Members Write

Letters to the Editor and Op-Eds from our Members

IN-SLWM members and Steering Committee members often write Letters to the Editor (LTEs)  and longer columns (op-eds) for our local papers which can also be shared nationally through the syndicating organization PeaceVoice. To join the team, please contact us here.

PLEASE NOTE The opinions expressed in these posts are strictly those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect opinions or positions held by Indivisible Northampton-Swing Left Western Mass.

  • Dear President Biden

    By Susie Zeiger The opinions expressed in this post are strictly those of the author and do not reflect opinions or positions held by Indivisible Northampton. Dear President Biden, I didn’t vote for you in the presidential primary. Bernie was my man. But of course I voted for you in the presidential election. ABT was…

  • Western MA Protect the Results Actions

    By Larry Pareles   The opinions expressed in this post are strictly those of the author and do not reflect opinions or positions held by Indivisible Northampton. Citizens in Western Massachusetts have been very concerned about preserving the integrity of the national elections, and Indivisible Northampton helped organize a local coalition in support of the…

  • Eutopia

    The opinions expressed in this post are strictly those of the author and do not reflect opinions or positions held by Indivisible Northampton. By Seth Wilpan It’s difficult to construct a narrative in which good prevails. It seems to require a long time scale, time enough for things to fall apart and for a new…

  • What’s an activist to do?

    By Marta Lev The opinions expressed in this post are strictly those of the author and do not reflect opinions or positions held by Indivisible Northampton. Every day there is some image that sums up the extent of the malice and, okay, evil of the times in which we find ourselves. For me, today’s image…

  • THE GOLF RESORT PUTSCH

    By Seth Wilpan The opinions expressed in this post are strictly those of the author and do not reflect opinions or positions held by Indivisible Northampton. Most of the pundits and politicians I hear from are flabbergasted by the actions of the Trump administration. How could they be so incompetent in dealing with the pandemic…