I'm an ex-progressive who, after seeing too many campaigns launched in the name of progressive politics that seemed to me to constitute simple, warmed-over class bigotry, have returned back to the liberal fold.

I've never found, however -- despite that fact that my occasional contributions are definitely no longer progressive in sympathies -- that my posts or articles, whether posted by myself or someone else -- are ever censored, mistreated or mishandled in any way.

In my experience, Santa Cruz Indymedia is exactly what it says it is -- a vibrant, dynamic open source for information free of advertising pressure or monetary influence.

I think y'all do a *great* job, and thank you for it.

-Paul Wagner-