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Category Archives: Thoughts on Life
We Reap What We Sow: The ‘Stupidity of Evil’
Education has always inspired fear among those who want to keep the existing distributions of power and wealth as they are.” – Howard Zinn I’m not sure we can write anything better to sum up the social and moral tragedy … Continue reading
Posted in Democracy, Peace, Religion and Politics, Social Justice, Thoughts on Life
Tagged education, Martin Luther King Jr., Social Justice
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Stop The Madness: Vote
We’ve flipped the calendar to February. Slowly but surely, we’ll get to November 6, 2018. It may still seem a far off date, but boy are we ready for it! Who among us isn’t tired of the daily chaos inflicted … Continue reading
Posted in Citizens United, Democracy, Thoughts on Life, Voting and Electronic Voting Fraud
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You Learn Something New Every Day
We invite you to find out more about this marvelous woman who was literally on the front lines of reporting for the majority of the 20th century. A reminder of the vital need for real journalism and investigative journalism in our world today. Our look at Clare Hollingworth. Continue reading
Posted in Democracy, Thoughts on Life
Tagged Clare Hollingworth, Journalism, media
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Hope For A Depressed Nation: Then & Now
The legacy of FDR’s most popular New Deal program — the CCC lives on in every state in the nation. A look back on how we had leadership who directed us to preserve our environment and offered “hope for a depressed nation.” A reminder that serves us well today. Continue reading
Posted in Democracy, Environmental, FEATURED, Thoughts on Life
Tagged CCC, conservation, ecology, FDR, Itasca State Park, national parks
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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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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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Fix It: What We Do When Something Is Broken
We look to our business leaders to provide innovative solutions and Richard Master, CEO of MCS Industries, Inc. is doing just that. When faced with rising health insurance costs dramatically impacting his bottom line, he set out to find out just why that was. The result: A fabulously produced documentary that dramatically talks to the need for a single payer health care delivery system to help business as well as individuals. Continue reading
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Tagged Fix It, healthcare reform, Richard Master, single payer, wendell potter
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