The Flag Wars have taken center stage again. In a bizarre twist, politics and sports have become embroiled in a confrontational and, at times, downright laughable war of words and actions. As always, flag waving and the traditional salute and national anthem-singing inspire mixed reactions. According to President Trump— It [standing in a reverential pose […]
Category: Monday Morning Wake-Up Call
Abortion in the U.S. — Legal Not Always Attainable
Once upon a time there was a very wicked man who also happened to be a U.S. congressman. He didn’t care too much for “uppity” women. He once said “I certainly would like to prevent, if I could legally, anybody having an abortion, a rich woman, a middle-class woman or a poor woman. Unfortunately, the […]
North Korea in the U.S. Crosshairs
“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 […]
Sterilization, Indefinite Detention, Concentration Camps—The Future of Dissent in America?
It’s morning in America again and many of us take for granted that in a country purportedly governed by the rule of law, our civil liberties are constitutionally guaranteed and not up for grabs as they are in totalitarian countries. A dangerous and false assumption. Buried deep in U.S. legal history are two Supreme Court […]
The Pentagon Is Lowering Standards for Enlistment: Public Service or Recruitment Scheme?
“They [high school seniors] who may not be able to graduate] could enlist, go to basic training…come back and boom graduation requirement is done.” – Army Recruiter Leave it to the U.S. military where bad-terrible-horrible ideas take on a life of their own. Much like cancer, they disappear, sometimes for decades, only to re-emerge, more […]
The Obama We Never Knew
Updated article – Previously published May, 2017 (If you don’t have time for the “Full Monty” on the ins and outs of the Obama Bad Deal presidency, skip down to the Blue font for a quicker, shorter read.) Tired of watching the Trump version of musical chairs that sends at least one senior staffer per […]
Nobody’s Protesting, They’re Baristas at Starbucks
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 […]
Clash of the Titans: Whole Foods, Amazon, and Walmart Mix It Up
(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, […]
The War Comes Home II: The Schoolyard Becomes a Militarized Zone
Update on: The War Comes Home: Violence and Death on America’s Streets America’s wars have come home and goose-stepped right into the public schools where armed police patrol the hallways, stand guard at entrances, and operate metal detectors from kindergarten to high school. As in the larger society where civil liberties are threatened or in some […]
The War Comes Home: Violence and Death on America’s Streets
Police shoot woman who called 911 to report a suspected sexual assault outside her home. Another addition to the rapidly mounting toll of victims of police brutality. Whatever happened to “serve and protect?” To try and make sense of the bedlam on America’s streets, we are reprinting “The War Comes Home: Violence and Death on […]
