The War on Drugs is an Epic Fail
Jay Z narrates and Molly Crabapple illustrates this New York Times video on the failure of the war on drugs.
Standing Rock Protectors Interview: Cosme Duarte
Standing Rock protesters are fighting to preserve the sacred rites and burial places of indigenous peoples, and protect their water. This interview with Cosme Duarte, a warrior and protector of Standing Rock, is the first in a series.
The Hip Santa Cruz History Project
Santa Cruz has become a center for new age spirituality, psychedelic research, and socially progressive movements. The Hip Santa Cruz Project is a collection of first-person accounts, videos, and photos of Santa Cruz’s “hip golden years” in the 60s.
Never Trust a “Winner”
A person, like Trump, who needs to call themselves a “winner” is a weak and brittle narcissist with a two-dimensional mind that desperately needs others to be losers so that they can prop up their inflated, hollow self-esteem.
When Bob Dylan Turned the Beatles On To Marijuana
After the Beatles got into grass, they began to think of themselves as artists, not just performers. The herb triggered a creative surge that altered their approach to writing and recording songs.
The Poet Behind the White Panthers: An Interview with John Sinclair
As a kid growing up in Detroit in the 60s and 70s interested in drugs, politics and music, the 6 foot 4, bearded, hairy revolutionary/poet/scholar/archivist/musicologist and self-described “race traitor” figure of John Sinclair loomed large.
Psychedelics: The Trip from Criminality to Validity
Almost all native cultures have integrated psychedelic healing into their way of life. However, since the War on Drugs began in 1971 in response to the counter-culture movement of the 1960s, Western civilisation has turned its back on the idea that psychedelics could have any medical benefit.
Demonizing of High Profile Democrats—a Same Old/Same Old Shadow Projection
The Demonizing of high-profile Democrats is a golden-oldie with a much a longer history than most realize. Hillary is merely the latest—the same was done to Obama, Bill, Jimmy Carter, LBJ, JFK, FDR..
Hurtling Toward Trumpocalypse
There is nothing unprecedented about Donald Trump. Trumpocalypses are the norm in human history. All that is necessary for yet another trumpocalyptic triumph of evil is for good people to do nothing.
The Altered State Exhibit at Oakland Museum of California
I visited the Oakland Museum of California where, in the Grand Hall, there is a full exhibit engaging visitors in a dialog about the history, current status and culture of cannabis legalization in California.
