missing these dynamic voices....
Among others I'm sure I am missing, the past week has also seen the passing of 3 more incredible souls who were able to combine their passions and gifts into lifelong commitment to the struggle for justice...

see the South Africa History Archives for more about her life.


(from Paul Krugman):
July 14, 2003: "I opposed the war in Iraq because I thought it would lead to the peace from hell, but I'd rather not see my prediction come true and I don't think we have much time left to avert it. That the occupation is not going well is apparent to everyone but Donald Rumsfeld. ... We don't need people with credentials as right-wing ideologues and corporate privatizers -- we need people who know how to fix water and power plants."
Oct. 7, 2003: "Good thing we won the war, because the peace sure looks like a quagmire... I've got an even-money bet out that says more Americans will be killed in the peace than in the war, and more Iraqis will be killed by Americans in the peace than in the war. Not the first time I've had a bet out that I hoped I'd lose."
Hoping to find a collection of her radio interviews... her Texan drawl ladened with a sarcastic wit that will be hard to best... see her recently replayed interview with Fresh Air's Terri Gross about "gang-plucking" and censorship