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Author Archives: Joanne Boyer
Single Payer: We’ve Tried The Rest; Now, Let’s Try The Best
Katy Bar The Door: We’re Coming For Single Payer. It’s as obvious as the nose on your face. Single Payer has been and always will be the only answer to our fractured U.S. health care delivery system. We are ready to join the rest of the educated countries on this planet to ensure health care as a human right. People Not Profits. Continue reading
Posted in FEATURED, Single Payer-Health Care Reform, Social Justice
Tagged Affordable Care Act, Fix It, PNHP, single payer
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Our Shared Humanity: Can We See Ourselves In Today’s Refugee Crisis?
Can we see our shared humanity when we look into the eyes of those who are suffering in refugee camps? That’s the question Dave Dvorak asks — and sings about — after returning from serving as a volunteer physician helping those displaced by bombs and war. Read more about his incredible journey, how you can support these efforts, and to remember that no one chooses to be a refugee. Continue reading
Posted in FEATURED, Progressive Profiles, Social Justice
Tagged David Dvorak, humanitarian crisis, Refugee Lullaby, refugees, Syrian crisis
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At A Loss For Words
As we close out 2016 we find ourselves at a loss for words…so much is turned upside down and inside out. What more can be said that hasn’t already been said by prophetic voices in the recent and not-so-recent past. We defer to the wisdom voices we have talked to or featured since this journey began in hopes they keep you inspired in 2017. Continue reading
Posted in Campaign Finance Reform, Democracy, Labor, Thoughts on Life
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A Wrong Turn Took Us Down Progressive Memory Lane
An unexpected turn down an Illinois highway brought us to the home of one of America’s greatest progressive voices. Read about our surprise stop and remember with us when the words “public servant” were used to describe the leaders of our political parties. Continue reading
Posted in Democracy, Progressive Profiles
Tagged Adlai Stevenson, Cuban Missile Crisis, Democratic Party, progressive, public servant
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Ignoring The Problem Will Not Make It Go Away
Forget Donald Trump. There are other voices — far more sane and intelligent on the topic — who speak to the problem of electronic voting in this country. Know the difference between non-existent “voter fraud” and the reality of the threat of election tampering. Some things in life should take time — like accurately counting votes for our elections. Ignoring the problem will not make it go away. Continue reading
Posted in Democracy, FEATURED, Voting and Electronic Voting Fraud
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Who Better To Lead ‘Our Revolution’
Are we finally listening to the wisdom voices of the Native American peoples who have been trying to get us to listen to them for hundreds of years? The intersection of Native American spirituality, the hashtag #NoDAPL and ‘our revolution.” Continue reading
Posted in Democracy, Environmental, Religion and Politics, Social Justice, Thoughts on Life
Tagged fracking, indigenous peoples, pipeline
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‘We Are Not Made For War’: Will we let our 2016 presidential campaign turn into a 1960’s game show?
Those of us who grew up in the 1960s watching TV game shows may recall one of the classics: You Don’t Say. The show’s sign off from host Tom Kennedy went something like… “Remember, it’s not what you say that … Continue reading
Posted in Democracy, Peace, Social Justice, Thoughts on Life
Tagged military spending, peace, Ray Bourgeois
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Keeping That “Vigor” Alive Today
Today marks John F. Kennedy’s 99th birthday. For those of us “young” enough to remember the vibrant presidency of the youngest man elected president of the United States, it’s hard to imagine what JFK would be like had he lived … Continue reading
Posted in Democracy, Thoughts on Life
Tagged JFK, John Kennedy
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1776 & 2016: Is Anybody There?
American history and Broadway plays are once again a current topic with the smash hit Hamilton. We take a look though to an earlier play, 1776, and one of its prophetic songs “Is Anybody There” as we look at what awaits the Bernie Sanders drive for the Democratic Party presidential nomination. Political revolutions don’t happen in one election cycle or in one year. A look back at 1776 and its relevance today. Continue reading
Posted in Democracy, Thoughts on Life
Tagged 2016 elections, American Revolution, Bernie Sanders, John Adams, revolution
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Remembering The ‘Joan of Arc’ Of The Early Conservation Movement
Many of us know about the great John Muir and Rachel Carson and the contributions they made and their work on environmental and conservation issues of their day. But how many of us know about the “link” between those two icons. We take a look at the “Joan of Arc” of her day and the work she did to preserve a better world for the generations that followed. Continue reading
Posted in Environmental, Progressive Profiles
Tagged conservation, environment, Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, Rosalie Edge
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