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Category Archives: SLA

Don’t dismiss female revolutionaries

December 18, 2020

Female terrorists have generally been thought of as only going along because someone (a man) has lured them in. But …

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Keeping the faith, one dollar at a time

December 9, 2020

I sold three books recently and received this check for $37.80. I could buy a decent dinner for two or …

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The allure of the 1970s

December 7, 2020

“The idea of ‘loosening the self’ not only underpinned specific 1970s enthusiasms—for jogging, natural foods, voluntary communities, and the geodesic …

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A look at the far-left in 2020

November 20, 2020

The Symbionese Liberation Army was one of many leftist radical organizations that appeared in the United States in the late …

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I’ve now shot a gun…

November 17, 2020

I took a gun safety class over the weekend. I knew a few people who were doing it and I’m …

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Roxane Gay on moving to the left

November 10, 2020

This section in Roxane Gay’s Nov. 5 New York Times column made me think of the manuscript I’ve written about …

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The lure of California

October 20, 2020

Since California’s “Gold Rush” days, the state has consistently lured people seeking a better life. There’s something about the sunshine, …

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Some historical context for political kidnappings

October 9, 2020

I’ve been following the bizarre story that broke yesterday (October 8) about the alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen …

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The SLA connection to officers posted in schools

September 21, 2020

Some young people in my community are asking the Mankato Area Public Schools board to remove police liaison officers from …

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45 years ago today: Patty Hearst is arrested

September 18, 2020

Photo: Federal Bureau of investigation Forty-five years ago today, law enforcement officials arrested Patty Hearst, putting an end to the …

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