You can’t divest your way to a prosperous nation
Reagan was wrong. Gordon Gekko was wrong: Greed is not good. You can’t divest your way to a prosperous nation. Imagine if you treated your car the way the Republican
Reflections on today’s political and social climate…
Reagan was wrong. Gordon Gekko was wrong: Greed is not good. You can’t divest your way to a prosperous nation. Imagine if you treated your car the way the Republican
It was an accident of history. The New World enticed so many different people to its shores, that there were few alternatives. Either there would be a hundred different countries established on this new continent—with the attendant war and conflict—or somehow people would figure out a way to live together. We opted for the second of those. …
Over the last week, it occurred to me that one way to non-violently influence events inside of a country like Syria, is to affect the life-style options of its leaders and leading citizens. We have a “no fly” list for terrorists. Why not for assholes? …
A possible response to the 2016 election… …
It is a profound disappointment to me that racism is alive today—given what Martin, Malcolm, Bobby and so many have sacrificed. But it is very clear that it is still with us, that Black Lives DO Matter, and that they matter deeply to white people – even if many of them don’t know it yet… …