friend-until-they-arent/

Mein Trumpf Makes a Stop in Vermont

http://www.counterpunch.org/2016/01/08/mein-trumpf-makes-a-stop-in-vermont/

Shove Your Free Speech in Their Face

http://www.counterpunch.org/2015/11/16/shove-your-free-speech-in-their-face/

The Tragedy of Capitalism

http://www.counterpunch.org/2015/04/10/the-tragedy-of-capitalism/

Imperialism, Repressive Tolerance and Resistance

http://www.counterpunch.org/2014/09/12/imperialism-repressive-tolerance-and-resistance/

Making Rabble Rousing Relevant Again--The Return of Class Struggle Unionism

http://www.counterpunch.org/2014/08/08/making-rabble-rousing-relevant-again/

Solidarity Requires Sacrifice

http://www.counterpunch.org/2014/06/13/solidarity-requires-sacrifice/

From Stokely to Kwame

http://www.counterpunch.org/2014/05/30/from-stokely-to-kwame/

Dance with the Devil: Breaking Down Brazil’s Games

http://www.counterpunch.org/2014/05/09/breaking-down-brazils-games/