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At Bat: America's Boy Wonder Phenom Jimmy Loomis Playing the Sport of Politics
James (Jimmy) Loomis currently serves as the Democratic Committeeman for Clayton Township, a position he was selected to fill in March of 2013, one week after becoming eligible for the position at age...
View ArticleBlack Women Are Already Dead in America
A mix of outrage, horror and despair probably best describes many people's responses to the recent coverage of and reactions to the violent assault of black women. It conjures up questions about how...
View ArticleElection Day Countdown -- Get Out the Vote Boot Camp Checklist
In just 50 days we the people will go to the polls to (un)elect our leaders and shape the fate of our economy, ecology, and equality -- indeed all the causes of our lives. As we get ready for Election...
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In Celebration of Our National Anthem's Bicentennial
This past Saturday and Sunday marked the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Baltimore, which occurred toward the end of the War of 1812. Tomorrow will be the bicentennial of Francis Scott Key...
View ArticleObamacare and Family Values: Parents Get to Stay Home With Children
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) was pushed primarily as a way to extend health insurance coverage. This was, and is, an important goal. However, another important aspect of the ACA is its impact on the...
View ArticleCorporate Courts -- A Big Red Flag on 'Trade' Agreements
Think about everything you understood about our system of government here in the United States. We're governed under a document that starts with the words, "We the People." Right? When We the People...
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Debating the Role of Government in Somerset, Kentucky
When two politicians debate the role of government, it is almost always Democrat vs. Republican. Which is why it was so refreshing and instructive to read of the debate taking place among Republicans...
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This Week in World War I September 12-18, 1914
British Merchant Ship Sunk by a German Submarine, North Atlantic The Submarine War Submarine craft have existed since the 18th century and more primitive versions date back even further. The First...
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The Middle Class and Working Poor's Lifelong Losing Game -- in 10 Slides
They say a picture's worth a thousand words. If that's true, the following ten images could provide the lyrics for a thousand blues songs. The graphs are taken from series of recent reports which, when...
View ArticleThe New Aristocracy
In 1776, Americans declared themselves independent of more than arbitrary rule by a distant monarch. They also severed the ties of aristocracy. This was in itself a revolutionary notion. It meant that...
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Let's Help Give Every Citizen the Chance to Vote
It might at first seem that a bank would have little in common with a youth-focused get-out-the-vote organization. But this month, our organizations -- Amalgamated Bank and Rock the Vote -- are...
View ArticleChecks and Balances Ensure Transparency on Torture
Every September 17, Constitution Day is observed to commemorate the signing of the U.S. Constitution on September 17, 1787. Inherent in the Constitution is the fundamental and inviolable system of...
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Back to School
The Nantucket Project 2013 I have attended and written about many conferences, and whatever the subject, they all seem to follow the same format -- speeches by famous coaches, former presidents and...
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Pussy Riot Comes to Harvard and Gets an Incomplete
Two members of the Russian protest/music group Pussy Riot came to the Harvard campus Monday night to describe their thinking behind the movement that captured the world's attention. The panel...
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Our Great Democracy
"The first requisite of a good citizen in this republic of ours is that he shall be able and willing to pull his own weight." ~ Theodore Roosevelt Wait a minute...republic? Hasn't every politician for...
View ArticleDo Health Care Costs Fuel Economic Inequality in the United States?
The growing debate over economic inequality in the developed world, highlighted by Thomas Piketty's Capital in the Twenty-First Century, raises an interesting question that is particularly pertinent to...
View ArticleHearts, Minds and Dead Sunnis in Iraq
A critical part of America's plan to resolve all issues left unresolved after nine years of war and occupation is to divide the indigenous Sunnis from the "foreign" Sunnis, i.e., ISIS, and "unite"...
View ArticleMaking Room for More Water: Retreat from the Coast
Sea levels are rising. Louisiana is losing her boot and nuisance flooding now chronically inundates coastal communities in the U.S. during high tides. Two major scientific reports from the...
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Senate Races in 2014 Don't Represent the Nation
Poll consumers should not use nationwide polls to guess what is likely to happen in U.S. Senate races this year. Likewise, no matter what the outcome, these Senate races will not predict what will...
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Drugs Minus Two FAQ: Everything You Need to Know About Amendment 782
This post was co-authored by Brandon Sample, Executive Director of Prisology, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that is working to reform the U.S. criminal justice system. Brandon is an author,...
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