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Democracy on the run: China cracks down on Hong Kong independence

For nearly 20 years, the people of Hong Kong have battled an ever-encroaching Chinese government.

Nasty Women art exhibit; March for Science; Cornell Williams Brooks at Simon’s Rock; Unity in Diversity; refugee crisis film, talk; BIO Spring Action

Since assuming the role of president in 2014, Cornell Williams Brooks has led the association in its fight for equality for all American citizens.

Local protesters join nationwide Tax March, demanding Trump’s tax returns

"I can't begin to tell you. I get up in the morning and I groan about all the idiocy." -- Joyce Sheffey of Great Barrington

A Passover message: Resist the new inhumanity

Why is this night different from all other nights? This night is different because it lights my way, in sharp relief, to an understanding that the plague of inhumanity to others only breeds an inhumanity in our souls.

‘Holocaust Centers,’ according to White House press secretary

"He [Hitler] was not using the gas on his own people the same way that Assad is doing…he [Hitler] brought them into the Holocaust centers.” -- Sean Spicer, White House press secretary

ORANGE ALERT: The (almost) daily outrage

TRUMP: So what happens is I said we've just launched 59 missiles heading to Iraq and I wanted you to know this. And he was eating his cake. And he was silent.

Tax Day rally and protest to be held in Park Square

Along with hundreds of thousands of people all over the United States and elsewhere in the world, local protestors will be demanding that Donald Trump release his tax returns once and for all.

‘We Are All Immigrants’ dance party to benefit VIM Berkshires

VIM Berkshires relies on a volunteer healthcare staff to deliver free services to more than 2,200 uninsured and underinsured patients ages 19 to 64.

Free screenings of ‘1984’ to be offered in Great Barrington, Pittsfield

The Triplex Cinema in Great Barrington and the Beacon Cinema in Pittsfield will join more than 180 independent movie theatres in 165 cities and 43 states across the country to offer free screenings and post-film moderated discussions of the feature film “1984.”

ORANGE ALERT: Failing health

"I worked as a team player. I’ve been in office, what, 64 days? I've never said repeal and replace Obamacare within 64 days." --- President Trump

A bad hair day for N.Y. Rep. John Faso

March 24 may be the date that made him a one-term Congressman. With his abrupt decision to support the American Health Care Act, the freshman Republican congressman from Kinderhook engaged in a stunning series of betrayals.

We the People: News and Notes

“Since the election in November, it’s become obvious that we are at the beginning of a very difficult journey in our country.” --- Robin Zeamer

ORANGE ALERT: The (almost daily) outrage

Matthew 25:34-36: Then the king will say to those at his right hand, “Come, you that are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world..."

No Boundaries in Art, Episode 3: Hanna Koczela

“The power of theatre lies in its ability to transform our understanding of all human experience. There cannot be boundaries in the arts. We do not discriminate. Our buildings are sanctuaries for everyone to tell their stories.” -- Kate Maguire, artistic director, Berkshire Theatre Group