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“Taxes are not raised to carry on wars, but rather wars are raised to carry on taxes.” --an excerpt from the one-man play "To Begin the World Over Again: the Life of Thomas Paine"

On March 13, 1895, a fire broke out at Tesla's laboratory at 33-35 S. Fifth Avenue in Greenwich Village, photographed here. The fire destroyed his equipment, models, notes, and much of his research data - half his life's work. He gave himself electric shock therapy from one of his coils to recover!

“We’re all workers, we’re in this together, and we refuse to be divided... we’re on strike and we’ll stay on strike until these damn ship owners come to their senses.” Harry Bridges, San Francisco, 1934

"There is a weapon we can fight with. That is the weapon of political action." -Harry Bridges

Mark your calendars! I'll be performing "To Begin the World Over Again: the Life of Thomas Paine" at LA Central Library's beautiful Mark Taper Auditorium on Sunday June 28 at 2pm. Reserve your free tickets at Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.com/e/to-begin-t...

I'll be performing "To Begin the World Over Again: the Life of Thomas Paine" at LA Central Library's beautiful Mark Taper Auditorium on Sunday June 28 at 2pm. Reserve your free tickets at Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.com/e/to-begin-t... #thomaspaine #ianruskin #lacentrallibrary #250thanniversary🇺🇸

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