Ants at a pandemic picnic
Now, we see cities throughout Amerika with bars and restaurants open, and millions of us mingling face to face, beer to beer, with no masks.
O.N.E.
“This is what it means to be an American dealing with a fake president spouting cringeworthy claims even as we try to create decent relationships with bewildered people from other lands.”
Black Friday Amerika: ‘Shop till we all drop’!!
Old Ben Franklin said it best: “A penny saved is a penny earned.” Hear that all you Wal-Mart shoppers?
What should a CEO earn?
Capitalism is not economics. It is cronyism.
Brooklyn, Spring/Summer ’69- On Neighborhoods and War
You live in the burbs, or what they call so many small cities nowadays. Strip malls, shopping centers and it seems a...
Hollow promises of a better life: Modern day slavery
Like many of the issues facing humanity, modern day slavery demands a coordinated consistent approach, cooperation and commitment, nor just among governments, but between nongovernmental organizations, and multinational corporations.
Nonviolence and trust
This week I joined others from my town in a State Department initiative called City Pair; in this case, "pairing" Portland, Oregon...
The fix is (always) in
When will the majority of us, the good and decent and truly patriotic folks, be the role models for the others among us who still believe in this fairy tale?
Why Activists Fail
Despite enormous ongoing effort over more than a thousand years, during and since the formation and shaping of the modern world, and...
Fear strikes AT, not OUT!
Fear always translates into anger which can translate into violence. Thus, it can never strike out, only ‘strike AT!’