| Nov 27, 2013 | Rights / DemocracyI love movies, but they’re usually about people I have nothing in common with. The new film Sunlight Jr. starring Naomi Watts and Matt Dillon so accurately portrays the difficult yet mundane lives of a working poor family in Florida that I was struck with a mix...
| Aug 21, 2013 | Peace / SecurityAmerica’s letter carriers deliver letters and packages to nearly every address in the country six days a week. They also serve their customers in unexpected ways. Letter carriers know and care about their neighborhoods and customers, and they can sense when...
| Aug 6, 2013 | Food / FarmingDon’t eat at Wendy’s this week. Across the country, people are picketing restaurants, calling corporate offices, and signing petitions against the fast food chain through August 11. What’s this Week of Action against Wendy’s about? For years,...
| Jul 17, 2013 | Peace / SecurityI wasn’t too surprised when do-it-yourself vigilante George Zimmerman was found not guilty of murdering Trayvon Martin. The trial took place in Florida, after all. You have to be pretty stupid or reckless or both to be found guilty of murder in Florida. If you...
| Oct 10, 2012 | Rights / DemocracyIf in charge, You’d like to stay; Keep others home, On election day. In some nations, the government is committed to getting everyone out to vote. Some of our states, like California, have special voter protection acts aimed at the same goal. But elsewhere, it...
