The criminal justice system is, by the admission of many liberal politicians, in desperate need of change. Prisons are overcrowded as a result of
Category: Activism
There’s no crying in baseball, or politics
As I watched some of the Bernie Sanders supporters at the Monday night session of the Democratic National Convention, I couldn’t help but think
We need police officers who are also social workers
What would have happened in Ferguson on that hot August afternoon had a social worker come upon Michael Brown on Canfield Avenue? What
Remembering Fr. Daniel Berrigan
I was a student at Le Moyne College in Syracuse, NY, when Fr. Daniel Berrigan taught there. Although I never had him for class,
An open letter to Trump from the rest of the world
Right now—right this minute—while you’re wracking your brain trying to make sense of how it can possibly be that so many of our fellow
STL landfill fire nears collision with radioactive waste: What’s next?
What happens when a landfill fire meets a radioactive waste dump? St. Louis, Missouri, may be the first metropolitan area to find out. In
“Where to Invade Next:” Michael Moore’s film makes its points, annoyingly
Michael Moore’s new film has a coy title, “Where to Invade Next.” And that’s where the trouble begins. Based on the title, you might
The case for the 38-year old Supreme Court Justice
This is not complicated. Here are two reasons why it would be an excellent idea for President Obama to nominate someone approximately 38 years
Campbell’s will label its products with GMO info
Maybe you’ve been following the long-simmering controversy about labeling food products for GMOs (genetically modified organisms). If you haven’t, now is a good time
Trash/recycling pickup on MLK Day: Ironic & wrong
On Martin Luther King Day this year [2016], I was surprised to see the trash and recycling trucks clanking down my street in suburban