Monthly Archives: March 2010

Last night was likely one of my final books events for awhile, held in Washington, D.C. at Busboys and Poets. Within a few weeks I’ll be a father, which means…well, I still don’t have too much of an idea of … Continue reading →

Last Sunday was the March for America, and I wrote up a piece that is in this week’s Nation magazine. You can read it here: http://www.thenation.com/doc/20100412/thompson The NY Times also ran a great editorial, contrasting the March for America with … Continue reading →

Tens of thousands of immigrants and their allies (and maybe more) are heading to Washington, D.C. to march for comprehensive immigration reform this Sunday. When I was in San Jose for my book tour, I happened to join a prayer … Continue reading →

One of the organizations that is doing great farmworker organizing and advocacy is the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, based out of Florida. They’ve uncovered countless cases of modern day slavery, and fought (and won!) against massive corporations to improve conditions … Continue reading →

Yesterday the Arizona Republic ran a column I wrote for their “Perspectives” section. The piece, which they entitled “The Job You Won’t Do,” riffs off some of my observations and experiences while cutting lettuce in Yuma. If you’re interested, you … Continue reading →

Editor’s note: I’ve always wanted to write an editor’s note, but don’t particularly enjoy editing, and certainly am not particularly skilled in the department. However, now that I have cross-posted a blog written by my wife Daniella Ponet, I jumped … Continue reading →

Roll Call reviewed my book a while back. According to Wikipedia, which I’ve been relying upon more as I get increasingly lazy, the Washington, D.C.-based newspaper delivers 11,500 free copies of every issue to Congress and another 400 copies to … Continue reading →

I wrote earlier that I would be blogging from the road during my book tour, but that was before I realized how exhausting—and exhilarating—two weeks on the road would be. In all, Daniella and I hit eleven cities in fourteen … Continue reading →