Support Our Troops
Facebook friend Vicki posted this. It reminds me of a short story by George Saunders, a writer I greatly admire–’Home’, published in the New Yorker 6/13/2011. The protagonist, a returning veteran, has arrived home just in time to see his mother evicted… Ma was on the front lawn screaming at this low-slung fat guy. Harris [...]
The Radical History of Mother’s Day | NationofChange
Enjoying the day here with the family, and thought this post was a good one for remembering the true intent of the holiday. Happy Mother’s Day to all! The Radical History of Mother’s Day | NationofChange.
Inequality Marches On — The Death March of American Inequality
I know some of our readers believe that no matter how unfair and extreme income inequality becomes, there is nothing the government can do — we must let the free markets set the course. But what if those free markets are setting us on a course for destruction? Do we accept our ultimate demise as [...]
Bush and Paulson Save America from Depression!
Reblogged from Desert Dogmeh: Bet that got your attention That is the line that Mitt Romney is pushing, “I keep hearing the president say he’s responsible for keeping the country out of a Great Depression,” Romney said in front of around 200 people at an American Legion post. “No, no, no, that was President George [...]
We’re Number One! We’re Number One!
Here in Rhode Island, the littlest state in the nation, we don’t get to say we’re number one very often. But here’s our chance: right now it appears that we’re number one in the country for screwing the public sector worker out of long-term financial security. From the Associated Press: Despite jeers and the threat [...]
David Korten Frames the Issues for Occupy Wall Street
This is an excellent video from an erudite scholar of our economy. David Korten is the author of When Corporations Rule the World and is here to tell us that we don’t need Wall Street in its current form. It is just messing up the economy with corruption and financial warrior tactics to protect and further [...]
Spared by Fate on 9/11
Denise Oliver Velez at Daily Kos has a powerful 9/11 story. I was working in the World Trade Center when we decided to move upstate, from our home in Astoria Queens, NY. We wanted more space, I wanted to garden and grow veggies, and we couldn’t afford to buy a house in the city. So [...]
September 11 After 10 Years
Last night I went to Waterfire, beautiful cool night with a full moon and our own unique civic festival in full swing. Since September 11, 2001, I never go to a large public gathering without a small feeling of defying fear. We hear reports of credible threats, but that has been the background of the [...]
Obituary for My Mother, Ann Marie (Nancy) Stoppleworth
Ann Marie (Nancy) Stoppleworth passed away on July 22, 2011 in Providence, RI. She was born in Waterbury, Connecticut, on August 3, 1925, the oldest daughter of Mary and William Dwyer. Nancy was a graduate of Saint Francis Nursing School for her RN, Georgetown University for her Bachelors degree in Nursing, and The University of [...]
Agent Orange
From Yahoo News… HANOI, Vietnam – Vietnam on Friday started the first phase of a joint plan with former enemy the United States to clean up environmental damage leftover from the chemical defoliant Agent Orange, a lasting legacy from the Vietnam War. The work concentrates on a former U.S. military base in central Vietnam where [...]
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