This week we learn that the Washington Post is getting rid of 33% of its staff. The once great paper is becoming a shell of its former self. We all knew when Jeffery Bezos bought the paper that he had no intention of continuing its long tradition of journalistic excellence.
106 years ago W. E. B. Du Bois warned us of what was coming to Africa. He realized since the "civilized" world was no longer able to kidnap people and send them to slavery in distance lands, they would create a new slavery right in Africa itself. Depriving
In the last few days we have heard about how Melinda French (Gates) had to put up with awful behavior on the part of Bill and how Jill Jacobs (Biden) was married to someone capable of killing their spouse. It just goes to prove Edith Wharton correct in that Marriage
Of course the President of the United States had nothing better to do than criticize Trevor Noah for his hosting of the Grammys. So let's turn to Trevor Noah to remind us that the world view of children has them as the center of their own universe, unable
For at least the last ten years we have tolerated the hatred towards immigrants that spewed from the vile mouth of our current president. This hatred is unacceptable when directed at any human being, but it is particularly awful when it falls on the children of our communities. It was
With much of the country trapped in a deep winter freeze with no end in sight, today's quote of the day reminds us to take a look at the trees. Although they look totally dead and covered in ice and snow, Rachel Carson reminds us that all of
Today's quote of the day is a simple plea from Samantha Harvey for us to not only find peace with one another but to also find peace with our planet. Even if we find a way to avoid a deadly third world war and a second civil war,
This week Bruce Springsteen released "Streets of Minneapolis" to bring to light what has been happening as the brave residents of the city push back against the actions of ICE. The song shines a spotlight on the heroic actions of the common person and the inhuman actions of
We read in the Associated Press that some Republican controlled states want to eliminate property taxes totally. I guess this sounds great to the people struggling to get by, but the real goal is to increase the wealth of the largest landowners while decimating the services relied on by the
With calls coming out for the President to fire Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, I recall this quote from Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
When Richard Wright wrote today's quote of the day, he was referring to movies and make believe violence. Today the violence is real and it is being perpetrated by our own government agents and it is being shown to use on the nightly news, our social media feeds,
Today's quote of the day is for the family of Alex Jeffrey Pretti, who will never again get to enjoy his presence. My anger to ICE, the administration that turned them loose in our cities, and the people who support these unfathomable actions knows no bounds.