The Opioid Epidemic Update on “Drug Companies: Killing Americans in the Name of Profits” New figures released this week confirm what we all expected — the opioid epidemic is on the march striking young Americans the hardest. In 2016, 64,000 people (most under 50) overdosed, the majority on opioids. In 2014 (latest figures available), hospitals […]
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“It is one of the consequences of aggression that it hardens the conscience as the only means of quieting it.” (James Fenimore Cooper, The Deerslayer) “My greatest fear is that we are all suffering from historical amnesia. [Because of] a system of power that is always deciding in the name of humanity who deserves to […]
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“North Korea best not make any more threats to the U.S. They will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen.” (President Trump, 8/8/2017) “I would get China to make that guy [Kim Jong Un] disappear in one form or another very quickly” (Candidate Trump, 2/20/16) “To be clear, the US […]
This is an update to “Where Have All The Protestors Gone” She was a young Hispanic woman from Puerto Rico. The first in her family to go to college. With no financial support from her family, she borrowed money — lots of it. When she graduated, she owed $30,000. But that wasn’t the end. She […]
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(For a quicker shorter read scroll down to the BLUE FONT) Once upon a time there were three fat cat industry barons looking to beat each other to profit nirvana in the grocery business. First up John Mackey, co-founder and CEO of Whole Foods described by an ex-employee as a “nut.” As it turns out, […]
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(FOR A QUICKER SHORTER READ SCROLL DOWN TO THE BLUE FONT) Know how you can tell when an empire is going to hell? When its future depends on a bunch of junkies. Too harsh a judgment? Read on. Quality of life issues abound in today’s America. Lead poisoning causing irreversible brain damage to thousands of […]
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Could HR Be Snooping on Your Web Browsing? It’s 3:01 in the afternoon and you’re sitting in your cubicle staring at your computer screen. Lots of work to do but you’ve got a more pressing item on your agenda. In exactly 1 hour and 59 minutes, you’ll be freed from indentured servitude at least until […]
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If a nation expects to be ignorant and free in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be —Thomas Jefferson, 1816 200 years ago, Thomas Jefferson hit the nail on the head. He made the connection between a public education system and citizens that take an active part in their government. We […]
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