Martin Luther King said, "The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice." And I believed him. I guess we were both wrong.

TODAY: Stand Up for Democracy neighborhood pop-up protest, 5-6pm, Thursday, May 7, City Park & Esplanade in New Orleans @indivisiblenola.org

"Every good pogromist thinks he's acting in self-defense" - I don't remember who said that

Great article: "The Angine de Poitrine Argument for UBI." By Scott Santens, , 18 Apr 2026 www.scottsantens.com/the-angine-d...

I don't know David Allen Coe knew anything about Basic Income, but he was a hero to the Basic Income movement, because he wrote, "Take This and Shove it." I'm sad to hear that he's died.

Is Universal Basic Income More Affordable Than You Think? By Soomi Lee, the US BIG Blog, April 27, 2026

TODAY: Honk for Democracy: neighborhood pop-up protest, "No Wars without Review by Congress—It’s Just That Simple—Join Us!" Tuesday, April 28, at South Carrollton Ave. and Oak St. from 4:00 to 5:00pm

I'm quoted in this article: "Elon Musk wants the government to write everyone a check when his robots take their jobs." By Walter Schulze, Startup Fortune, April 24, 2026

Bill Jordan, one of the greats of the Universal Basic Income movement has passed.

I agree 100% with Trump's statement: "A nuclear weapon should never be allowed to be used by anybody." We should get the nuclear powers to promise not to use their nuclear weapons AND to cooperate to destroy any government that does use them. Trump won't anything like this. But it's what we need.

TODAY: Stand up for Democracy, neighborhood, pro-democracy / anti-war pop-up protest: - Thursday April 23, 5-6:00pm, at the Esplanade entrance to City Park in New Orleans @indivisiblenola.org

TODAY: Three places where you can Stand Up For Democracy in New Orleans. NeigDeGaulle pop-up protests on Wednesday, April 22, 2026: - 5-6pm, Elysian Fields & St. Claude - 5:30-5:50pm, Napoleon & Magazine - ⁠5:45-6:15pm, Gen. DeGaulle & Florence @indivisible.org

TODAY: Honk for Democracy, Defend the constitution, nieghborhood, pop-up protest. Tuesday, April 21, 2026: •⁠ ⁠4-5pm, Carrollton & Oak @indivisiblenola.org

Elon Musk says government checks are the 'best way' to deal with AI job losses — experts aren't so sure. By Theron Mohamed, Business Insider, April 17, 2026

My latest blog post, "What Elon Musk Gets Right and Wrong About Universal Basic Income and Universal 'High' Income". Crowd-sourced proofreading appreciated. @scottsantens.com @michaelalewis10.bsky.social @theubiguy.bsky.social @ottolehto.bsky.social

“Dependency Is the System: What Hungary Teaches Us About Basic Income and Democracy.” By Dániel Fehér, UBIE . org, 16 Apr 2026

TODAY: Stand up for Democracy, neighborhood, pro-democracy / anti-war pop-up protests at the Esplanade entrance to City Park:Thursday (April 16, 2026) mornings, 7:30am-8:30am & afternoon, 5-6:00pm

THREE POP-UP PROTESTS TODAY, Wed, Apr 15, in three New Orleans neighborhoods: - 5-6pm, Elysian Fields & St. Claude, Marigny-Bywater, New Orleans - NEW PROTEST: 5:45-6:15pm, Gen. DeGaulle & Florence, Algiers, New Orleans - NEW TIME: 5:30-5:50pm, Napoleon & Magazine, Uptown, New Orleans

TODAY: Honk for Democracy neighborhood pop-up protest, Tuesday, April 14, 4-5pm, Carrollton & Oak St., New Orleans @indivisible.org

Congratulations to Gil-Scott Heron: for a protest song that is now out-of-date. It took 57 years, & technically, still, only Whitey has been down on the moon, but it's arguably out-of-date. Now if we could make the rest of his protest songs out-of-date, that would be progress. youtu.be/goh2x_G0ct4

1/3: Stand Up for Democracy: pro-democracy / anti-war protests will take place 12 times in 9 New Orleans neighborhoods, 7 days this week. The current protest schedule includes a new place for the Algiers protest and a new time for one of the Napoleon-Magazine protests: @indivisible.org

Why do authoritarian leaders name things after themselves while they're alive? Because they don't think anybody will name things after them when their dead.

1/2: Stand Up for Democracy: Four pro-democracy / anti-war pop-up protests in three New Orleans neighborhoods this weekend, plus drinks at Ms. Mae's with the protesters: - Friday, April, 10: 5-6pm, Elysian Fields & Gentilly Blvd ...

"All Who Come in Peace Are Welcome Here," by my "band", Lawless Park has over 100 listeners and 1000 plays on Spotify in the week since it came out. And most surprising of all, the city with the largest number of listeners is Benin City, Nigeria (where 8 people have played it). Help me out, play it.

1/2: TODAY (Wednesday, April 8): New Orleans pro-democracy / anti-war pop-up protests spill over the Mississippi into the West Bank neighborhood of Algiers. Two other neighborhood protests continue on the East Bank for a total of three pop-up protest today alone ...

TODAY (Tues, Apr 7): Honk for Democracy pop-up protest: - 4-5pm, Carrollton & Oak St., New Orleans TOMORROW (Wed, Apr 8): three more pop-up protests - 5-6pm, Elysian Fields & St. Claude - NEW: 5:45-6:15pm, Gen. DeGaulle & Wall Blvd., Algiers, New Orleans - 6:30-6:50pm, Napoleon & Magazine

New Orleans' Stand Up For Democracy pop-up protests will expand to the West Bank neighborhood of Algiers this Wednesday, 5:45-6:15pm, Gen. DeGaulle & Wall Blvd. We now have pro-democracy / anti-war protests 12 times a week, 7 days a week, in 9 New Orleans neighborhoods.

Pro-democracy / anti-war pop-up protests continue in New Orleans every day this week including (weather permitting) today, Easter Sunday). Mondays: - 5-5:30pm, Harrison Ave & Canal Blvd. - 5:30-5:50pm, St. Charles Ave. & 7th St. Tuesdays: - 4-5pm, Carrollton & Oak. St ...

1/2: A new version of my protest song, "All Who Come in Peace Are Welcome Here," is out. Here's a two-song Spotify play list with two very different versions of this song: open.spotify.com/playlist/6Lx...

We already bombed a country back to the Stone Age. It was called North Vietnam. 1.3 million people died in the war. And the U.S. accomplished nothing. The U.S. killed 1.3 million human beings for nothing. We're killed people now, and we're not going to accomplish any more than we did then.

NEW pop-up protest TODAY, April, 2: 4:30-5:30pm, at the VA Hospital on Canal and Galvez in New Orleans Also our regular pop-up protest today 5-6pm, City Park & Esplanade, New Orleans

TODAY & TOMORROW: 4 pro-democracy, anti-war pop-up protests in 3 New Orleans neighborhoods: Wed, Apr 1, 2026 •⁠ ⁠5-6pm, Elysian Fields & St. Claude •⁠ ⁠6:30-6:50pm, Napoleon & Magazine Thurs, Apr 2 •⁠ ⁠Morning: 7:30-8:30am, City Park & Esplanade •⁠ ⁠Afternoon: 5-6pm, City Park & Esplanade

Music and protest

ALL THIS WEEK: after the big protest, pro-democracy / anti-war neigbhordhood pop-up protests continue 11 times a week, in 8 New Orleans neighborhoods, at least one every day of the week (including Easter Sunday): ...

1/2: New Orleans has three more neighborhood, Stand Up for Democracy / Anti-War, neighborhood, pop-up protests before No Kings III kicks off on Saturday. We will have a table at the protest so come by, sit down, and help spread the word. Friday, March 27: - 5-6pm, Elysian Fields & Gentilly Blvd ...

Two pop-up protests TODAY and two more TOMORROW, stand up for democracy and against war. Wednesdays: •⁠ ⁠5-6pm, Elysian Fields & St. Claude •⁠ ⁠6:30-6:50pm, Napoleon & Magazine Thursdays: •⁠ ⁠7:30-8:30am, City Park & Esplanade •⁠ ⁠5-6pm, City Park & Esplanade

I'm quoted in this article: "Economists confirm it: Trump plan did exactly the opposite of what he promised." By Matthew Rozsa, AlterNet, March 23, 2026

TODAY: Honk for DemocracyPop-up protest, Tuesday, March 24, 4-5pm, Carrollton Ave. & Oak St., New Orleans, LA

TODAY: two pro-democracy / anti-war pop-up protests in two New Orleans neighborhoods: •⁠ ⁠Mondays: 5-5:30pm, Harrison Ave & Canal Blvd. •⁠ ⁠Mondays: 5:30-5:50pm, St. Charles Ave. & 7th St.

1/3: Stand Up for Democracy: pro-democracy / anti-war protests pop-up 11 times a week, 7 days a week, in 8 neighborhoods around New Orleans Mondays: - 5-5:30pm, Harrison Ave & Canal Blvd. - 5:30-5:50pm, St. Charles Ave. & 7th St. Tuesdays: - 4-5pm, Carrollton & Oak. St ...

“AI, Job Loss, and UBI: The Fight Over the Future of Work:” a round-table discussion with Scott Santens, Karl Widerquist, Megan Joyce, and Andy Mill. Moderated by Michael Moynihan, 2WAY and The Moynihan Report, Streamed live on Mar 18, 2026. Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify Podcasts, & YouTube:

Four pro-peace / anti-authoritarian pop-up protests in New Orleans this weekend Fridays: - 5-6pm, Elysian Fields & Gentilly Blvd Saturdays: - 11:30am-noon, N. Rampart & St. Ann St - 12:30-12:50pm, Napoleon & Magazine Sundays: - 2:30-3pm, N. Rampart and St. Ann St

Today (Thursday, March 19): pro-democracy / anti-war pop-up protests at City Park and Esplanade - Morning: 7:30-8:30am - Afternoon: 5-6pm

TODAY (Wed, Mar 18): two pro-democracy / anti-war protests in two New Orleans neighborhoods: - 5-6pm, Elysian Fields & St. Claude - 6:30-6:50pm, Napoleon & Magazine

Today: pop-up pro-democracy/anti-war protest in New Orleans: Tuesday, March 17, 4-5pm, Carrollton & Zimpel

TODAY: Two pro-democracy/anti-war protests in New Orleans: - 5-5:30pm, Monday, 3/16, Harrison Ave & Canal Blvd. - 5:30-5:50pm, Monday 3/16 St. Charles Ave. & 7th St.

1/4 Info about our pop-up protests in New Orleans is below. In addition to the pop-up protests, there are two anti-war protests this week: - Today (March 15th) Jackson Square at 2:00 and - Wednesday (March 18th) at 4:30 at Canal & Galvez (in front of the VA)...

A protest song for the current moment open.spotify.com/track/7ix7km...

Three pro-democracy / anti-war, neighborhood, pop-up protests in New Orleans this weekend: - Saturday, 11:30am-noon, N. Rampart & St. Ann St - Saturday, 12:30-12:50pm, Napoleon & Magazine - Sunday, 2:30-3pm, N. Rampart and St. Ann St