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Voting for Hilary. Don't need convincing. I know what's at stake. BUT I don't like the conventional wisdom that states it's important to have a convention where everyone falls in line and cheers for the same thing. ZZZZ. Party conventions used to involve actual caucus, rancor, yelling, fighting, dealing, strong-arming, protests. And we did just fine with hashing things out. We have become more concerned with the optics of how something looks rather than what is actually going on. And this is how cable news and TV has made us more obsessed with the image of conformity rather than the messy process of democracy; the two things are actually completely separate. A political convention is a not a high school class photo. And maybe if people actually yelled and screamed and didn't have 'cheer whips' to orchestrate crowds like a tv sitcom audience things wouldn't feel so neat. Conformity for the sake of an image is more insidious and evil than rabble rousers a...

Disclaimer: not condemning Sanders or Clinton, just trying to understand.  When you promise people a revolution and get them to believe in something that had little chance of happening, you can't pull back and be like 'j/k people. Thanks for giving up a year of your life but let's no support the same ol' same ol that accused of being compromised' Words matter. There is a diehard faction of Bernie Sanders supporters who really did think this was going to be a revolution and they believed Clinton was the worst thing ever. They thought they were going to change the entire system through one candidate. And now they're being told they should just go back into the melting pot. In addition to that every move Clinton has made since cinching up the nomination has only confirmed the fears of some diehards who think she's going to blend back into the middle, which is double-down on with the VP nomination. And then the DNC emails confirmed conspiracist in addition to th...

1. The Amoralist ‘Wright Club Deadline: July 16 th Website: http://www.theamoralists.com/write-a-play During their one year residency in 'Wright Club, each club author creates two new one-act plays in a workshop production process modeled on The Amoralists' method. These plays are presented to the public in “dangerously” staged readings at the bi-monthly public forum we call ‘Wright Night, and they are followed by a daring conversation wherein authors speak openly about their work, exploring the successes and shortcomings of the plays. Between these public presentations, ‘Wright Club authors attend meet-ups and workshops twice per month where they engage in peer support, artistic activities, and discussion groups lead by cross-disciplinary artists ranging from emerging and mid-career artists to established professionals. ‘Authors leave the program with two new plays, a bevy of new collaborators, and a new way of seeing themselves and their processes. 'Wright Club’s foremos...