Michael died Saturday, January 24, 2026. My sincere condolences and deepest sympathies to all his family, friends and readers. He will be missed by many. — Lo
Imperialism
Chris Hedges: How Kindness Saved My Life
Dandelion Salad
Originally posted Jan. 14, 2020
January 20, 2024
with Chris Hedges
Emir-Stein Center on Jan 6, 2020
Evil, even in the darkest moments, is impotent before the miracle of human kindness. This miracle defies prejudices and hatreds. It crosses cultures and religions. It lies at the core of faith. Take a brief journey through the eyes of American, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Chris Hedges to Jerusalem, Gaza, and Iraq, and discover the sacred bonds that make us human. Continue reading
The Radicalization of Martin Luther King, Jr. + Where Do We Go From Here?
Dandelion Salad
Previously published on Jan. 20, 2013
January 15, 2024
“One day we must ask the question, “Why are there forty million poor people in America?” And when you begin to ask that question, you’re raising a question about the economic system, about a broader distribution of wealth. When you ask that question, you begin to question the capitalistic economy.” — Martin Luther King, Jr., “Where Do We Go From Here?” Aug. 16, 1967
Happy New Year! Who Was The Radical MLK?
John Pilger has died + John Pilger: The Betrayers of Julian Assange
Dandelion Salad
December 31, 2023
My sincere condolences to his family, friends and everyone who loved John Pilger. ~ DS Continue reading
Merry Christmas! + Happy Birthday to Jesus, the Anti-Imperialist Socialist!
Merry Christmas!
“All I want for Christmas is the abolition of imperialist white supremacist capitalist heteropatriarchy!”
Tell the Truth: Veterans Day Is A National Day of Lying, by David Swanson
by David Swanson
Writer, Dandelion Salad
Originally published Nov. 12, 2018
November 10, 2023
Some are inclined to recognize that Trumpies are dwelling in an alternative universe in which neither climate collapse nor nuclear apocalypse is a concern but terrifying wild hoards of Muslim Hondurans are skipping and dancing into the Fatherland armed with gang symbols, deadly rocks, and socialistic tendencies.
Friends Don’t Let Friends Kill Innocent Civilians, by Wim Laven + Understanding the Rage and the Horror + Israel’s 9/11? by Kenn Orphan
Updated: October 11, 2023
by Wim Laven
Guest Writer, Dandelion Salad
October 10, 2023
Turn on any mainstream news media and you are guaranteed to see grizzly details of violence transpiring in Israel and Palestine. Interviews with survivors and witnesses describing horrors; observers asking important question like “how could this happen?” and “why didn’t we stop it?” Sooner or later the politics, the leaders, and the responses become central to the story.
Columbus, the Indians, and Human Progress, by Howard Zinn
by Howard Zinn
Writer, Dandelion Salad
Originally published October 13, 2009
October 8, 2023
An excerpt from A People’s History of the United States.
Arawak men and women, naked, tawny, and full of wonder, emerged from their villages onto the island’s beaches and swam out to get a closer look at the strange big boat. When Columbus and his sailors came ashore, carrying swords, speaking oddly, the Arawaks ran to greet them, brought them food, water, gifts. He later wrote of this in his log:
Continue reading
Paul Jay: The Lies of 9/11
Dandelion Salad
Originally posted May 12, 2022
September 11, 2023
theAnalysis-news on May 6, 2022
Paul Jay was a guest on Law and Disorder hosted by Michael Smith, where he was asked about his research into the events of 9/11.
Put Away The Flags, by Howard Zinn
by Howard Zinn
Writer, Dandelion Salad
Originally published July 3, 2010
July 4, 2023
On this July 4, we would do well to renounce nationalism and all its symbols: its flags, its pledges of allegiance, its anthems, its insistence in song that God must single out America to be blessed.
I’m Sick and Tired of This Thing Called “Patriotism,” by William Blum
by William Blum
Writer, Dandelion Salad
Originally published July 5, 2010
July 3, 2023
Some thoughts on “patriotism” written on July 4
Most important thought: I’m sick and tired of this thing called “patriotism”.
U.S. Army: 0 — Internet: 1, by David Swanson
by David Swanson
Writer, Dandelion Salad
Let’s Try Democracy
Originally posted May 26, 2019
May 29, 2023
The U.S. Army tweeted a harmless rah-rah tweet and got hit with a burst of reality never encountered on corporate-controlled media. Score one for the internet.
Mother’s Day Proclamation: Divest From War! by Rivera Sun
Happy Mother’s Day
by Rivera Sun
Writer, Dandelion Salad
Originally posted on May 12, 2019
May 14, 2023
Instead of flowers, give us peace. Instead of brunch, end the wars. Let no more mothers raise their children to kill other mothers’ children. Give us, instead, the abolition of war, the promotion of peace, and the care of people and planet.














