One of the most common concerns I have when seeing people talk about all they “know” around topics that tend to divide us is the lack of understanding around implicit bias.  We all have it.  We can’t avoid it.  And yet we try.  Because, as the article below points out,…

This article was Charley Reese’s (1937-2013) final column for the Orlando Sentinel.  He’d been a journalist (with more conservative views) for 49 years.  This article is one of the most well-written summaries of at least one piece of the puzzle as to why we struggle in America.  I appreciate his…

This was first shared on my personal Facebook feed.  I believe complacency is one of the biggest threats to the well-being of us as individuals, this country and our world. In addition to improving our critical thinking and our ability to have difficult conversations around topics we may not agree…

I’ve been reflecting a lot lately on the division of wealth and the gross difference occurring within our country, in particular.  I watched a video this morning where Elizabeth Warren was sharing her plan for a 2 cent tax on wealth.  I don’t really know how I feel about her…

This article was first published on Common Dreams. Without a mass movement continually pushing and prodding for real change and holding politicians accountable—for their policies as well as their words—our neoliberal rulers assume that they can safely ignore the concerns and interests of ordinary people. The waves of protests breaking…