John Bos

Citizen Truth — Baby, let me follow you down Baby, let me follow you down Well, I'll do anything in this God-almighty world If you just let me follow you down Bob Dylan's lyrics from his iconic "Baby, Let me Follow you Down" are a metaphor for the creepy metastases of the Republican Party into the Trumpublican Party, the result of following Donald Trump down into the swamp he once vowed to clean up.

Greenfield Recorder — Baby, Let me Follow you Down Baby, let me follow you down Baby, let me follow you down Well, I'll do anything in this God-almighty world If you just let me follow you down Bob Dylan’s lyrics from his iconic “Baby, Let me Follow you Down” are a metaphor for the creepy metastases of the Republican Party into the Trumpublican Party, the result of following Donald Trump down into the swamp he once vowed to clean up.

greenenergytimes.org — In her last ever book "No Time to Spare," Ursula Le Guin writes that if someone asked her if she believed in evolution, she would answer "no." As a long-time fan of Le Guin's writing, I knew that she had something up her literary sleeve.

The Independent — I have “reinterpreted” Clement Clarke Moore’s classic poem as a commentary on the state of politics in America for the past seven years. As each New Year begins, I believe that nothing in the world of politics will surpass the year just past in terms of egregious episodes of ethical banality. But my belief/hope continues to be dashed each year.

Green Energy Times — Greta Thunberg shrugged off one more mocking Trump trademark tweet following her emotional speech about climate change at the United Nations (U.N.) General Assembly on September 23rd. She said she expected him to make comments about her. After Trump’s derisive tweet, Thunberg used it in her biography on her Twitter profile.

Shelburne Falls West Country Independent — We’ve run out of time. We cannot waste any more precious time listening to anyone who insists that the climate crisis is a hoax. The younger generation is not listening to the denial B.S. The remarkable Swedish teenager, Greta Thunberg, speaks a basic truth: “Once you have done your homework, you realize we need new politics.

Shelburne Falls West Country Independent — So I didn’t stand up. And I didn’t ask why.” These words, these lyrics by Mike Stern from his song Stand Up, hit me like a ton of bricks on August 9. They were sung by that venerable folk singing duo, Annie Patterson and Charlie King in another of their great performances, this time at the Great Falls Discovery Center. King and Patterson have frequently recorded and performed together. Their 2019 Midwest tour celebrated the release of their new CD, Step By Step, which includes songs that celebrate the centennial of Pete Seeger’s birth. King is known for his political satire and ability to find songs that explore struggle and the human experience. Seeger called him “one of the finest singers and songwriters of our time.” Patterson created the songbooks "Rise Up Singing" and "Rise Again" with her husband Peter Blood and has performed all over the U.S. and abroad.

greenenergytimes.org — John Bos We don't like change, even though change is inevitable. Sometimes it takes a 2 X 4 up alongside the head to get our attention. And then we "see" that some change in our lives could have been avoided if only we had paid attention.

greenenergytimes.org — Here's a question: how dangerous is it to operate a gasoline engine in a closed garage? The answer is very dangerous, life-threatening in fact. The carbon monoxide emitted by the engine - your lawn mower or snow blower - can reduce the amount of oxygen to the brain causing CO intoxication and lack of reasoning.

Springfield Republican/MassLive — If there is no other reason - and there are plenty - for enacting campaign finance reform, the 18th school shooting in 45 days in America should be the primary reason.

Greenfield Recorder — The third of three columns summarizing a report by Katherine Gehl and Michael Porter entitled "Why Competition in the Politics Industry is Failing America." The report characterizes the Democratic/Republican duopoly as the "Political Industrial Complex."

The Independent — An annual "reinterpretation of Clement Moore's classic poem, "The Night Before Christmas."

Greenfield Recorder — Millions of people here and abroad have waited for months and years with increasing anxiety about November 3. Our anxiety was well founded. Thank God that Joe Biden will be our next president! However, questions about our collective future as a people loom larger than ever.

greenenergytimes.org — by John Bos In a 1948 speech to the House of Commons, Winston Churchill said, Those who fail to learn from history are condemned to repeat it. He was paraphrasing George Santayana in 1905 who said, Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.

greenenergytimes.org — John Bos When you turn on the evening news each night, you see various maps of America with each state color-coded to reflect some aspect of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. One section of the country stands out in relief from its neighbors. New England.

greenenergytimes.org — John Bos A tipping point is that magical (or malevolent) moment when an idea, trend, or social behavior crosses a threshold, tips, and then spreads like wildfire. A single sick person can start an epidemic of the flu. Or a Twitter meme.

greenenergytimes.org — John Bos In a startling Tweet that went viral, Jodi Doering, RN, a nurse in South Dakota, described caring for Covid-19 deniers, patients who believed the coronavirus was a hoax. During a rare night off, she lamented on Twitter, I can't help but think of the Covid-19 patients the last few days.

greenenergytimes.org — John Bos Many Americans have been under strict stay-at-home orders, or at least advisories, going on three months. People are, unsurprisingly, frustrated and depressed but have complied with what they've been asked to endure, because they trust the state and local public health officials are tell...

greenenergytimes.org — "It was the Africa I dreamed of when I was ten and fell in love with Tarzan," said primatologist and anthropologist Jane Goodall in a recent interview with CNN's Becky Anderson. "I left Gombe, my chimpanzee study, in 1986, having realized that chimpanzees and forests were vanishing across Africa and realizing I needed to do something.

greenenergytimes.org — With global emissions reaching record levels and showing no sign of peaking, UN Secretary-General António Guterres called national leaders to come to New York last September 23 for a Climate Action Summit. Guterres's goal was to highlight concrete promises by presidents, prime ministers and corporate executives to wean the global economy from fossil fuels to avoid the worst effects of global warming.

greenenergytimes.org — John Bos We don't like change, even though change is inevitable. Sometimes it takes a 2 X 4 up alongside the head to get our attention. And then we "see" that some change in our lives could have been avoided if only we had paid attention.

The Recorder (Greenfield, MA) — Trash (noun): "discarded matter; refuse." Synonyms: waste, waste material, refuse, litter, garbage, debris, junk, dross, detritus, sweepings, dregs, remains, rubbish. The biggest environmental cover-up operation in America has to do with where we send or dump our trash on land and at sea.

The Recorder (Greenfield, MA) — Six days from now on April 22, we will, some of us, acknowledge and/or celebrate Earth Day. On April 22, 1970, Earth Day inspired 20 million Americans to take to the streets, parks and auditoriums to demonstrate against the impacts of 150 years of...

The Recorder (Greenfield, MA) — Joshua Harmon is a playwright who can make you squirm ... depending upon the rock-solid confidence in your liberal "openness" to the "other." The Silverthorne Theater Company's production of his play "Admissions" lays bare the hypocrisies of many of us...