Saturday, September 20, 2008
More info on Troy Davis
You can visit this site to learn more about the Troy Davis case and his impending execution.
Take action on this impending execution in the US
From the American Civil Liberties Union
A man who is almost certainly innocent needs your help, and fast.
On Friday, September 12th, Troy Davis was denied clemency by the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles. It is imperative that we respectfully ask them to reconsider this unfortunate decision. They have to power to stop this indefensible execution and we must implore them to make the right decision.
Troy Anthony Davis was convicted of the murder of off-duty Savannah Police Officer Mark MacPhail in 1991. No physical evidence links him to the crime, and he has steadfastly maintained his innocence. His conviction was based solely on the testimony of witnesses. There was no other evidence against him. Since his trial, seven people who had previously testified against Troy changed the story they had told in court.
Some witnesses say they were coerced by police. Others have even signed affidavits implicating one of the remaining two witnesses as the actual killer. But due to an increasingly restrictive appeals process, none of this new evidence has ever been heard in court.
Can you take 30 seconds and help save the life of a man who is almost certainly innocent? You can learn more and take action by clicking here
Sunday, September 14, 2008
A people's history of sports
There are those who insist that sports and politics don’t belong in the same sentence, the same zip code, or the same universe.
I was one of those people, until about four years when I interviewed Dave Zirin about the political implications of pro-wrestling. Now I am salivating, waiting for his new book to arrive (pre-ordered from my local independent bookstore).
Read the column:
Why do we need a people's history of sports?
More quotable quotes
“Men who want to support women in our struggle for freedom and justice should understand that it is not terrifically important to us that they learn to cry; it is important to us that they stop the crimes of violence against us.”
Andrea Dworkin
Andrea Dworkin
Friday, September 12, 2008
Quotable quotes
Sometimes when I hear people say "there's this great quote," I cringe a little. We all do it, even me, but "quote" is a verb. Quotation is the noun. The thing that gets quoted.
But this one's for the ages, so here goes anyway:
O gentlemen, the time of life is short!
To spend that shortness basely were too long,
If life did ride upon a dial's point,
Still ending at the arrival of an hour.
And if we live, we live to tread on kings;
If die, brave death, when princes die with us!
Now, for our consciences, the arms are fair,
When the intent of bearing them is just.
King Henry the IV, Act V, Scene II
But this one's for the ages, so here goes anyway:
O gentlemen, the time of life is short!
To spend that shortness basely were too long,
If life did ride upon a dial's point,
Still ending at the arrival of an hour.
And if we live, we live to tread on kings;
If die, brave death, when princes die with us!
Now, for our consciences, the arms are fair,
When the intent of bearing them is just.
King Henry the IV, Act V, Scene II
Thursday, September 11, 2008
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