by Berry Friesen (August 31 , 2017) We anti-imperialists don’t often have cause for cheer.  These days we have one. Against all odds, Sy...

by Berry Friesen (August 28, 2017) If you read this blog regularly, you know I am critical of the ever-expanding practice of racializing p...

by Berry Friesen (August 24, 2017) Earlier this week (August 21), President Trump told the American people that it is necessary for the m...

by Berry Friesen (August 21, 2017) Greater empathy for Trump supporters isn't high on your priority list, I know. Yet here I am--writi...

by Berry Friesen (August 15, 2017) Three days after the violence in Charlottesville, the drumbeat sounds all around. This morning, my l...

by Berry Friesen (August 11, 2017) For many people, August is the least hectic month of the year, a time for vacation get-aways, reading...

by Berry Friesen (August 7, 2017) The new US economic sanctions against Russia are a very big deal because they cement in place a stance o...