It’s like clockwork. A disaster occurs and the airwaves are full of appeals for help from all of us who are clearly more fortunate
Category: Community/Common good
Tracking Trump’s regulatory rollbacks: so far, so bad
While Donald Trump distracts us with bellicose pronouncements and internecine White House wars, his henchmen in regulatory agencies are methodically rolling back decades of
Could we have a little silence and reflection about the Comey thing?
At first I enjoyed it; Jeffrey Toobin on CNN going ballistic over the Comey firing. Then there was the normal outrage from Dana Bash
What’s the Matter with Janesville?
Each Thursday on the PBS NewsHour, plain-speaking economist Paul Salmon explains difficult issues in his “Making Sen$e” segment. This past week he focused on
Democrats: Keep it simple – Medicare-for-All
As Republicans recklessly move forward in doing damage to health care in America, it’s important for Democrats to have a clear vision for the
Could Obama learn from Jimmy Carter about presidential retirement?
I’ve yet to find anyone who shares my feelings, but I was quite uncomfortable with former President Barack Obama’s first public speaking opportunity upon
What Republicans have done to our Nation’s Capital
Several weeks ago, I flew into Washington, DC, much as I had done for the first time back in March, 1963. Flying over government
The Global Gag Rule Is Back: The Human Cost
Do you remember last year’s reports of undecided voters who vowed not to cast ballots in the 2016 presidential election because they just couldn’t
A Skewed View of Washington, DC from the Heartland
I recently had two experiences which crystallized why I think that so many Americans, particularly younger ones, do not understand the importance of the
Republicans who put country over party: TBD
On the evening of March 4, Saturday Night Live ran a parody movie trailer of a film about the next “stand-up Republican.” It seems