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I Was Going to Skip This Week's Blog Post undo the work Dec 07, 2022

I had planned to skip writing a blog post this week because I'm just so tired. But as I wrote the intro for my weekly newsletter, I decided to share it as strictly opinion. I don't have the energy...

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Georgians are Voting in Record Numbers know your facts undo the work Nov 30, 2022

The final US Senate seat will be decided by a runoff election in Georgia on December 6. Democrat incumbent Senator Rev. Raphael Warnock (D) is running to maintain his seat against challenger...

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Vote and Take People With You know your facts undo the work Nov 02, 2022

Election Day is this coming Tuesday, November 8. I’m sure you’ve heard people saying democracy is on the ballot. We’re voting to maintain the rights we have, or the general public...

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The Mainstream Media Creates Outrage and Obfuscation know your facts undo the work Oct 26, 2022

The mainstream and fringe media both seem to have found a model that works for clicks and views – outrage. It seems the role of US journalism is no longer to inform, but instead to generate...

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We Can Do Better than Pardoning Possession know your facts undo the work Oct 12, 2022

On October 6, President Biden announced that he was pardoning “all prior Federal offenses of simple possession of marijuana.” He has directed the Attorney General to create a process...

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One Small Thing You Can Do undo the work Sep 21, 2022

So many things are happening that I want to do something about. I know I’m not the only one feeling like I don’t know what to focus on first. Just deciding how much effort to put into...

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Student Loan Debt Relief for Millions know your facts undo the work Aug 31, 2022

On August 24th, President Biden announced his plan to address student debt. The plan has 3 key elements:

  • Debt Relief - Up to $10,000 in debt relief for individuals with loans held by the...
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Trans Rights are Human Rights know your facts undo the work Aug 24, 2022

A few weeks ago, I wrote about the attacks on trans rights in the US:

  • Florida wants to detransition all youth in the state, and in June the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration issued a...
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GOP Says Defund the FBI...But Not Police know your facts undo the work Aug 17, 2022

It’s been a top news story since Monday, August 8th that the FBI conducted a search warrant on former president Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida. Almost immediately the GOP...

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What You Didn't Know About the Inflation Reduction Act know your facts undo the work Aug 03, 2022

Last week, many of us were surprised to learn that the Democrats were still working behind the scenes to make progress on legislation to curb climate change and reduce prescription drug prices....

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And We're Still Grieving Over Gun Violence know your facts undo the work May 25, 2022

Last week I wrote about the mass shooting in Buffalo where 13 people were shot and 10 died while they were grocery shopping. My grief was raw. I was just starting to feel like I could breathe,...

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We're Grieving Because of Racist Violence Again know your facts undo the work May 18, 2022

The U.S. was the site of another mass shooting on Saturday. Ten people are dead and another three are injured. Eleven of those shot were Black. The shooter is an 18-year-old white man who drove...

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