Speed of Life

One year ago, our democracy was attacked and our Constitution faced the gravest of threats. But We the People prevailed. Now, it’s up to us to choose what kind of nation we’re going to be. pic.twitter.com/gqg3BT3vw1 — President Biden (@POTUS) January 6, 2022 "One year ago today in this sacred place, democracy was attacked -- simply attacked. The will of the people was under assault, the Constitution -- our Constitution -- faced the gravest of threats. Outnumbered in the face of a brutal attack, the Capitol police, the DC Metropolitan Police Department, the National Guard and other brave law enforcement officials saved the rule of law. Our democracy held. We the people endured. We the people prevailed."- President Biden   ‘I will allow no one to place a dagger at the throat of democracy,’ - @POTUS pic.twitter.com/Fu2fbYP2mR — Gregg Chadwick (@greggchadwick) January 6, 2022 You can’t love your country only when you win. You can't obey the law only when it's con...

To the demonstrators in Madison, WI - Keep the Faith. Today we are all Wisconsinites! #wisconsin #egypt #tcot #P2 #wiunion Since the Wisconsin Uprising of 2011, when hundreds of thousands of workers rallied on behalf of labor rights, support for unions has surged. History will record the fight by Wisconsinites and allies across the country as the critical juncture where labor’s march began anew! pic.twitter.com/qFGb3EJtkI — John Nichols (@NicholsUprising) August 30, 2022

photo courtesy European Pressphoto Agency Aung San Suu Kyi greets supporters after being freed today Burmese pro-democracy leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has been freed from house arrest today in Burma. Much more to follow. Details at: Burmese Dissident Is Freed After Long Detention Gregg Chadwick The Road to Mandalay 40"x30" oil on linen 2007 Currently at Julie Nester Gallery

"Our private lives continuously intersect with the history of our time. Rarely was this more evident than in Tiananmen Square in 1989 when I saw a million students rise up in protest. My friend climbed atop our taxi and shouted, 'Democracy is not only for America! Democracy is not only for China! Democracy is for the whole world!'" -Huston Smith The images from around the world bear witness to a global reality. "We are not sheep", they cry from the streets of Tehran to the streets of Urumqi. In both Iran and China, the ruling forces have duped many of the poor, rural citizens of their country into acting as proxy agents for their power grab. In China especially in Tibet and the Uighur regions, much like the British did during the height of their empire in the 18th and 19th centuries, ethnic groups are set against each other to distract the people away from the real foe - the unjust government. The riots this week in China were bloody and many innocents died...