by Andrew Wilkes On the forty-seventh anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., Andrew Wilkes offered these remarks at a workshop sponsored by New York DSA. They have been adapted for publication. Continue reading

  Folk tales don’t command much respect in the United States. In a country so addicted to the future that events half a century old seem to belong to a dim past, the folk tales that recall events from the early days of the country’s history are seen as fit only as children’s stories. But just like good children’s stories, good folk tales are not simple, and they are not tame. Take Johnny Appleseed, the wandering nurseryman who planted apple trees along the frontier. Continue reading