God rest ye merry gentlethey, let nothing you dismay… The federal legislators have left the building and saddled the nation with another record military budget and left 90% of us with a plight that brings us division and unnecessary economic strife. We have no Build Back Better approval, we have…

If you read about early Christianity, you begin to understand the discipline that anchors the belief in telling other people what to do and the desire to hold power to make sure Christians can do so. You will also read how the church of love arose over persecution to condemn…

In looking for a soft landing from yesterday’s narrow Republican Virginia Governorship win. It looks like narrow victory for Republicans in the Virginia state house as well. And yet we persist. A small yay for our team held onto the Virginia senate. I am still looking for a soft landing…

Dear Congressperson, DO NOT vote for the bi-partisan infrastructure bill without first voting for the reconciliation package (the Build Back Better Act.) The press and our, supposedly, Biden friendly representatives are being stupid about what the reconciliation bill costs and hurried Americans are not getting the bottom line. The reconciliation…

In remembrance of those that were harmed and killed, I vow to continue to take a knee at the playing of the anthem as a public display of solidarity for those that die at either end of a US made gun, wherever one is fired, and for those who put…

The recall comes at a difficult time. It’s hard to imagine how a worse time would emerge. The pro Recall support consists of a lot of people with a lot of painful experiences. People from all walks want to express their pain. …

Do you love corporations more than freedom? Elite politicians do. The For the People Act ends Citizens United that lets big money own politicians. Seventy nine percent of West Virginia voters and 84% of Arizonans support the For the People Act. The political elites, in both parties, are looking for…

(Based on the article “Facing Down Jim Crow, Again” by Ari Berman (Mother Jones July August 2021) and my own research.) Introduction: I support independent journalism. It is the answer to “unfree-ad-afflicted-internet”. Subscribe to Mother Jones — even if the Mother Jones Magazines pile up. Mr. Berman is a tireless…