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Statement from Me for the NY Committee for Jobs and Economic Justice, City Hall Rally, October 30, 1995
In the welfare debate, there is a tendency to group the uneducated, the ill educated, the undocumented, the criminal, the sick and the poor into a class of “takers” and to dismiss this “class of takers” as outsiders, not like … Continue reading
Baby Boomer Mea Culpa
If our generation had one fault-one common Achilles heel- that united us across race, gender, sexual orientation and political affiliation, it was our faith in the future. We believed in our technology that was putting astronauts into space. We believed … Continue reading
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Who Needs Financial Literacy?
One thing that has not changed over the past decades is the shaming of poor people for their perceived financial missteps. It may be shaming of the contents of their grocery carts, the size of their tv screens, their choice … Continue reading
Hope and Change- Part 2
Not so long ago we held a few truths to be self-evident. Politics is the social institution by which society organizes decision making and distributes power and resources. Social groups are collections of people with something in common who believe … Continue reading
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Dick Van Dyke talks about Alcoholism and Recovery
I appreciate Dick’s education on alcohol. You do not have to be an alcoholic to get into trouble from drinking. Drinking might cause an accident on your first drink or your hundredth. Drinking might make you vulnerable to crime on … Continue reading
Fact Checking is Not Enough
Medicare Advantage Plans are being advertised 24/7 on TV. They are plans for people with Medicare and a low-income. Are they what they promise? Fact checking is not enough- For example: Yes, Medicare Advantage Plans give you the freebies they … Continue reading
Hope was a Thing with Feathers
Some thoughts on Hope and Change, Part 1 In March 2019, BirdLife International revealed that the blue parrot, featured in the movie ‘Rio’ (along with 7 other bird species) has disappeared. In the movie, Blu circles the earth to find … Continue reading
Responsibilities as an Elder
In my junior year of high school Dr. Martin Luther King was assassinated. I changed from a good liberal, ethnic white democrat to a radical socialist within months. Socialism is an ideology that believes in the potential of all persons … Continue reading
StoryCorps
Story Corps is making interviewing for their archives easier with Story Corps Connect. There is no editing ability – just push record and go. My first interview is with Christopher Shillock- Minneapolis Poet and Radical. Danielle Zora This is his … Continue reading
Invisible, Undiagnosed, (Misdiagnosed) Illness
“Health has sabotaged your life at many junctures.” Yes, it has. Dear Reader, you may have heard this story. A year after surviving the homeless shelter, I was happy and planning my TED talk. I was getting A’s at UT … Continue reading
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