What: Drinking Liberally, a weekly gathering of like-minded youngish progressives to share a few pitchers and talk some politics.  When George Bush was president we mostly commiserated, now we get to celebrate a little too. When: This Thursday & Everythursday 8PM – 10PM [But especially this Thursday] Where: Bull McCabe’s, 427 Main Street Durham NC Why: Because it’s lots of fun, and because...

I just signed the petition at this website (via OrangePolitics) Durham-Orange Friends of Transit. If you live in the Triangle, this is really something you should be supporting.  Public Transit hits like 10 progressive issues all at the same time: Peace / Foreign Policy:  Ending our consumption of oil from autocratic regimes (saudi arabia anyone?), and ending the root cause of instability and wars across...

I’m going to be doing some work helping out one of my favorite organizations around:  Planned Parenthood of Central NC. I was invited to a meeting with them the other day, and said something along the lines of: As someone who majored in Women’s Studies in college, being asked by Planned Parenthood to come give some advice… it feels a bit like being asked by the Chicago Whitesox to come show them...