There is a  lot going on in town.  Between actions and short hours of sleep I can scratch the surface but not much more.  I will give you a view through my eyes but look for other media. Democracy Now! is doing a special two-hour broadcast every day during the conventions and i would [...]

–Nick–
Well, we made it to Denver at least. The drive through eastern Utah was hot, dry and beautiful. We stopped briefly in Green River Utah and took a dip in the green river, which is definitely more brown than green. I still have some silt between my toes. The whole time we were on the [...]

The moon is rising halflit and yellow from the horizon. I am sitting in the cab of a box truck right now, on highway 84 somewhere in Idaho.  Bill, the director of the Backbone Campaign is driving next to me.  We are on our way to Salt lake city.  “Nick!” he shouts, “you have to [...]

It has been more than a year since our last dispatch.  Much has happened in the meantime, but that will have to be covered later.  Right now there is more pressing business at hand.  There is scarcely a week before the Democratic National Convention, and much work still to be done.
A quick word about the [...]

At my mother’s request I am posting this short speech that I gave at the fundraiser for the “Procession for the Future” on Saturday.  This is actually a combination of the speech I had written, and what I remember of the one that I gave, since I had quickly disregarded my notes.  This one is [...]