Posts Tagged ‘activists’

Heather Thomas, “The Fall Guy”

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

But really, there isnt a hospital wing or a library in this city that wasnt the result of some trophy wifes efforts. Thomas readily admits that she and her fellow philanthropist/activists are held up for ridicule, dismissed as intellectual lightweights, sometimes even by the ostensible political allies who come courting the money they control. But [...]

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Tri-staters Join Rolling Thunder In Washington, DC

Sunday, May 25th, 2008

Exhaust pipes are vibrating, pistons are pumping, and it is, well, thunderous. For the 21st year in a row, the two-wheeled crusade called Rolling Thunder has taken over the capital of the free world. An estimated 350,000 motorcyclists plus their intrepid passengers, activists, organizers, fans and awestruck spectators have assembled here to draw [...]

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