Published in Politically Speaking·2 days agoMember-onlyPass the Popcorn — The Trump/Desantis Fight Is Going to Get GoodAll good bromances have to end eventually — Ron & Don — BFFs no more I imagine Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) is telling then-President Donald J. Trump, “Look, this is where I kicked a kitten AND a puppy at the SAME TIME!” In a lot of ways, the two men are the same. They are both racist, homophobic, cruel narcissists. That isn’t only my…Politics4 min readPolitics4 min read
Published in Politically Speaking·6 days agoMember-onlyHolocaust Remembrance Day 2023's Theme Is ‘Home and Belonging’Seventy-eight years ago today, Soviet troops liberated Auschwitz. Approximately 1.3 million people had been murdered there. This year’s theme is “Home and Belonging:” The theme highlights the humanity of the Holocaust victims and survivors, who had their home and sense of belonging ripped from them by the perpetrators of the…Society6 min readSociety6 min read
Jan 26Member-onlyThe Handmaid’s Tale was not meant to be a prophecyWe all said the Dobbs decision was just the beginning, now we know for sure Margaret Atwood has said “The Handmaid’s Tale” was not intended as a feminist work and that she simply wanted to ‘give women a voice’ in the dystopian genre.” …Abortion8 min readAbortion8 min read
Published in Politically Speaking·Jan 8Member-onlyA Tale of Two TragediesAfter 9/11, the country rallied; why didn’t we do that after 1/6? — My experience on 9/11 I am old enough to not only remember 9/11/01 but to have been at work when the planes hit the Twin Towers. I was working at the United Nations Information Centre in Washington, DC. That office is part of the office of the Secretary-General, and our job was to promote…Society7 min readSociety7 min read
Dec 13, 2022Member-onlyGenocide is still a problem ‘from hell’There are things we all can do to stop it, but we have to acknowledge it first — After the American military liberated Nazi concentration camps after World War II, we proclaimed, “Never Again.” The world had sat by as Adolph Hitler killed more than six million people. We knew we were culpable in those deaths so we vowed to not be so complacent the next time. Until…Society5 min readSociety5 min read
Published in Politically Speaking·Dec 4, 2022Member-onlyYep, I’m Still “Ridin’ With Biden”Methinks President Biden is doing a great job — I support President Joe Biden. Before the 2020 election, I spent countless hours volunteering. I worked harder for Biden/Harris as a volunteer than I did on some of the presidential (and other) campaigns I was hired to work for. …Politcs7 min readPolitcs7 min read
Published in Politically Speaking·Dec 2, 2022Member-onlyProgress in retrogradeAs we move towards a “more perfect union,” our path is not always linear — As a progressive (and liberal), I find it hard to watch some of what has been happening in the United States. The rise of antisemitism, racism, homophobia, and anti-immigrant sentiment has been beyond depressing. I was always in the political minority, being a Democrat, growing up. …Racism9 min readRacism9 min read
Nov 26, 2022Member-onlyIt’s time for white people to end racismExpecting Black and Brown people to end racism is like expecting rape victims to end sexual assault As people in the United States recover from their food comas from the meal they ate on one of the most racist holidays we have, you can read my thoughts on that here, it is as good a time as any to address the white elephant in the room; white…Racism8 min readRacism8 min read
Nov 24, 2022Member-onlyWhat Thanksgiving means and doesn’t mean to meI will not celebrate… some fictitious kumbaya dinner my ancestors had with the Native Americans before trying to infect them with smallpox the genocide that followed the idea that when my family boarded the Mayflower they were interested in spreading religious freedom the myth of “American exceptionalism” that assumes this nation is inherently better …Poetry3 min readPoetry3 min read
Nov 21, 2022Member-onlyIn defense of the mainstream mediaDemocracy dies in darkness — the Washington Post A good friend of mine, whom I have known for decades, told me they are leaving the news business. There are multiple reasons this veteran journalist is saying goodbye to the profession but one issue they told me about chilled me to the core. …Journalism11 min readJournalism11 min read
