One of the most tragic indications of the desperate straits of tens of millions of poor people here in the United States is the ominously expanding group experiencing chronic hunger. They exist in every section of the nation, and their suffering weighs heavy on everyone of good conscience.
Sunday, December 28, 2008
President George W. Bush’s recent encounter with the shoe throwing Baghdad television reporter was an immediate iconic moment. In the highly revealing, unscripted episode, the universally discredited “Decider” was revealed in a manner that every sentient adult can understand. The immense uncertainty which flashed across Bush’s face as he ducked the in-coming size 10 shoes [...]
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Although I have arguably been a professional writer for more than 40 years, and been published in various kinds of formats in several nations, I must acknowledge that I am more than a little perplexed by some of the problems associated with posting information on the Internet. Prior to the arrival of this incredibly empowering [...]
Sunday, December 14, 2008
I am skeptically focusing at the moment on the ominous scandal currently unfolding in Chicago in response to the Illinois Governor’s creative efforts to allegedly benefit from his right to appoint a successor to Senator Barack Obama.
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Lamu, Kenya was a properous island community for centuries. All that came to an end with the invention of the steamship, which altered trade routes in the Indian Ocean in favor of Mombasa on the mainland. Lamu’s residents remain fiercely loyal to their former “paradise,” despite the fact that these days most of them are [...]
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
I consider it appropriate to take this immediate post-election moment to comment on what people seem to mean when they assert that the United States has entered a post-racial era. To a certain extent, I concur. The most obvious proof that this is the case is the disconcerting veneration currently accorded President-elect Barack Obama.
Saturday, November 29, 2008
However much I try to suppress it, I can’t resist the strong impression that the United States is courting economic disaster. This is due to several factors, including the global financial meltdown, the precipitous decline of the stock market, the escalating mortgage crisis, rising unemployment and collapsing real estate values.
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
This is a propitious moment to try to influence the national dialogue regarding endemic poverty and homelessness here in the United States. Three factors in particular lead me to this conclusion: the $700 billion bailout for Wall Street engineered by the U.S. Congress, the global financial crisis, and the mandate for change recently extended to [...]
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Revolutions tend to focus the mind. Anyone who has lived through one, victors and victims included, will attest to this fact. Last Tuesday’s election here in the United States was, for all practical purposes, marked the onset of a revolutionary process. As a result, most American, including those who have flooded gun shops around the [...]
Sunday, November 2, 2008
In less than 48 hours, the people of these United States will pass a history-making verdict regarding the presidential campaigns being waged by Barack Obama and John McCain. One of them represents the future, and the other the past. One represents a leap of faith in the possibility of mass enfranchisement, and the other the [...]
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